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Day 10 of 19 · Reydarfjordur · Deep South & Geological Loop of Iceland

Day 10 — Via Ferrata & Fjord Views of Reyðarfjörður

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A road day to your new base in Reydarfjordur, with a long drive (3 h 21).

Via Ferrata & Fjord Views of Reyðarfjörður
Reyðarfjörður © photographed on 10 June 2010 by Hedwig Storch — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Stage 7 · Reydarfjordur · Iceland

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days 10 and 12 3 nights 3 h 21 on the road230 kmclimate favourable

Interest of the place — nature 15. Based on: river reached from the stage (Búðará).

programme
2 h
road
3 h 21

To add if time allows: Fjord Paddleboarding (3 h) · Búðará Waterfall Trail (3 h)

“Búðará Waterfall Trail” is not kept — deliberately lighter day.

Bad-weather option — something else that day — Icelandic Wartime Museum

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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.

  • Litlanesfoss

    Litlanesfoss

    Located on the path to Hengifoss, this waterfall is framed by impressive, tall hexagonal basalt columns.

    30 min there · detour +18 km · View on Google Maps

    © photographed in 2018 by Joe deSousa — CC0, Wikimedia Commons

  • Hengifoss

    Hengifoss

    A hike leading to one of Iceland's tallest waterfalls, characterized by distinctive red clay layers in the basalt rock.

    120 min there · detour +19 km · View on Google Maps

    © photographed on 6 September 2024 by Rémih — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons