GuardTrailsDay 15 of 21 · Skagaströnd · The Uncharted Volcanic Loop & Wild Peninsulas
Day 15 — Basalt Columns of Kálfshamarsvík
A cultural day to your new base in Skagaströnd, with a short drive (1 h 04).
Stage 12 · Skagaströnd · Iceland
We sleep in Skagaströnd, 21.7 km from the place visited
day 15 1 night 1 h 04 on the road73 kmclimate favourable
Interest of the place — nature 15. Based on: bay; bay reached from the stage (Kálfshamarsvík).
- programme
- 7 h
- road
- 1 h 04
- Guided walk on the history of the abandoned fishing villageInterest nature 153 h 30
- Walk among the basalt columns of KálfshamarsvíkInterest nature 152 h
- Visit the remote Kálfshamarsvík LighthouseInterest nature 151 h 30
To add if time allows: Explore the tide pools and marine life of Skagi (2 h 30)
Bad-weather option — something else that day — Visit the remote Kálfshamarsvík Lighthouse
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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.
Grettislaug
A geothermal pool associated with the Icelandic saga hero Grettir the Strong.
45 min there · detour +5 km · View on Google Maps