Esja upp að stein
- Distance
- 4.20mi
- Elevation +
- 1880f
- TrailRank
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63
5.0



Fun and easy walk with dog and 9yo. Did not go all the way to the top because of the dog since there is a bit of climbing there.
Easy nice walk.
Fun and easy walk with dog and 9yo. Did not go all the way to the top because of the dog since there is a bit of climbing there.
Easy nice walk.
Another track full of superlatives. This one takes you from the Bláfjöll ski resort all the way down to Hafnarfjörður. Long descends and technical, great view and amazing lava formations. Add in a few jumps over deep lav...
Moss that is not supposed to be biked on, rough lava, loose lava. Did more walking than biking. Almost no visible trail ...
Frábær leið,var mjög hissa á að við sprengdum aldrei :)
Great spot, description and photos. Been hiking in Iceland in the past and definitely must return with my mtb. Thanks fo...
Very scenic track up in the mountains of the Reykjanes peninsula. The route takes you along a mountain ridge on the north side of Kleifarvatn. There's a bit of hike ´n bike and some cool descends but nothing too technica...
Geggjuð leið fyrir góða hjólara á góðum degi. Við drusluðumst öfugan hring, höfðum helling fyrir því í grjóti og sandi, ...
Fór þessa leið í leiðinlegu veðri, þannig að útsýnið var ekkert, hafði því hugsað mér að fara þetta aftur. Einnig var bl...
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This a truly great walk, we recommend using sticks and good shoes. It's worth checking the weather forecast, you'll be rewarded with great view and a much more enjoyable stay at the top. The peeks have great colors (...
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Get Wikiloc Premium Upgrade to remove AdsGljúfrasteinn was the home of our Nobel Price winner in Literature 1955, Halldór Laxnes. The house was converted into a museum, where the author´s mome is preserved just as it was when he lived and worked there. We biked...
View trailVery nice waterfall. 0 turists. Track to this place is almost invisible. Not many people going in this direction. Some trail was technically difficult, but if you are basically fit, you should do the trick.
View trailSnæfellsnes is my favorit part of iceland . You will find here waterfalls, glacier, nice cliffs, seals , a lot of birds , hot pots and many many more interesting things. You can see all peninsula in one (long) day from R...
View trailThe Ellidaar Valley is the most popular and largest green area in Reykjavik. The valley offers varied environment, including, landscape, geology, birdlife, river fish and vegetation, but the river is the main attraction....
View trailThe route takes you through a part of the cultural and artistic heritage in the cemetery Hólavallagarður, with focus on the cast-iron burial monuments with iron crosses. One of the reasons Hólavallagarður is considered u...
View trailThe route takes you to the historical heritage on Laugarnes Point and the former industrial area, Kirkjusandur. It is filled with interesting stories about the very early settlement in Laugarnes, when Laugarnes was not y...
View trailThe walk between statues in Reykjavik can be described as a walk through a mixture of European and Icelandic art history. Most of the artists were educated in art schools on the mainland of Europe and it shows in their w...
View trailEasy bike ride in Reykjavík and Seltjarnarnes.
View trailMankind has celebrated summer and winter solstices for thousands of years, all over Europe and elsewhere. Even today, while not as important as before, people find the solstices fascinating. They get together and organiz...
View trailThis route is located in the south west part of Iceland (you need to take road 47 before Grundartangi if you're coming from the north), and it will allow you to discover the Glymur Waterfall, maybe one of the most exciti...
Preciosa aunque la cascada es lo de menos. No tuvimos que cruzar el río descalzos porque era agosto y pudimos saltar de ...
A nice hike from the parkingspot at Kaldárbotnar. The trip takes you to Búrfellsgjá, over to Húsfell, a less visited spot. From there, over Valahnjúkar and finally to the top of Mt. Helgafell and back to the parking spot...
View trailMankind has celebrated summer and winter solstices for thousands of years, all over Europe and elsewhere. Even today, while not as important as before, people find the solstices fascinating. They get together and organiz...
View trailEasy trail to get to highway 1 south, towards Vík and eastfjords without having to go through traffic. The trail starts by Hilton Hotel and ends by highway 1.Where the trail shifts you can choose between going straight a...
View trailThis was a practice hiking with a training group from Ut og Vestur. We´re preparing for Hvannadalshnjúkur on 8th of May. There are actually still some available spaces, I think, in the Hvannadalshnjúkur trip if anyone is...
View trailPretty easy route but since theres some icing in the cliff area and above, crampoons are necessary this time of year and an ice-axe preferred. Should be a very easy hiking during summer. Started of in about -7 °C so base...
View trailHike to Moskardshnjukar, ending with a bath in Trollafoss waterfall. The hike begins near Trollafoss and lies through Svinaskardsleid valley after the hike bathing in trollafoss waterfall is a good way to freshen up.
Nothing much to say, it's worth going there, but you'll have to improvise a lot. Advice: go clockwise; carefully choose ...
Enduro Iceland 2015 spring celebration trail. This scenic trail starts in Kaldársel with a soon to follow hike up Mt. Helgafell. The latter downhill stage is an unconventional path down, it is steep and somewhat dangerou...
View trailReykjavík, day 2
View trailBiked through Reykjavík, Kópavogur and Garðabær, Over the lava in Garðabær where I took aerial photo of the trail. and through Kopavogur up Valley of Elliðaár, by Indian Canyon like we called it when we were children, ov...
View trailLast hiking/mountaineering of the year. Excellent weather, slight wind and temp around zero. Route pretty good although there was ice and snow on the last third. Easy to find good way upp the cliffs. From the top one can...
View trailEasy and slow walk to the socalled Rock. Loads of people on Mt. Esja as usual. Weather was ok, foggy and snowing for a bit, but then in cleared and we could see towards Reykjavik
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