The Best Alpine Climbing Trails in Snafellsnes- og Hnappadalssysla (Iceland)

Tröllakirkja (í Kolbeinsstaðafjalli)

Alpine Climbing

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Leifur Hákonarson

Distance

4.55mi

Elevation +

2530f

TrailRank

37

Of the many peaks named Tröllakirkja ("Trolls' Church") this one best deserves the name! From the road it looks difficult but in fact it's a surprisingly easy scramble - you just have to pick a good line. There are a cou...

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Drápuhlíðarfjall

Alpine Climbing

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Leifur Hákonarson

Distance

3.91mi

Elevation +

1775f

TrailRank

30

After climbing Kirkjufell we made our way to Drápuhlíðarfjall, famous in Iceland for the slates that people used to collect there (until this was eventually banned). The mountain is compose of rhyolite and is therefore l...

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Ljósufjöll

Alpine Climbing

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Leifur Hákonarson

Distance

10.14mi

Elevation +

3553f

TrailRank

30

Ljósufjöll is the name of a rhyolite formation in the middle of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. In the summer of 2006 a group of us did a very interesting hike from the closest access road on the South side, through the mount...

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Helgrindur

Alpine Climbing

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Leifur Hákonarson

Distance

7.72mi

Elevation +

3599f

TrailRank

30

Overlooking the little fishing village of Grundarfjörður are the peaks of the Helgrindur mountains - these form part of the "spine" of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. While the north face of Helgrindur is popular with ice cli...

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Bjarnarhafnarfjall

Alpine Climbing

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Leifur Hákonarson

Distance

5.44mi

Elevation +

2362f

TrailRank

29

An enjoyable spring hike done in late May 2006. The weather was nice - though it snowed a little at one point. Great visibity over a vast landscape - highly recommended. Having hit both "peaks" - the one named after the ...

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Hrútaborg

Alpine Climbing

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Leifur Hákonarson

Distance

5.21mi

Elevation +

2428f

TrailRank

27

Rising like a medieval fortress from the spine of Mt. Kolbeinsstaðafjall, Hrútaborg is easily noticed from far afield. The easiest access is from the road on the northern side, when you approach the cliffs at the top, ho...

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Geirhnjúkur

Alpine Climbing

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Leifur Hákonarson

Distance

9.08mi

Elevation +

2697f

TrailRank

27

Located between the Hnappadalur and Hítardalur valleys, Geirhnjúkur no doubt offers views of broad swathes of landscape - when I was there, however, the visibility was only abot 20 yards! I guess I'll have to go back :-)...

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Skyrtunna

Alpine Climbing

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Leifur Hákonarson

Distance

10.25mi

Elevation +

2982f

TrailRank

26

Located east of Ljósufjöll this mountain is most easily approached from the farm Dalsmynni. It's a nice hike, the mountain itself is also interesting, being shaped a little like a canine tooth! The view is fantastice (bu...

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Seljafell

Alpine Climbing

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Leifur Hákonarson

Distance

3.46mi

Elevation +

1572f

TrailRank

26

Located between the old and new roads across the Snæfellsnes peninsula, Seljafell can be ascended from either one though we did it from the old one. Don't skip Geirhnjúkur, an interesting rock formation on the southern e...

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Kirkjufell

Alpine Climbing

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Leifur Hákonarson

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Distance

1.21mi

Elevation +

1535f

TrailRank

24| 4.33

Looking completely unscalable, Kirkjufell ("Church Mountain" - no doubt a reference to the mountain's cathedral-like shape) towers over the little fishing village of Grundarfjörður. Although it probably wouldn't pose muc...

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