The Best Trails in West (Iceland)

Borgarnes - Grímstaðamúli

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roquenval

Distance

4.20mi

Elevation +

1404f

TrailRank

57

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Grimsstadir - Grímstaðamúli This walk in Grímstaðamúli mount is located 20 km north from Borgarnes. It boasts great views of the broad Borgarfjordur fjord and Hafnarfjall mountains. Rather easy stroll. It starts fr...

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Hafnarfjall 22.04.2010

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Harald Jóhannesson

Distance

4.40mi

Elevation +

2454f

TrailRank

49| 4.84

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First day of Summer according to Icelandic tradition. Anyway still kind of Winter looking and Icy on the top. Excellent weather though and a great view

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Hólsfjall Tröllatindar: 07 NOV 2009 09:47

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Gussler

Distance

7.95mi

Elevation +

3383f

TrailRank

47

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Hiking in Snaefellsnes mountains with marvellus view over mountains to east and west plus glacier Snæfellsjökull (Snaefellsjokull). First 350 altitude upp steep hill but rather easy after that.

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Hafursfell 2012-09-22 18:05:11

Alpine Climbing

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Gussler

Distance

9.91mi

Elevation +

2884f

TrailRank

46

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Great hike at Hafursfell and suprising view and walking after narrow trail. Wold be ranked as Moderate if you skip peak 2 (Stillur).

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Ok volcano from Húsafell, Iceland (08-03-18)

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Alex_Mazaira

Distance

17.02mi

Elevation +

4806f

TrailRank

46

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The Ok is a typical shield volcano with a very wide base compared to its height. This basically means that you have to walk a lot to get to the top, although the slopes are normally very gentle. The steepest part of this...

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Snæfellsjökull traverse

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Leifur Hákonarson

Distance

6.99mi

Elevation +

4751f

TrailRank

45| 5.0

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I've wanted to do this for a long time - and then I went ahead and did it :-) We had been having a heat wave for days, the temperature hovered around 20°C and there was no wind. Luckily I had plenty of liquids because...

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Bjarnarhafnarfjall 24.04.2010

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Harald Jóhannesson

Distance

5.04mi

Elevation +

1926f

TrailRank

43

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Fantastic trip, for the last km I was accompanied by a young eagle playing in the sky along with a falcon and few ravens. At the top two more eagles joined the party. In 2003 there were 57 pairs of eagles in Iceland so o...

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Hvalfell 20.03.2010

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Harald Jóhannesson

Distance

8.41mi

Elevation +

3333f

TrailRank

43

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If anybody downloads this track for use I would be thankful if the same could pick up my ice-axe on the way down, it´s probably somewhere 1/4 on the way to the canyon from the top. It´s gray, of black diamond type. pleas...

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Hike around Strútur Mountain, Iceland (19-03-2018)

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Alex_Mazaira

Distance

21.75mi

Elevation +

4439f

TrailRank

43

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This was a very long hike (35 km) because I started it from Húsafell. To make this hike shorter you can park the car at the beginning of the road F578 (next to the information panels) or by the farm Kalmanstunga (see way...

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Helgrindur 26.06.2010

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Harald Jóhannesson

Distance

7.73mi

Elevation +

3310f

TrailRank

42

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Weather forecast was excellent, clear sky, calm and nice temperature, we got two out of three so the summit was cloudy. The track is defected since we had an accident on the way down and I stopped my Garmin and forgot to...

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Helgrindur: 27 AUG 2011 10:11

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Gussler

Distance

8.52mi

Elevation +

3297f

TrailRank

42

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Hiking in fairly good wether, little fog at the top and some rain. I am ranking this as Very difficult, but could be avoided by taking track around the "rock walls" we went down.

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Akrafjall: 15 SEP 2009 18:12

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Gussler

Distance

4.81mi

Elevation +

1772f

TrailRank

42

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Great 3 hours hiking (7,7km) on Akranes towns mountain. This is a circle hike on the south summit, lower than the north one but my favorites. Also a narrow path under the summit possible to walk under the cliffs with gre...

