Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Discover

Places to see

Iceland

Site of the Old Swimming Pool at Miðhús

Discover

Places to see

Iceland

Site of the Old Swimming Pool at Miðhús

Highlight • Historical Site

Site of the Old Swimming Pool at Miðhús

Name: Site of the Old Swimming Pool at Miðhús
Rating: 2

Recommended for

Hiking

by 11 explorers

Save

Add komoot as a preferred source in your Google results

Add now

Location: Iceland

Save

See hikes here

Take Me There

Tips

Sasha Taylor

April 21, 2023

Hiking

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).

In the summer of 1912 the youth society received a grant to build dressing rooms at Prælaeidi. They built a ten room wooden house with a corrugated iron shell. West of the house was a small wooden wharf for entering the sea. The facility publicly opened on 22. June 1913 and was used for 23 years until the swimming pool at Miðhús
was opened.

In the know? Log-in to add a tip for other adventurers!

Routes here

Best Hikes to Site of the Old Swimming Pool at Miðhús

4.9

(28)

175

hikers

1. View from Eldfell Crater – View from Eldfell Volcano loop from Vestmannaeyjabær

5.66km

01:54

170m

Hard hike. Great for any fitness level. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Hard

4.8

(15)

124

hikers

2. View from Eldfell Crater – View from Eldfell Volcano loop from Vestmannaeyjabær

5.97km

02:00

180m

Hard hike. Great for any fitness level. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Hard

4.6

(19)

hikers

3. View from Eldfell Crater – View from Eldfell Crater Edge loop from Vestmannaeyjabær

10.4km

03:06

210m

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Hard

Details

Informations

Elevation 10 m

Weather

Today

Wednesday 21 January

7°C

5°C

-- %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: -- km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See hikes here

Take Me There

Add komoot as a preferred source in your Google results

Add now

Location: Iceland

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Landakirkja Church, Vestmannaeyjar

View of Eldfell and Heimaey Island

Elephant Rock (Halldórsskora)

Monument to Icelandic Emigrants to Utah

View of the Cliffs of Heimaey

View from Eldfell Crater

Eldfell Volcano

View of Suðurey

Puffin Viewpoint

Eldfell Volcano

Puffin Viewing Point

Puffin Lookout

Site of the Old Swimming Pool at Miðhús

1. View from Eldfell Crater – View from Eldfell Volcano loop from Vestmannaeyjabær

2. View from Eldfell Crater – View from Eldfell Volcano loop from Vestmannaeyjabær

3. View from Eldfell Crater – View from Eldfell Crater Edge loop from Vestmannaeyjabær

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️