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Day 18 of 21 · Ísafjörður · The Uncharted Volcanic Loop & Wild Peninsulas

Day 18 — The Thundering Tiers of Dynjandi

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A road day to your new base in Ísafjörður, with a long drive (4 h 21).

The Thundering Tiers of Dynjandi
Dynjandi © photographed on 23 July 2018 by Rob Oo from NL — CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Stage 15 · Ísafjörður · Iceland

We sleep in Ísafjörður, 38 km from the place visited

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day 18 1 night 4 h 21 on the road273 kmclimate favourable

Interest of the place — nature 20. Based on: waterfall; waterfall reached from the stage (Dynjandi).

programme
3 h
road
4 h 21
  • Hike up to Dynjandi WaterfallInterest nature 20★★★☆☆ · known in 25 languages — article “Dynjandi”“Dynjandi is a waterfall located in Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords region of Iceland. It is the largest waterfall in the Westfjords and has a total height of 100 metres (330 ft).” — after Wikipedia

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    3 h

To add if time allows: Seafood Dinner at Tjöruhúsið (2 h 30) · Visit the Westfjords Heritage Museum (2 h)

Bad-weather option — same kind — Hike up to Dynjandi Waterfall

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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.

  • Steingrímsfjarðarheiði

    Steingrímsfjarðarheiði

    A high mountain pass offering expansive, rugged highland vistas.

    20 min there · detour +4 km · View on Google Maps

    © photographed in 2016 by PZ01069 — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons