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Botnstjörn – View of Ásbyrgi Canyon loop from Ásbyrgi

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Botnstjörn – View of Ásbyrgi Canyon loop from Ásbyrgi

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Botnstjörn – View of Ásbyrgi Canyon loop from Ásbyrgi

00:42

2.42km

60m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður

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345 m

Botnstjörn

Highlight • Lake

Particularly worthwhile. You will be really surprised by this beautiful spot.

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The horseshoe-shaped gorge Ásbyrgi [auspɪrcɪ] is part of the Jökulsárgljúfur National Park in northern Iceland. Once upon a time, the Jökulsá á Fjöllum was flowing here. This has meanwhile dug a bed further east. Beautiful forest rich canyon.

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Elf Landing Site

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1.30 km

Grassy Field with Cliffs in Vatnajökull National Park

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Very impressive. You can go on beautiful hikes there.

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1.77 km

Informational Signs About Local Flora in Vatnajökull National Park

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Very informative signs about nature

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1.93 km

Spring in Vatnajökull National Park

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2.42 km

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2.08 km

247 m

< 100 m

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1.67 km

405 m

250 m

< 100 m

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Monday 24 August

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8°C

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May 28, 2026,🇮🇸Island (13). Kleine Runde in der Ásbyrgi-Schlucht. Trocken, 4°.

Just caught a dry window for our little tour through the gorge in the national park.
As soon as we got back to the car, the rain started again on the way to the north coast.
There, however, we finally saw the puffins that we had looked for a few days ago on the cliffs in the Westfjords, but did …

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May 31, 2024,5. Tag in Island: die (!) Schlucht Asbyrgi.

... the 2nd challenge in the early afternoon. The location initially made a "poor" impression from the visitor center. We drove a little further (3 km, ideal (!) for the 🏃🏃‍♀️ ), to a parking lot (for camper vans). Then, large signs with option 1 (= for left) or option 2 (= for right). We chose 1. Finally, we went …

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Botnstjörn

View of Ásbyrgi Canyon

Elf Landing Site

Grassy Field with Cliffs in Vatnajökull National Park

Informational Signs About Local Flora in Vatnajökull National Park

Spring in Vatnajökull National Park

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