View from Eldfell Crater Edge – View from Eldfell Volcano loop from Vestmannaeyjar

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View from Eldfell Crater Edge – View from Eldfell Volcano loop from Vestmannaeyjar

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View from Eldfell Crater Edge – View from Eldfell Volcano loop from Vestmannaeyjar

02:35

7.49km

270m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

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Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.26 km

View from Eldfell Crater Edge

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Eldfell is a volcano with a 200m high cinder cone on Heimaey. It formed without warning in a volcanic eruption a few hundred meters outside the town of Heimaey …

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3.46 km

Summit of Eldfell Volcano

Highlight • Summit

Feel the active volacno for yourself. Under some rocks you can feel the heat of the earth below. Be careful when you stick your hand in the holes!

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3.54 km

View from Eldfell Volcano

Highlight • Volcano

Recommended is a hike to the volcano Eldfell. From the harbor, it is about 1.2-2 km walk, until you reach the trail to the Eldfell. Once at the top, you …

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3.56 km

View of Eldfell and Heimaey Island

Highlight • Viewpoint

Recommended is a hike to the volcano Eldfell. From the harbor, it is about 1.2-2 km walk, until you reach the trail to the Eldfell. A tour on the lava …

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4.02 km

View of Vestmannaeyjar from Eldfell

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Climb the Eldfell volcano and you can see how it has spread its unbridled power over the place. Standing on the edge of a crater is certainly a unique experience.

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4.05 km

Helgafell Volcano

Highlight • Volcano

Helgafell "holy mountain" is an inactive 227-metre-high volcanic cone located on the island of Heimaey in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago in Iceland.

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5.04 km

Helgafell

Volcano

7.28 km

Lava Field Near Heimaey Village

Highlight • Natural Monument

7.34 km

Site of the Old Swimming Pool at Miðhús

Highlight • Historical Site

Swimming was first taught in the sea at Eidi at the end of 19th century. The first swimming instructor was the photographer Friðrik Gíslason (1870-1906).

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7.49 km

End point

Parking

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