GuardTrailsDay 16 of 20 · Ósar, 25 km from Hvammstangi · The Classic Ring Road & Geological Wonders
Day 16 — Vatnsnes Peninsula & Hvitserkur
geology
An active day to your new base in Ósar, 25 km from Hvammstangi, with 1 h 38 on the road.
Stage 18 · Hvammstangi · Iceland
We sleep at Ósar, 900 m away
day 16 1 night 1 h 38 on the road109 kmclimate favourable
Interest of the place — nature 15. Based on: viewpoint; viewpoint reached from the stage (Hvítserkur).
- programme
- 6 h
- road
- 1 h 38
- Hike to Hvitserkur Basalt StackInterest nature 15★★★☆☆ · known in 15 languages — article “Hvítserkur”“Hvítserkur is a 15 m high basalt stack along the eastern shore of the Vatnsnes peninsula, in northwest Iceland. The rock has two holes at the base, which give it the appearance of a dragon that is drinking.” — after Wikipedia3 h
- Seal watching at IllugastadirInterest nature 153 h
To add if time allows: Visit the Icelandic Seal Center (2 h) · Soak in Hvammstangi Swimming Pool (2 h)
Bad-weather option — something else that day — Visit the Icelandic Seal Center
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