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Gunnuhver Geothermal Area – Valahnúkamöl Cliffs loop from Reykjanesviti

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Reykjanesbær

Gunnuhver Geothermal Area – Valahnúkamöl Cliffs loop from Reykjanesviti

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Gunnuhver Geothermal Area – Valahnúkamöl Cliffs loop from Reykjanesviti

03:35

13.5km

130m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

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Reykjanes Geopark

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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222 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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1.36 km

Last Homestead at Gunnuhver Geothermal Area

Highlight • Historical Site

The last inhabitants of the Gunnuhver geothermal field settled on this site in the 1930s. Here, on the now boiling-hot ground, stood the last house of the Höyer family. The foundations can only be guessed at in the smoke.

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1.60 km

Gunnuhver Geothermal Area

Highlight • Natural Monument

It's worth a visit; It has a great view of the landscape and the hot springs. An impressive natural spectacle.

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4.99 km

View of Reykjanes from Sýrfell

Highlight • Viewpoint

12.9 km

Great Auk Statue (Geirfuglinn)

Highlight • Monument

The great auk is a seabird that is unfortunately extinct. This sculpture stands in its memory.

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13.0 km

Valahnúkamöl Cliffs

Highlight • Gorge

Beautiful section. Great rock formations, and former film set

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13.0 km

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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13.2 km

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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13.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.13 km

2.67 km

1.65 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.0 km

966 m

695 m

510 m

380 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Thursday 9 July

11°C

9°C

67 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

October 12, 2025,Hike

Good hike. Follow route markers on hiking trail. Good sturdy boots required.

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Gunnuhver Geothermal Area – Valahnúkamöl Cliffs loop from Reykjanesviti

Lighthouse Keeper's House

Last Homestead at Gunnuhver Geothermal Area

Gunnuhver Geothermal Area

View of Reykjanes from Sýrfell

Great Auk Statue (Geirfuglinn)

Valahnúkamöl Cliffs

Eldey Island

Valahnúkur Lighthouse and Ruins

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