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View of Borgarfjörður Bay – Fagrihóll Pass loop from Álfaborg

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Borgarfjarðarhreppur

View of Borgarfjörður Bay – Fagrihóll Pass loop from Álfaborg

Hard

4.4

(9)

49

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View of Borgarfjörður Bay – Fagrihóll Pass loop from Álfaborg

05:48

17.3km

840m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

1.76 km

View of the Colorful Mountains Near Bakkagerði

Highlight • Viewpoint

wonderful view back into the bay and up into the colorful mountains, whose variety of colors is not only due to the four-colored rock, but also to the vegetation, especially the "luminous" moss.

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2

2.75 km

View of Borgarfjörður Bay

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great view from the first pass back to the bay of Borgarfjörður

Tip by

3

7.53 km

Hvalvík

Highlight • Viewpoint

8.16 km

Syðravarp

Mountain Pass

10.0 km

Kjólsvíkurskarð

Mountain Pass

6

10.9 km

Yellow Mountains of Iceland

Highlight • Natural Monument

7

13.7 km

Fagrihóll Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Fagrihóll (265 m) - pass

The fagrihóll is sometimes referred to as the potato field of trolls.

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8

14.5 km

Mælir (273 m)

Highlight • Summit

B

17.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.74 km

7.57 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.78 km

4.54 km

3.99 km

< 100 m

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