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View from the Ridge – Vestmannaeyjar Heating System loop from Vestmannaeyjar

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View from the Ridge – Vestmannaeyjar Heating System loop from Vestmannaeyjar

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4.9

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View from the Ridge – Vestmannaeyjar Heating System loop from Vestmannaeyjar

02:01

5.39km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

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Parking

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1.16 km

Fiskhellar (Fish Caves) and Monument to the 1627 Algerian Raid

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For centuries the fishermen-farmers made shelters of rock for fish in the cliffs, at Fiskhellar (Fish Caves); some of them still remain but most have been destroyed. It was a …

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1.61 km

Traditional Icelandic Turf Houses

Highlight • Historical Site

Take a look inside. It will be interesting!

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1.71 km

Herjólfur's Farmhouse (Herjólfsbær)

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During the period of 1971-1980 the archaeologist Dr. Margrét Hermanns Auðardóttir conducted an excavation in the Valley of Herjólfur, Herjólfsdalur. The remains of eight houses and stonewalls originating from different …

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2.41 km

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4.39 km

Vestmannaeyjar Heating System

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Information board on how to heat in Iceland

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5.39 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.21 km

1.39 km

786 m

539 m

411 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.63 km

1.73 km

900 m

132 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

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Thursday 14 May

8°C

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24 %

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View from the Ridge – Vestmannaeyjar Heating System loop from Vestmannaeyjar

Fiskhellar (Fish Caves) and Monument to the 1627 Algerian Raid

Traditional Icelandic Turf Houses

Herjólfur's Farmhouse (Herjólfsbær)

View from the Ridge

View of Vestmannaeyjar

Sprangan Cliff

Vestmannaeyjar Heating System

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