Natural Spring at Gaejargil – Bæjarfell loop from Stuttá

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Natural Spring at Gaejargil – Bæjarfell loop from Stuttá

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4.2

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Natural Spring at Gaejargil – Bæjarfell loop from Stuttá

01:14

3.17km

230m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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550 m

The Fox Trap

Highlight • Natural Monument

The stone refers to a fox trap, wherever it is located. The stone is in any case a striking point on the climb. From here the path climbs quite steeply. …

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768 m

Natural Spring at Gaejargil

Highlight • Natural Monument

Refreshment offers a quiet source, to the left the view floats over the colorful Gaejargil to the Eiriks Glacier.

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1.29 km

View of the Waterfall, Bench with Guestbook

Highlight • Viewpoint

After half an hour you reach a bench with the tour booklet. From here we climb further and further up without a path, towards the stony plateau.

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1.52 km

Bæjarfell

Highlight • Summit

This highlight is located on a path towards the first stream crossing. For the real walk you have to go even higher, past the small glacier.

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2.23 km

Bæjargil Canyon

Highlight • Canyon

A beautiful ice landscape offers here.

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2.54 km

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3.17 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.87 km

280 m

Surfaces

2.95 km

207 m

Elevation

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Saturday 10 October

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Natural Spring at Gaejargil – Bæjarfell loop from Stuttá

The Fox Trap

Natural Spring at Gaejargil

View of the Waterfall, Bench with Guestbook

Bæjarfell

Bæjargil Canyon

View of the Valley Near Haukadalur

Waterfall in Icelandic Highlands

The Folds

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