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Basalt Arch Bay – Gatklettur (Hellnar Arch) loop from Bárðarlaug

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Basalt Arch Bay – Gatklettur (Hellnar Arch) loop from Bárðarlaug

Moderate

3.3

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31

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Basalt Arch Bay – Gatklettur (Hellnar Arch) loop from Bárðarlaug

02:03

7.50km

120m

Hiking

Moderate hike. 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: May 14, 2026

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Ströndin við Stapa og Hellna

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1

1.40 km

Hellnar

Highlight • Settlement

2

1.43 km

View of the Icelandic Coast

Highlight • Viewpoint

3

1.61 km

Fjöruhúsið Café, Hellnar

Highlight • Cafe

Hellnar, this village inhabited by nine people has something special. This does not mean the beautiful bay with its rock arch, but the Café Fjöruhusid with its delicious cakes. After …

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1.72 km

Basalt Arch Bay

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful bay with rock arch

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1.72 km

Rock Arch at Hellnar

Highlight • Natural Monument

6

2.12 km

Coastal Path Between Hellnar and Arnarstapi

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Coastal path along the black basalt cliffs, which are stained with the white droppings of many generations of birds.

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3.44 km

Ströndin við Stapa og Hellna

Nature Reserve

8

3.76 km

Gatklettur (Hellnar Arch)

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Gatklettur ("Hellnar Arch") is a famous naturally formed stone arch found between the villages of Arnarstapi and Hellnar on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. You can even walk on the rock gate.

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4.33 km

Arnarstapi to Hellnar Coastal Walk

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near the pier begins the path suitable for everyone that crosses the nature reserve

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7.50 km

End point

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4.46 km

2.14 km

464 m

405 m

Surfaces

4.58 km

2.15 km

638 m

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