Drangsnes

Remote coastal hiking route from Gljúfursárfoss towards Krummsholt, combining dramatic cliffs with possible Viking-age ruins.

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FIRST-HAND ADVICE

✓Combine this hike with Gljúfursárfoss.

✓The route is much quieter than East Iceland’s headline hiking attractions.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

The marked hiking trail begins from the Gljúfursárfoss parking area.

Vopnafjörður Coast

Beautiful roughly 45-metre waterfall dropping into a colourful ravine immediately below the Road 917 parking area.

Vopnafjörður Coast

Unusual offshore sea stack whose elephant-like shape has earned it the local nickname Fíllinn — the Elephant.

Vopnafjörður Coast

Wild Atlantic beach of dark sand, colourful stones and driftwood with views towards the extraordinary Ljósastapi sea stack.

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