GuardTrailsDay 8 of 21 · Bakkagerði · The Uncharted Volcanic Loop & Wild Peninsulas
Day 8 — Puffins & Elves of Borgarfjörður Eystri
A nature day to your new base in Bakkagerði, with 1 h 45 on the road.
Stage 7 · Bakkagerði · Iceland
We sleep in Bakkagerði, 3.2 km from the place visited
days 8–9 2 nights 1 h 45 on the road110 kmclimate favourable
Interest of the place — nature 15. Based on: island.
- programme
- 6 h 30
- road
- 1 h 45
- Observe puffins at Hafnarhólmi MarinaInterest nature 152 h
- Stroll through the artistic village of BakkagerðiInterest nature 151 h 30
- Sea kayaking in the calm waters of the fjordInterest nature 153 h
To add if time allows: Visit the local elf queen residence at Álfaborg (1 h)
Bad-weather option — something else that day — Observe puffins at Hafnarhólmi Marina
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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.
Borgarfjörður Eystri
The gateway to the region, offering dramatic mountain landscapes and coastal views.
30 min there · detour +2 km · View on Google Maps
© photographed in 2023 by Eysteinn Guðni Guðnason — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
