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Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður

Raftagil Gorge River Crossing – View of Lilith Mountains loop from Brekka

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Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður

Raftagil Gorge River Crossing – View of Lilith Mountains loop from Brekka

Hard

4.0

(1)

30

hikers

Raftagil Gorge River Crossing – View of Lilith Mountains loop from Brekka

04:25

14.2km

210m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 2.96 km for 3.88 km

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

2.95 km

Parking

Highlight • Parking

Just before the "bridge" you will find a parking lot to leave your car during the walk to the Hvannagil Gorge.

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2

3.13 km

Raftagil Gorge River Crossing

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

Here you climb up through the Raftagil gorge. You have to cross the river several times. You walk through the dense birch thickets. Then the valley becomes rocky and narrower …

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3

6.85 km

View of Lilith Mountains

Highlight • Viewpoint

Liparite or rhyolite respectively is lava with a high content of silicates (silicic acids), which creates bright colors. Here one finds yellow (sulfur), red (iron) or white (gypsum crystals) slag heaps on extended ash slopes.

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4

8.02 km

Disappearing River

Highlight • River

5

8.22 km

Gravel Valley Floor in Iceland

Highlight • Canyon

6

10.3 km

View of the River

Highlight • Viewpoint

B

14.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.72 km

5.58 km

1.14 km

716 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.14 km

5.59 km

783 m

359 m

229 m

146 m

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Highest point (180 m)

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