Duration: 1.5-2 hours. Difficulty: easy ascent and descent of 160m. Can be windy and dusty. Interest: great views in all directions. Start/End: from road 1 on the west shore of Lake Myvatn 1.5km north...

The impressive row of 100 craters was formed in a volcanic eruption along a 25 km long fissure, starting in June 1783 and lasting seven months. The eruption produced the biggest lava flow in historica...

Duration: 1-1.5 hours. Difficulty: easy walk but the lava is rough in places. Interest: lava pillars, tunnels and caves; flowers and birds. Start/End: Dimmuborgir is accessed by a side road off road 1...

Duration: about 1-1.5 hours each way. Difficulty: the first part of the walk as far as the river is easy. The river crossing requires concentration and the path becomes rocky and more challenging afte...

Stop at the viewpoint above the road at Kambsnes at the entrance to the beautiful fjord Alftafjordur, meaning 'swan fjord'. In the distance, gaze across to the snow-flecked mountains, called Snaefjall...

Just 7.5km long and 2.5km at its widest point Hrisey, the large island in Eyjafjordur, has been continually inhabited since Iceland’s early settlement.  Visitors can walk around the small island on...

Nauthusagil is a deep, lush gorge with a stream running through it and an enchanting waterfall at its head. It's simply breathtaking and all the more so because not many people know about it.   A 4...

Raudasandur is a stunning sandy beach on a remote stretch of coast at the end of a winding dirt road. The 15 km detour on road 614 crosses a plateau and descends in a series of tight hairpin bends to...

Reykjadalur (Steamy Valley) lies north of Hveragerdi. This lush green valley is peppered with hot springs set among the colorful mountains behind the town. Do as the locals do and bathe in one of the...

Duration: 1.5 hours. Difficulty: moderate, around 200m of ascent and descent. Interest waterfalls, views of the glacier. Start/End: the trail starts left of the toilets at the Visitor Centre at Skafta...