Thingvellir National Park – Flosagjá Fissure loop from Þingvellir

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Thingvellir National Park – Flosagjá Fissure loop from Þingvellir

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Thingvellir National Park – Flosagjá Fissure loop from Þingvellir

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4.88km

50m

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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 19, 2026

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Waypoints

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Parking

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489 m

Stekkjargjá (Dead Man Walking)

Highlight • Historical Site

Dead man walking
During the time of the Old Commonwealth (930-1262) executive powers in Iceland were very limited. At the Alþingi (national assembly) at Þingvellir, laws were enacted, and cases …

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661 m

Rift Trail in Þingvellir National Park

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Here the gorge path becomes narrower and narrower and leads away from the other highlights

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2.02 km

Thingvellir National Park

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We then walk down a wide path to the Almannagjá (All People's Gorge), which is not only geologically interesting as one of the largest faults in this region, but also …

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2.05 km

Lögberg (Law Rock) — Þingvellir National Park

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Lögberg, also known as the Whetstone, is a rocky outcropping in southwestern Iceland, on the site of the meeting of the country's Althing parliament. The original Althing was collected in …

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2.80 km

Hakið Viewing Platform

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The Þingvellir viewing platform, also known as Hakið, is an important viewing point in the Þingvellir National Park in Iceland. The platform offers beautiful views of the park and the …

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3.70 km

Thingvellir Church

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Located in the Þingvellir National Park, Þingvallakirkja is one of the oldest churches in the country. The current wooden structure dates from 185921, but the original church was consecrated in …

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3.91 km

Flosagjá Fissure

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Located in the Þingvellir National Park, Flosagjá is an impressive gorge that is part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This gorge, which contains crystal clear water that maintains a constant temperature …

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4.88 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.48 km

922 m

372 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.28 km

1.25 km

820 m

232 m

166 m

120 m

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Friday 9 October

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September 2, 2024,Thingvellir National Park and Öxarárfoss Falls

Þingvellir (Thingvellir) is a historic site and national park in Iceland, east of Reykjavík. It's known for the Alþing (Althing), the site of Iceland's parliament from the 10th to 18th centuries. On the site are the Þingvellir Church and the ruins of old stone shelters. Game of Thrones location.

July 20, 2023,Wanderung entlang der Kontinentalspalte in Pingvellir

Great hike along the fault where the Eurasian and American plates are drifting apart. Also historically an interesting place, since the Republic of Iceland was founded here and there was already a Thing site here in the Middle Ages. In addition to the already impressive gorge, there is also a beautiful waterfall to admire with the Öxararfoss.

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June 6, 2024,Wanderung im Þingvellir Nationalpark

Early in the morning - before all the tourist buses arrived - we started the hike through the Þingvellir (Thingvellir) National Park. It was wonderful to walk along the paths almost alone... Only 3 degrees and extremely windy, but we were rewarded with this absolutely impressive and beautiful landscape...

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June 18, 2022,Þingvellir

Beautiful tour at Pingvellir. At the end, dozens of Icelandic horsemen appeared in the gorge, who briefly gathered and sang before the horses mastered the rocky section.

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July 4, 2026,Nationalpark Þingvellir – Flosagjá-Spalte Runde von Þingvellir#1 🇮🇸

Good day,
today we went to the start of the road trip through Iceland at about 10 degrees directly onto the route of the Golden Circle (the classic tour for Icelandic tourists).
Station 1 is Þingvellir (Thingvellir); it is a historical site and a national park in Iceland, east of Reykjavík, known for the Althing, Iceland's parliament from the 10th …

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August 23, 2022,🇮🇸Þingvellir – Öxarárfoss

After the absolute highlight: snorkeling in the Silfra - gap between the continental plates, troll.is/snorkeling-tours, which I definitely recommend to you👍👍👍, we then went around Pingvellier. (de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Eingvellir), a historically important place, Iceland's first jurisprudence took place here, the 1st Parliament met. Many display boards along the well-developed panorama path convey the history. You walk along a huge wall, which was …

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May 11, 2024,🇮🇸 Nationalpark Thingvellir - da wo sich der Boden öffnet

Our second attraction on May 11th, 2024 was Thingvellir National Park. Historically and geologically very interesting. The first democratic parliament was proclaimed here in 930 and laws were passed and courts held. There are gigantic cracks in the rocks. The Eurasian and American continental plates are clearly visible through the Almannagja crack. And we walked through it.

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July 28, 2022,Pingvellir - Öxararfoss

On the way in Pingvellir, where a series of rifts testify to the drifting apart of the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. The water is crystal clear - filtered through the lava rock for years. I have never seen sooo clear water at a waterfall.

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