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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

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4.4

(8)

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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: April 29, 2026

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Start point

Parking

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1.77 km

View of the Colorful Mountains Near Bakkagerði

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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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2.76 km

View of Borgarfjörður Bay

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

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7.52 km

Hvalvík

Highlight • Viewpoint

8.15 km

Syðravarp

Mountain Pass

9.99 km

Kjólsvíkurskarð

Mountain Pass

10.9 km

Yellow Mountains of Iceland

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13.7 km

Fagrihóll Pass

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Fagrihóll (265 m) - pass

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

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14.5 km

Mælir (273 m)

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17.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.75 km

7.55 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.77 km

4.52 km

4.01 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Today

Thursday 25 June

16°C

7°C

21 %

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View of Borgarfjörður Bay – Fagrihóll Pass loop from Álfaborg

View of the Colorful Mountains Near Bakkagerði

View of Borgarfjörður Bay

Hvalvík

Yellow Mountains of Iceland

Fagrihóll Pass

Mælir (273 m)

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