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Hverfjall Trailhead – Hverfjall Ascent Trail loop from Hverfjall

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Hverfjall Trailhead – Hverfjall Ascent Trail loop from Hverfjall

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Hverfjall Trailhead – Hverfjall Ascent Trail loop from Hverfjall

03:20

11.3km

250m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 22, 2026

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Mývatn og Laxá

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91 m

Hverfjall Trailhead

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An impressive work of nature.

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188 m

Hverfjall Ascent Trail

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The ascent to Hverfjall is via a moderately sloping ramp.

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793 m

View of Hverfjall and the Mývatn Volcanic Landscape

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1.32 km

Viewpoint

2.42 km

Hverfjall Crater

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Beautiful walk around the crater

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4.80 km

Gatklettur (Lava Arch)

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The lava gate or Gatklettur. Since the path to the Hverfjall passes through it, you can admire it from both sides.

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4.94 km

Gatklettur

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Gatklettur or "hole rock", is a lava gate or indeed a rock with a hole.

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5.84 km

Dimmuborgir

Nature Reserve

7.66 km

Gatklettur (The Kissing Trolls), Dimmuborgir

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The entire trail is lined with "kissing trolls". We took the blue dashed, which then turns red and then yellow. The blue dashed part is more demanding, but not so crowded. The blue bars always show you the way.

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11.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.22 km

1.08 km

874 m

503 m

493 m

173 m

Surfaces

3.94 km

3.25 km

2.34 km

772 m

677 m

357 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

Weather

Today

Tuesday 28 July

9°C

3°C

51 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

June 23, 2022,Lavafeld Dimmuborgir und Krater Hverfjall

That was a really nice tour.
First we roam the Dimmuborgir lava field; different paths lead through. Then we went on a beautiful path to the base of the crater Hverfjall. We took the easy ascent route. At the top I stood in amazement at the incredible size of the crater. You can walk around the rim, we walked around …

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June 9, 2024,0609/02 Dimmuborgir (Rother 30)

The day before yesterday we also did the Dimmuborgir troll site. It is more interesting in photo than in reality. Or maybe I don't have enough imagination 😉.
More interesting was the climb of the Hverfjall. Not only did we do the difficult/heavy southern climb, again we were the only ones on that climb. Others took the northern climb, which …

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August 31, 2022,🇮🇸Dimmuborgir: Küssende Trolle – Hverfjall

Today I'll take you with me on our last big hike in Iceland. In Myvatn - NP we walked through the mystical valley of the kissing trolls and our imagination kept discovering new creatures. The ascent to the volcanic crater Hverjfall demanded a lot from us, man, I was out of breath🫣, but when we got to the top, the …

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July 23, 2022,Dimmuborgir - Hverfjall (Kraterumrundung)

Hike through the lava field Dimmuborgir with its bizarre rock formations and to the crater Hverfjall. The climb was pretty tough, but the loop at the top with views of the crater, Lake Myvatn, the Namaskard hot spring area and the surrounding volcanoes was just great. We're not quite there at the top, but have opted for the slightly easier …

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August 12, 2022,Hverfjall – Dimmuborgir: Küssende Trolle Runde von Vogar

Wow, the day was really a hit. First the volcanic craters at Lake Myvatn, the stone park of the trolls, and the ascent to the crater. We had rain again, thought about canceling, but we were soon rewarded with sun. The blue lake is not on the hike, I don't want to withhold it from you again. It's called Viti …

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July 17, 2023,Island 🇮🇸: Tag 5(2), einmal rauf auf den Hverfjall 🌋

Our second highlight today was climbing the Hverfjall volcano. Before that we marched through the beautiful Dimmuborgir countryside. Best hiking weather accompanied us. ☀️☀️ The paths were partly adventurous, partly comfortable. The ascent to the volcano led steeply over loose rock. A great day so far 🙃,

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Hverfjall Trailhead – Hverfjall Ascent Trail loop from Hverfjall

Hverfjall Trailhead

Hverfjall Ascent Trail

View of Hverfjall and the Mývatn Volcanic Landscape

Hverfjall Crater

Hverfjall Crater

Gatklettur (Lava Arch)

Gatklettur

Gatklettur (The Kissing Trolls), Dimmuborgir

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