GuardTrailsDay 19 of 20 · Reykholt · The Classic Ring Road & Geological Wonders
Day 19 — Reykholt Valley & Hraunfossar
An easy day to your new base in Reykholt, with 2 h 22 on the road and plenty of free time.
Stage 21 · Reykholt · Iceland
We sleep at Hótel Á, 4.3 km away
day 19 1 night 2 h 22 on the road166 kmclimate favourable
Interest of the place — nature 20. Based on: waterfall; waterfall reached from the stage (Hraunfossar).
- programme
- 3 h
- road
- 2 h 22
- Walk along Hraunfossar and Barnafoss WaterfallsInterest nature 20★★★☆☆ · known in 19 languages — article “Hraunfossar”“Hraunfossar (in Borgarfjörður, western Iceland) is a series of waterfalls formed by rivulets streaming over a distance of about 900 metres out of the Hallmundarhraun, a lava field which flowed from an eruption of one of the volcanoes lying under the glacier…” — after Wikipedia3 h
To add if time allows: Explore the historic site of Snorrastofa (2 h 30) · Dinner at Husafell Restaurant (2 h 30)
“Explore the historic site of Snorrastofa” is not kept — deliberately lighter day.
Bad-weather option — same kind — Walk along Hraunfossar and Barnafoss Waterfalls
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On the way
Stops beside the road, chosen for their small detour — we say they are on the way, we do not promise to go through them.
Búðakirkja
A historic black wooden church set against the dramatic backdrop of the Snæfellsnes peninsula.
30 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps
Bjarnarhöfn Shark Museum
A family-run farm preserving the traditional Icelandic method of processing Greenland shark.
60 min there · detour +14 km · View on Google Maps
Settlement Center in Borgarnes
An exhibition detailing the Viking settlement of Iceland and the legendary Egil's Saga.
90 min there · detour +8 km · View on Google Maps