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Reykjadalur Hot Spring River – Steaming Fumarole loop from Varmá

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Reykjadalur Hot Spring River – Steaming Fumarole loop from Varmá

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Reykjadalur Hot Spring River – Steaming Fumarole loop from Varmá

02:58

9.61km

320m

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: July 31, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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316 m

Scenic River View

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The hiking trail follows the river. It is beautiful.

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846 m

Reykjadalur - The "Steam" Valley

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The walk to Drottningarhola and the warm water river in Reykjadalur is approximately 3 km long and takes approximately 45-60 minutes one way, with plenty of opportunities for photo stops along the way. Along the way you will encounter several hot springs and mud pools, and the walking route can sometimes be steep and narrow.

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2.28 km

View of the Valley

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Great views from the wide (sometimes a bit steeper) path through the valley.

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4.05 km

Reykjadalur Hot Spring River

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The bathing area is beautifully situated between two plank banks. Here you can find a suitable place to bathe. The higher the warmer. Do you think it's too hot? You have a cold inflow via a second watercourse. This way you can play with the temperature.

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Ölduháls Trail Junction

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4.62 km

Steaming Fumarole

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Mosquitoes, lots of mosquitoes, fly net is not bad

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5.03 km

View of the Icelandic Highlands

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Very quiet stretch of road. But the path is only partially available.

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7.85 km

Geothermal Area Near Krýsuvík

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9.61 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.07 km

217 m

206 m

101 m

Surfaces

5.55 km

1.99 km

1.95 km

101 m

Elevation

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Today

Friday 21 August

13°C

6°C

66 %

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Comments

June 15, 2022,Wasserfall – Reykjadalur Hot Spring Runde von Hveragerði

Exciting tour... ascent on the eastern side to the highest point is very beautiful with many hot springs and a permanently 2m high bubbling Gysir... but the back part of the ascent is only for experienced climbers

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June 9, 2023,Waterval – Reykjadalur. Hot Spring Rondje vanuit Hveragerði

Nice walk. The path to the hot spring was very busy. The path was clearly marked. The way back is via a path that is not marked and sometimes not visible. It took some searching here and there. In my opinion not suitable for small children. Some parts of the path has disappeared due to landslides. This was also a …

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June 20, 2025,Wanderung am Dalafell 12km

A hike with all the senses. There was even a place where you could swim in the stream (photo 4). The water was at least 25°C. We didn't have any swimsuits with us, otherwise we would have gone in too. My wife chose the shorter and safer way back, while I hiked the steep but awesome route back. It was …

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November 3, 2022,Runde Reykjadalur - heiße Quellen/heißer Fluss

Hike to Hot Springs Valley - Reykjadalur.
From the parking lot at the small café (observe and pay for the parking fee...EasyPark) we first went into a side valley, away from the crowds of tourists. On a small path we went up along the mountains, past stinking springs, mud pools and warm streams. The path sometimes gets lost and you …

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October 8, 2023,Reykjadalur Hot Spring Thermal River

We wouldn't make the return trip like that again. The landscape was great and the number of people was smaller, but there was no consistent marking.
At the beginning there were wooden sticks with blue heads, but then they were missing or led to an off-path hiking trail.
The way back took us twice as much time because we had …

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Reykjadalur Hot Spring River – Steaming Fumarole loop from Varmá

Scenic River View

Reykjadalur - The "Steam" Valley

View of the Valley

Reykjadalur Hot Spring River

Ölduháls Trail Junction

Steaming Fumarole

View of the Icelandic Highlands

Geothermal Area Near Krýsuvík

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