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Day 20 of 21 · Grundarfjörður · The Uncharted Volcanic Loop & Wild Peninsulas

Day 20 — The Volcanic Peaks of Snæfellsnes

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A road day to your new base in Grundarfjörður, with a long drive (5 h 19).

The Volcanic Peaks of Snæfellsnes
Kirkjufell, Iceland © photographed on 1 June 2017 by Steven Diaz stevendiazphoto — CC0, Wikimedia Commons

Stage 17 · Grundarfjörður · Iceland

We sleep at Hálsaból, 900 m away

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day 20 1 night 5 h 19 on the road364 kmclimate favourable

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

programme
3 h
road
5 h 19
  • Photograph and Walk around KirkjufellInterest nature 20★★★☆☆ · known in 22 languages — article “Kirkjufell”“Kirkjufell is a 463 m high hill on the north coast of Iceland's Snæfellsnes peninsula, near the town of Grundarfjörður. It is claimed to be the most photographed mountain in the country.” — after Wikipedia

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To add if time allows: Dinner in Stykkishólmur (3 h) · Descend into Vatnshellir Lava Cave (2 h)

Bad-weather option — something else that day — Dinner in Stykkishólmur

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