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Djúpalónssandur Parking Area – Trail to Djúpalónssandur Beach loop from Djúpalón

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Snæfellsbær

Djúpalónssandur Parking Area – Trail to Djúpalónssandur Beach loop from Djúpalón

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Djúpalónssandur Parking Area – Trail to Djúpalónssandur Beach loop from Djúpalón

00:43

2.65km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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Þjóðgarðurinn Snæfellsjökull

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Parking

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22 m

Djúpalónssandur Parking Area

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free parking to explore the beach

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Trail to Djúpalónssandur Beach

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At the foot of the mighty Snæfellsjökull lies the beach section Djúpalónssandur. The dark beach was created by a volcanic eruption, whose lava flowed almost to the sea. But the way to the beach is magical. Whimsically shaped rock and lava stones line the path.

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454 m

Wreck of the Epine

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Wreckage of the British trawler Epine, which ran aground here in 1948.

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Djúpalónssandur — Black Sand Beach

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This wonderful beach consists of black sand and perfectly round black pebbles. The name means "sand of the deep lagoon", because nearby is the "deep lagoon" or Djúpalón. Despite its name, the lagoon is only five meters deep.

You will also discover the wreckage of the British trawler Epine GY7, which broke on March 13, 1948 east of Dritvík Bay. Fourteen men died and five more were saved by the Icelandic search and rescue teams from neighboring cities. The iron ruins lie here to commemorate the fatalities - so please don't take them away!

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1.27 km

Dritvík

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The beginning of the hike is beautiful, but you walk 90% over partly very loose lava gravel, the beach Djúpalónssandur with black sand is breathtaking, we saw whales. On the further hike above the cliff coast, we turned back because the path broke off several times at the coast edge and it became too dangerous.

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1.64 km

Stone Labyrinth

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2.65 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.16 km

484 m

Surfaces

1.42 km

679 m

484 m

< 100 m

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Friday 3 July

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Djúpalónssandur Parking Area – Trail to Djúpalónssandur Beach loop from Djúpalón

Djúpalónssandur Parking Area

Trail to Djúpalónssandur Beach

Wreck of the Epine

Djúpalónssandur — Black Sand Beach

Dritvík

Stone Labyrinth

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