fn Hraunha ardalur (Kinn) Tunguhyrna "Hraunhöfn (Háarif) Ytri Knarratunga Krossavík Syðri Knarrartunga 37 ! Egilsskarð Brimnes Rif Kálfá "Knörr Kinnarhyrna " Hellissandur " " Hella Melnes " (Selvellir) " " Gufuskálavör Skorri (Litlahella) Axlar- p Harðikambur (Hraunskarð) !! Gufuskálar æ " " " 574 Höskuldsá Ingjaldshóll ³ ¬1 (Stapatún) ³ hyrna Öxl un Móðurvör Írskrabrunnur ra Búðaós " rh (Þæfusteinn) " ja (Sveinsstaðakot) (Ósakot) æ (Sveinsstaðir) 574 ³ Fiskbyrgi ³ B Heimahraun Trails in (Skarð) (Vaðstakksheiði) Þórðarklettur ë Bára 68 Breiðavatn ! 1964 57 " (Foss) ! 67 ! Gamlavík Öndverðarnes Írskubúðir Hríshóll Ólafsvík LangavatnJaðargata ¬35 Hákonarhóll Iglutjörn Fálki ! Snæfellsjökull Skarðsvík ¬8 (Jaðragata) Enni e i æ S r ð Sandahraun 232 ! B a v Búðir Búrfell Dýjadalsvatn " í ¬2 Stemmuklettur Selvarða Bekkjahraun Húsanesvatn Miðhús ¬ 25 k 3 ! " (Ytri-Bugur) " National Park M v " ó Innri-Bugur ¬33 P r e s t a h r a u n (Miðhúsavatn) ð u 579 læ ³ 168 ³ ! Laxá (Hraunlönd) Búðahellir k Hvalsá Hvalrauf u Væjuhraun (Fróðárkot) ö r 36 Klettsgata ! 418 ! 18 ¬ ¬ !! 34 88 5 Fossá !! Hólmkelsá Frambúðir Hólsdalur Rjúpnaborgir Skálasnagi Where shall we go? Take care – there Saxhólsbjarg Hellisfjall Búðaklettur r N e s h r a u n Klettsborgir Búðavík ð Fagurhóll There are many hiking trails in and Hallberukjálki ¬10 Hrói ! Hólastígur ö are many natural r t Klukkufoss Snekkjufoss a Bót around Snæfellsjökull National Park, g Anne Dorothea ë B n ¬ Vatnsborgarhóll Rauðhóll 11 l a 469 dangers. Be especially alert t 125 ! á 1817 ! ¬12 and you are sure to find something L g Vik Hreggnasi Saxhólar i Öldungahóll l suitable. Some are clearly marked, and 290! in these areas: Svanborg ë ¬7 ¬14 556 ! 384 most routes are easy to follow. You u Grashóll ! 2001 Sjónarhóll Búðahraun Ljósulækir Skál can make your own route by joining a Rjúkandi Öndverðarneshólar 673 – Snæfellsjökull Glacier ¬13 ! series of trails. Please remember that l Eysteinsdalur Tindfell Rávík Krákhólar SkeiðsandurSaxhólsdalur Sleggjuvík M (Forni - Saxhóll) there are few sources of drinking water – lava fields Sauðhóll! a Miðfell ! 488 in the National Park, so you should take ! Bárðarhaugur Járnbarði o Harðibali l Vættir an adequate supply of water when you – cliffs ¬ i 9 Syðsti melur r (Saxhóll) set off. Hikers who intend to spend ¬4 Bárðarkista Selavík !! 15 S Stangir – the seashore ¬6 592 K Keflavíkl f ! e several days following longer routes ambsheiði 683 570 g ! ³ ³ are requested to inform National Park g 633 ju Heiðar ¬15 ! t b 611 !768 staff of their route and schedule before ! ein starting their trip. Rauðkúla Rauðhry Miðtangi a ! ! 824 0 0,5 1 1,5 2 Lambhagatjarnir ggur Botnshlíð Geldingafell Geldingafell 613 km 844 ! ! Hranavör ¬ Blákolla 16 (Garðar) Sandkúlur Látrasnoppa Svörtutindar 460 (Hella) !! ! !605 Brilliant Star ë Barnaá Eyrar (Helludalur) 1882 Ljósaskriða Hamraendafjall 279 Jökulháls ! 501 Kvíahnúkur Equipment (Nýjabúð) ! Beruvík ¬26 Þverdalir Grafarhnúkur Make sure you are appropriately (Bakkabúð) ¬17 13 Smálækjarhlíð ! Sönghellir prepared for the length of the trail ¬18 Burstahraun KýrskarðKlifhraun Klofningur Berutóftir you will follow. The following basic ò Stakkabrekkur Snæfellsjökull Heljarkinn 99 Böðvar ë Kálfatraðarhraun !! equipment is recommended for day 1961 Ber Þríhyrningur The National Park's phone numbers are uvíkur lækur trips: Sandfell Hyrningsdalur ! 