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Eldborg Crater Ascent – Eldborg Crater loop from Snorrastadir Farm Holidays

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Eldborg Crater Ascent – Eldborg Crater loop from Snorrastadir Farm Holidays

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Eldborg Crater Ascent – Eldborg Crater loop from Snorrastadir Farm Holidays

01:40

6.33km

60m

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: June 18, 2026

Waypoints

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Parking

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Snorrastadir Farm

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The farm is the parking lot and the starting point of the walk to the Eldborg volcanic crater.

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Fence and information panel at Eldborg Nature Reserve

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The Eldborg fire castle is located in a nature reserve. So you first have to go through a gate past the bridge and a little further you come to the information panel.

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673 m

Kaldá

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The first kilometer you walk along the Kaldá just before it flows into Lake Kaldáros.

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1.59 km

Ladder

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After 1.6 km you have to go over a staircase.

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2.95 km

Eldborg Crater Ascent

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The ascent is easy because the path has steps and a belay cable in the steepest places.

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3.12 km

The Eldborg is a beautiful explosion crater in the Eldborg Arhraun. The crater rises 100m above sea level, has a beautiful oval shape with a length of 200 meters and a depth of 50 meters. The crater is said to have spewed lava twice, but then 5000 to 8000 years ago.

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3.81 km

View of Eldborg

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Extremely good hike even for runners with less endurance

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5.44 km

View of the Kalda River and Mountain Range

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Here you also have a second gate on the walk.

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6.33 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.04 km

289 m

Surfaces

6.04 km

169 m

120 m

Elevation

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Friday 26 June

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Comments

August 21, 2023,Eldborg crater

Easy hike of about 3 km. Ascent to the crater equipped with chains

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June 10, 2024,Wanderung zum Eldborg Crater

Today, with a bright blue sky, sunshine and a light wind, we went up to the crater of a volcanic eruption.

Over hill and dale through a lava field, stairs and rocks. An impressive experience. 😊

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August 24, 2025,Wanderung auf den Eldborg-Krater in Westisland

On a road trip, you have to take it as it comes. I didn't have time to wait for sunshine ☀️, but I really wanted to see this crater. It was worth it, even if I didn't have a view. The journey is the reward. Surefootedness is essential here, as the path leads through a lava field, and only the …

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July 30, 2023,Wanderung zum Vulkankrater Eldenborg

Hike over a cooled Laval field to the even volcanic crater Eldenborg.

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August 25, 2024,Wanderung Eldborg

Very nice path. A bit of climbing in the last few meters. Chain to hold on to. Great view.

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May 27, 2024,1. Tag in Island. Zum Elborg (60 m hoher Lavaring).

... it took a while to get to the third destination. Because Iceland is a bit far away. But, 🚘 driving (90 km/h maximum speed with cruise control) is quite relaxed in 🇧🇻. Around 3 p.m. the weather was a bit uncertain. Because a few drops of rain fell from the sky. 😎 But they stayed at the drops.

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June 5, 2024,0605/01 Eldborg, Rother 49

From the highest point of Eldborg, which was built around 900, one has an impressive view of the spherical crater with its steeply rising walls, which is rightly called the "Fire Castle".

The Eldborg is a beautiful explosion crater in the Eldborg Arhraun. The crater rises 100m above sea level, has a beautiful oval shape with a length of 200 …

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Fence and information panel at Eldborg Nature Reserve

Kaldá

Ladder

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Eldborg Crater

View of Eldborg

View of the Kalda River and Mountain Range

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