Smjörfjöll

High, steep mountain range between Vopnafjörður and Hérað with peaks reaching around 1,250 metres.

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FIRST-HAND ADVICE

✓Treat Smjörfjöll as part of the Hellisheiði eystri scenic drive rather than a separate major detour.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

The landscape is most readily experienced from Road 917 and Hellisheiði eystri during the summer road-opening period.

NEARBY INSPIRATION

Vopnafjörður & Hérað

One of Iceland’s highest and steepest mountain roads, delivering enormous summer views across Vopnafjörður and Héraðsflói.

Hellisheiði Eystri · 28 km away

Spectacular remote coastal cliffs of yellow, pink and black rock reached by a steep hike beneath Hellisheiði eystri.

Borgarfjörður Eystri · 42 km away

Three-hour marked mountain walk above Bakkagerði providing superb views over the village and the whole of Borgarfjörður Eystri.

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