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Dyrhólaey Arch

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Dyrhólaey Arch

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Dyrhólaey Arch

Name: Dyrhólaey Arch
Rating: 2

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Location: Mýrdalshreppur, Iceland

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1. Dyrhólaey Arch – Dyrhólaeyjarviti lighthouse loop from Vik

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2. Dyrhólaey Arch – Dyrhólaeyjarviti lighthouse loop from Vik

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3. Dyrhólaey Arch – Dyrhólaeyjarviti lighthouse loop from Vik

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170m

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Sandra 🌻

September 9, 2017

Incredible view, but very crowded by tourists. Great puffin colonies.

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Annette

May 29, 2017

Dyrhólaey is the Icelandic name for Türlochinsel. The peninsula rises 115 meters above the sea, it is located 6 km west of Vík í Mýrdal and is easily accessible from the ring road via a well-developed dam. It was created 80,000 years ago as a submarine volcanic eruption island. From the top you have - if it is not foggy - an excellent view over the sea and the nearby glacier "Mýrdalsjökull". To the east you can see the Reynisdrangar, the black pinnacles in front of Vík and in front of it the notorious Reynisfjara, a beach of black lava sand and lava gravel. The tip of the peninsula forms a rocky gate through which boats can sail. Worth seeing is also the lighthouse of 1927. Dyrhólaey is a bird paradise, nesting here in summer terns and a large colony of puffins.
Important!!! On the internet you can always read about the rocks, in 2012, a Dutch couple were at such a rock demolished 40 meters into the depth, so be sure to observe the barriers. The gravel road, which leads to the plateau was in May 2017 in a very bad condition, the way up with a four-wheel drive SUV came to a shivering and I was glad that I had no oncoming traffic because of the bad weather and did not have to dodge. I therefore prefer to hike the plateau, below the rock is left hand on the beach parking.

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Markus aka Grunemer

December 4, 2018

The view here is unique and the ride up here is fun if you have a few small cars in front of you. :-D

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