432 Brennivínskúlur !! Sölvahamar 436 6888 and 436 6860. (Litlalón) ¬29 552 (Brenningskúla) ! Map key Lönguvík Kothraun Sandfell 1446 Náttmálahnúkur Fax 436 6861 ! Giljatungur Miðþúfa ¬31 E-mail [email protected] and Þverlækur J ö k u l þ ú f u r Visitor centre Hnausahraun 526 !! Hólatindar! Hjartarbrekkur visit our website at www.umhverfisstofnun.is. » Sturdy shoes " Lighthouse ¬19 Vatnsgeirar Botnsfjall ! Rauðfeldargjá 510 S 65 Stapafell ! æ l Church Hólahólar e 113 gg » Water bottle filled with ! ju Arnarstapi (Hólahólar) b ei Information na 574 Botnshlíð ³ water ³ ë !1047 1. Írskrabrunnur – Barðinn ¬ Hólamóður 1987 20 Dagverðará Látrasnoppa 21 Car park 706 !! Skaflakinn ! Gufuskálavör – Fiskbyrgi Kvíahnúkur » Light waterproof ë Stranding site Hólavogur Smálækjarhlíð 118 CIRCULAR ROUTE Sönghellir !! Stapagjár Sandhólar KýrskarðKlifhraun ëBrighton clothing Campsite Heljarkinn 99 2 KM / 1 HOUR IN TOTAL Kálfatraðarhraun ! 432 Gáluvíkurtangi 38 ! Sölvahamar Gatklettur Golf course ! Old well, farm ruins and fish storage Bárðarlaug !! » Hiking poles ¬21 Laugarvatn Bervíkurhraun 526 Hellnahraun Hjartarbrekkur ! ¬31 huts beside the lava field. This Protected monuments ¬32 trail starts from the car park at Stapafell » Binoculars Birdwatching hide Járnbarði Arnarstapi Írskrabrunnur. After visiting the well, ¬23 Torfmúlahraun 574 ³ ³ Bólhólar 21 æ head in the direction of Gufuskálavör. [? Hiking trail no. Dagverðará ! Mildred P.F.Z.P ë 572 (Miðvellir) (Laugarbrekka) ³ ³ 1947 !118 Stapagjár ¬30 » Camera This is an easy 10-minute walk past an Hiking trail with posts Lónland ëBrighton 37 Svartahraun Hellnar Dritvík ! old rural rubbish tip. Boats rowed out Bárðarlaug Gatklettur ¬22 Háa- Laugarvatn ! Baðstofa Hiking trail, unmarked 165 Hellnahraun from this coast in past centuries and Djúpalónssandur ! ¬32 Gróuhóll » Spare pare of socks (Einarslón) hraun Town/village (Lónskirkja) ¬27 Purkhólar Bólhólar their keels left grooves on the rocky Epine G. Y. 7 ë æ a Hellnavík 1948 (Miðvellir) (Laugarbrekka) ¬30 41 rgat " !! Kringlumýra shore. Continue past the remains of the 29 Hellnar " Main road ! Vatnshellir Baðstofa " » Sunglasses Gróuhóll " (Dagverðará) farm at Gufuskálar to the fish storage B.V Ása ë Lónbjarg p x ta " ¬ a Hellnavík Other road 28 41 rgat " a " 1925 ! ýra Purkhólahraun Kringlum " g " huts on the edge of the lava field. Take " (Dagverðará) a " Suðurlandsbraut 24 – 108 Reykjavík x ta " l p a " ¬24 g a Track " care when crossing the main road. Mannfallsbrekkur Drangahraun la d » Plasters Svanurinn ë Helguhóll a Tel. 591 2000 – Fax 591 2020 38 d ! a a 1932 ó ó The walk from Gufuskálavör to the Nature Reserves Kj Hellnanes Kj Hellnanes www.umhverfisstofnun.is Merarvík Valhraun Básavík ë Leó Text: Snæfellsjökull National Park. Photos: Snævarr Guðmundsson, huts takes about 25 minutes. The final Svalþúfa Básavík Merarvík » Compass/GPS unit Sölöven ë ë Leó section passes through the lava. Return Natural monuments 1857 ¬25 Hákon Ásgeirsson, Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson, Ásta Davíðsdóttir, Linda Björk Þúfubjarg Hallgrímsdóttir and Þórunn Sigþórsdóttir. Maps: Jón Örvar Geirsson Jónsson. to Írskabrunnur. Þrælavík Gjafi Hvalvík 0 0,5 1 1,5 2 © Landmælingar Íslands (Malarrif) 0 1 2 3 4 Maps based on data from The National Land Survey of Iceland. » Maps National Parks Malarrif " Lóndrangar Lendingalágar km km Layout: Völundur Jónsson. Printing: Guðjón Ó - vistvæn prentsmidja Issue No.: UST-2009-08 Kortagerð Jón Örvar G. Jónsson Hvalhöfði Hvalvík Lendingalágar undertow. 