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Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður

Raftagil Gorge River Crossing – View of Lilith Mountains loop from Brekka

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Iceland

Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður

Raftagil Gorge River Crossing – View of Lilith Mountains loop from Brekka

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Raftagil Gorge River Crossing – View of Lilith Mountains loop from Brekka

04:24

14.2km

210m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 2.96 km for 3.88 km

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Parking

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2.95 km

Parking

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Just before the "bridge" you will find a parking lot to leave your car during the walk to the Hvannagil Gorge.

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3.13 km

Here you climb up through the Raftagil gorge. You have to cross the river several times. You walk through the dense birch thickets. Then the valley becomes rocky and narrower and you pass a double wall of basalt. Then, after a bend, you pass a striking rock needle and eventually you end up at a waterfall. Here you have to leave the gorge.

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6.85 km

View of Lilith Mountains

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Liparite or rhyolite respectively is lava with a high content of silicates (silicic acids), which creates bright colors. Here one finds yellow (sulfur), red (iron) or white (gypsum crystals) slag heaps on extended ash slopes.

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8.02 km