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Hróarstindar: 30 JAN 2010 09:09

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Gussler

Distance

8.17mi

Elevation +

2661f

TrailRank

42

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Hiking around 6,5 hours from the parking though Hafnardal behind Hafnarfjall to Hróarstindar 792m. -14°at the top in little wind but clear sky. Had to fix the track at the top (out of battery, but should be useble)

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Oddahringur og söguslóðir - History trail and Oddar

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thorunnreykdal

Distance

5.05mi

Elevation +

276f

TrailRank

41

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First we hiked around the history trail at the old farm up to the fox trap. From there the path was to the Oddar - blue trail. We stopped at the old sheep fold Kiðárrétt , at Oddar and at the confluence of Hvita river an...

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Grundarfjörður- Kirkjufell Mountain summer hike

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HikerWolf

Distance

3.88mi

Elevation +

1024f

TrailRank

41

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The starting and ending point are in the parking lot opposite to the mountai, Grundarfjörður Parking. The trail is around 4 kms, however, I had forgotten to switch off the trail recording.

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Snæfellsjökull 14.11.2010

Alpine Climbing

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Harald Jóhannesson

Distance

9.14mi

Elevation +

3383f

TrailRank

41

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Started off from Reykjavik at 6 am and got to Snæfellsjökull Glacier about half eight just before sunrise. It was a bit clowdy in the beginning but as we approaced the summit the sky cleared and the view was outstanding,...

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Grundarfjordur

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Lucho_NatGeo

Distance

5.09mi

Elevation +

354f

TrailRank

41

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Hike from Grundarfjordur town to kirkujufellsfoss and then half-circle Kirkjufell mountain. Picked up by Zodiac from ship :)

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Hafnarfjall - 9 tindar - 021010

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Toppfarar

Distance

9.88mi

Elevation +

4465f

TrailRank

40

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The Hiking Club Toppfarar hiked the "not very high" but well known mountain of Borgarnes, Hafnarfjall where we hiked all its peaks, total of 9 at our count. Four of them are nameless and we named them Þverhnúkur(3), Miðh...

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Kirkjufell

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3pom

Distance

5.47mi

Elevation +

679f

TrailRank

40

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3 in 1 - climb up 1/3 of the mount (this part is feasible without risk, no cords, ladders....) - the round trip around the mountain. Not as easy as it seems with over 10m/s wind... The path is collapsing due to erosion s...

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Arnarstapi - Hellnar - Arnarstapi

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Igor Srdanovic

Distance

4.05mi

Elevation +

174f

TrailRank

39| 5.0

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Famous Iceland west coast hike trail takes you on a easy 2 hour walk (to Hellnar and back). Rocky trail, mossy surroundings and breathtaking views. If you have the chance visit this magical place.

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Baula Peak (winter), West Iceland (17-03-2018)

Alpine Climbing

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Alex_Mazaira

Distance

6.56mi

Elevation +

2913f

TrailRank

39

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With its iconic pyramidal shape, Baula is one of the most beautiful mountains in Iceland. I climbed the peak in March, at the end of the winter. I parked the car by the road in the signed parking area. I first walked nor...

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Eldborg

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christoph.anderson

Distance

3.78mi

Elevation +

295f

TrailRank

37

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This is a hike from the side road / inn / stables at Eldborg, up to the rim of the volcanic cinder cone. It is clearly visible from the highway, and well worth stopping for. The path winds around the lip of a smaller ci...

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Hafnarfjall-Gildalshnúkur-Tungukollur (winter). Borgarnes, West Iceland (06-04-2018)

Alpine Climbing

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Alex_Mazaira

Distance

8.60mi

Elevation +

4140f

TrailRank

37

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Awesome route passing through several peaks, including Hafnarfjall, Gildalshnúkur and Tungukollur. The views of the Borgarnes bay and the Skarðsheiði massif are really impressive from these mountains. Although I climb...

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4 summits vikrafell

Alpine Climbing

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kochi475

Distance

3.79mi

Elevation +

1716f

TrailRank

36

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We did this hike with some snow left, but it was very nice. You can easily climb up four summits. They are very close to each other. There are 2 more difficult parts, because it is kind of deep there, but in generell, as...

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Brattabrekka

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Leifur Hákonarson

Distance

5.67mi

Elevation +

1122f

TrailRank

36

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I had always been puzzled as to why this mountain pass was referred to as "Brattabrekka" ("Steep Slope") as it didn't feature any unusual gradients. It wasn't until last summer that I discovered that the roadway had actu...

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