A guide to the Okjökull glacier memorial hike on Ok, the shield volcano above the Borgarfjörður valley, where a bronze "Letter to the Future" marks Iceland's first glacier…
Rauðfeldsgjá is a narrow, wadeable gorge near Arnarstapi tied to the Bárður saga. Read what to expect before you go, then base your Snæfellsnes trip at the Stykkishólmur…
Hraunfossar spills out of a lava field along nearly a kilometre of ledges into the blue Hvítá river — a 35-minute drive upstream from the Hvítá Inn (book…
Grábrók is a 3,600-year-old crater with a staircase to its rim, right beside the Ring Road 20 minutes from Hvítá Trucks (book on Ourhotels.is) — climb it in…
Tungudalur is the forested valley just outside Ísafjörður with a waterfall, planted woodland and the town's winter ski area. Here is how to reach it on foot or…
A beginner's guide to Borgarfjörður birdwatching right outside your truck at Hvítárbakki. Spot golden plover, whimbrel, black-tailed godwit and redshank in the riverside fields, no drive required. Where…
The Eldborg crater hike is an easy half-day walk across the Mýrar lava flats to a near-perfect oval spatter cone in West Iceland. Here is the flat approach…
Walk the easy 2.5 km cliff path between Arnarstapi and Hellnar on Snæfellsnes, past the Gatklettur sea arch and nesting seabirds. Stay at the Stykkishólmur Inn on Ourhotels.is,…
Valagil is a quiet lava-walled ravine and waterfall at the head of Álftafjörður, about 30 minutes south of Ísafjörður. An easy, mostly flat fjord-floor walk makes it a…
Skip the famous lagoons. This Borgarfjörður swimming pool crawl maps the small geothermal community pools near Hvítárbakki, from Kleppjárnsreykir to Varmaland, a cheap, low-key rainy-day plan for families…
