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Valahnúkamöl Cliffs – Eldey Island loop from Reykjanestá

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Valahnúkamöl Cliffs – Eldey Island loop from Reykjanestá

Moderate

4.6

(5)

47

hikers

Valahnúkamöl Cliffs – Eldey Island loop from Reykjanestá

02:25

7.92km

100m

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: August 4, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Reykjanes Geopark

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

47 m

Great Bird Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

Large rock and bird breeding ground just off the coast.

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2

54 m

Volcano Man Filming Location

Highlight • Structure

This place was once the setting of a Hollywood movie.

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3

143 m

Valahnúkamöl Cliffs

Highlight • Gorge

Beautiful section. Great rock formations, and former film set

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4

218 m

Eldey Island

Highlight • Natural Monument

About 15 km off the coast lies the rocky island of Eldey, a palagonite rock that likely formed during a volcanic eruption on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in 1210-1211. Eldey covers …

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5

336 m

Valahnúkur Lighthouse and Ruins

Highlight • Monument

Iceland's first lighthouse was built on Valahnúkur in Reykjanes in 1878. By 1905, earthquakes and surf had damaged Valahnúkur so severely that there was a risk of the lighthouse collapsing …

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6

891 m

Lighthouse Keeper's House

Highlight • Structure

Below the new lighthouse stands the lighthouse keeper's house. The house has a beautiful sun terrace with a view of the cliffs and several information boards. It's a great place …

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2.80 km

Cave Entrance

Cave Entrance

8

4.73 km

Gatklettur (Arch Rock)

Highlight • Natural Monument

9

4.96 km

Reykjanestá Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

B

7.92 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.35 km

1.76 km

1.67 km

138 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.35 km

1.26 km

997 m

774 m

496 m

< 100 m

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