Grunnavík

A remote former settlement area within the Jökulfirðir landscape, reached primarily by boat and on foot.

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WHY VISIT

About Grunnavík

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FIRST-HAND ADVICE

✓Respect any surviving private buildings.

✓Plan boat arrangements in advance.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

No public road access. Boat and wilderness hiking access only.

Hornstrandir & Jökulfirðir

A former settlement in Aðalvík surrounded by the remote mountains and coastline of western Hornstrandir.

Hornstrandir & Jökulfirðir

A former settlement on Aðalvík, now part of the extraordinary abandoned cultural landscape of Hornstrandir.

Hornstrandir & Jökulfirðir

One of Hornstrandir’s best-known former settlements and a popular gateway into the reserve.

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