The Best Trails in Snafellsnes- og Hnappadalssysla (Iceland)

Tröllakirkja (í Kolbeinsstaðafjalli)

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Alpine Climbing

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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Ljósufjöll

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Alpine Climbing

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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Drápuhlíðarfjall

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Alpine Climbing

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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Helgrindur

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Alpine Climbing

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

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Alpine Climbing

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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Snæfellsjökull

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Backcountry Ski

Leifur Hákonarson

Distance

8.64mi

Elevation +

2956f

TrailRank

29

With its symmetrical volcanic cone, Snæfellsjökull is arguably the most beautiful phenomenon visible from Reykjavik, 60 nautical miles across the bay. Still active, it is covered by an icecap - and was cast by Jules Vern...

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Hrútaborg

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Alpine Climbing

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

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Alpine Climbing

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

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Alpine Climbing

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

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Alpine Climbing

Leifur Hákonarson

Distance

3.46mi

Elevation +

1572f

TrailRank

25

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

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Alpine Climbing

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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Smjörhnjúkur Krákutindar Arnardlsskarð

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Hiking

steinifr

Distance

17.36mi

Elevation +

2369f

TrailRank

42

Upphafspunktur er hlaðið á Kverná. Gengið upp Kvernáranan og þaðan upp að tóftunum að Kvernárselinu sem er upp undir Grunarfoss. Þaðan gengið á Smjörhnúkinn uppá tvo tinda Krákunar og svo í Arnardalsskarð. Frá skarðinu n...

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Reiðtúr hringum Kirkjufell

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Horseback Riding

steinifr

Distance

10.94mi

Elevation +

302f

TrailRank

29

Riðið frá Kverná og hringum Kirkjufellið. Það þarf að fara þetta á fjöru. Ferðin tók rúma þrjár kls.

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Snaefellsjokull 11042009

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Emmi

Distance

9.99mi

Elevation +

3655f

TrailRank

23

Göngutúr á Snæfellsjökul í góðra vina hópi um páskaleytið 2009. Erfiðar aðstæður en magnað fjör.

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Gengið frá Kverná á Smjörnjúk og hringum Arnardalinn

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Hiking

steinifr

Distance

7.84mi

Elevation +

2346f

TrailRank

17

Skemtileg ganga erfið en vel þess virði. Þetta er svipuð leið og farið er í göngum á haustin

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Sunnan við Bauluvallarvatn

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Hiking

steinifr

Distance

6.09mi

Elevation +

984f

TrailRank

9

Gengið á Urðarmúla og Draugagil

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