6. Beruvík – Öndverðarnes Difficulty Round Leave the car park and descend the Reout Name of Path Distance Time Level Path Posts Cairns via Neshraun Nautastígur path to the boulders Írskrabrunnur - 1 2 km 1 h Yes x TRAIL WITH CAIRNS where fishermen used to test and Gufuskálavör - Fiskbyrgi demonstrate their strength. From there, Móðuvör - Skarðsvík - 6–8 KM / 3 HRS. 2 4 km 2-3 h No x go along the beach to Sessar whence Öndverðarnes Start from the car park near a marked path heads to Dritvík. Dritvík Lambhagatjarnir. Follow the old track was once home for up to 600 seasonal 3 Öndverðarnes - Skálasnagi 2 km 1 h No known as Nesgata to Öndverðarnes. workers. An optional diversion leads 4 Skálasnagi - Beruvík 6 km 3 h No Cairns mark the way. Cuttings and to Suðurbarðinn where there is a paving are evident in the southerly 19. Klofningsrétt labyrinth. Return by the same route. 5 Öndverðarneshólar 6 km 3 h Yes x x section between Moldflögur and 33. Búðir Church – Grashólshellir. The track continues for 10. Rauðhóll 15. Saxhóll – Bárðarkista – Hólahólar 5 Vatnsborg 2 km 40 min No x 6 km to the Öndverðarnes road – an 5 KM EACH WAY, 3–4 HRS. TRAIL WITH POSTS Frambúðir 2. Móðuvör – Skarðsvík additional 2 km section leads to the tip TRAIL WITH POSTS – CIRCULAR ROUTE 30. Arnarstapi – Hellnar 6 Öndverðarnes um Neshraun 6 km 3 h No x TRAIL WITH POSTS 500 M EACH of the peninsula. The craters and plant The best way onto Bárðarkista is from TRAIL WITH POSTS – Öndverðarnes 2.3 KM / 1 HRS. 4 KM / 2 HRS. Hólastígur: Móðulækur - the Vættir rocks by the stream opposite 25. Svalþúfa – Lóndrangar WAY, 30 MINS IN TOTAL 7 2 km 1 h No x life are sensitive to disturbance – please A trail marked with posts leads from A path following the Beruvík shoreline. 2.5 KM / 45–60 MINS. Saxhóll TRAIL WITH CAIRNS keep to the signposted footpaths. the start of the track to Saxhóll. Start A delightful path to Frambúðir where the Eysteinsdalur road to Rauðhóll, Beruvík was inhabited until the middle (THEN ON TO MALARRIF) TRAIL WITH POSTS Hólastígur: Móðulækur - from the Útnesvegur car park. Walk The area between Arnarstapi and the spirit of the past lives on in the 8 3 km 1,5-2 h No x 4 KM / 2–3 HRS. the source of the Presthraun lava field of the 20th century and Hólahólar was Gufuskálar over the moorland beside the stream SVALÞÚFA. – LÓNDR. 1 KM / 30 MINS. Hellnar, from the sea up to the glacier, is ancient relics. The trail starts from An old track between Gufuskálar and which flowed into the sea between a busy farm. Walk on grassland along Saxhólslækur then go further south a large lava field known as Hellnahraun. Búðir Church. Instead of retracing your 9 Sauðhóll 2 km 1 h No x Öndverðarnes. The route passes a Hellissandur and Skarðsvík. The track the changing coastline. A stream must SVALÞÚFA – MALARRIF 1.6 KM / 1 HR. to avoid the gill south of Bárðarkista. The track Neðstagata crosses the steps, return to the church along a path charming, sheltered cove with golden to Rauðhóll is 1 km each way. An be crossed on the way. Pass Litlalón, the A 1 km trail from the car park to 10 Rauðhóll 2,3 km 1 h Yes x Turn north up onto the summit. It is lava following the coast.