View of Ilulissat Icefjord – View of Ilulissat Icefjord loop from Ilulissat

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View of Ilulissat Icefjord – View of Ilulissat Icefjord loop from Ilulissat

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View of Ilulissat Icefjord – View of Ilulissat Icefjord loop from Ilulissat

03:03

10.5km

110m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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744 m

Hvalopsamlingspladsen

Viewpoint

2.35 km

View of Ilulissat Icefjord

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Brilliant view over the bay and the mouth of the Icefjord.

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3.20 km

View of Ilulissat Icefjord

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Actually, the view from every angle is simply awesome

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3.65 km

View of the Ilulissat Icefjord Mouth

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You can actually stay here for hours. As a resting point in the middle of the yellow route of the hiking trail. The view over the mouth of the Icefjord …

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4.13 km

Stone Cairn on the Yellow Route

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Yellow dots and these stone markers show the way on the yellow route.

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4.56 km

Ilulissat Cemetery

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Greenland's cemeteries are always something special with their white crosses. Here in Ilulissat, the effect is particularly striking, with the brightly lit icebergs passing by in the background.

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5.00 km

Ilulissat Icefjord Centre

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The Eisfjord Center opened in July 2021
It was designed by the Danish architect Dorte Mandrup
The inspiration for the design came from a snowy owl landing on a mountain …

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6.05 km

View of Ilulissat Icefjord

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Beautiful big icebergs pushed in the ice fjord!

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7.36 km

View of Ilulissat Icefjord

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From the center in Ilulissat you are at the Icefiord in half an hour.
The view of the Icefjord is so spectacular that it leaves you speechless.

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10.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.87 km

1.62 km

1.33 km

1.28 km

1.19 km

1.16 km

Surfaces

3.19 km

2.59 km

1.33 km

571 m

170 m

Elevation

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Highest point (60 m)

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Weather

Today

Monday 12 October

-1°C

-5°C

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Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Comments

September 7, 2022,Wanderung Ilulissat "gelbe Route" Blick über den Eisfjord

Today, on my second visit to the ice fjord near Ilulissat, I decided at short notice to hike the yellow route. Encouraged by a guide who praised this route as particularly beautiful, I set off.
Unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate, it mostly rained.
This didn't make the trail any easier through granite rocks and muddy sections, and on one or …

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