Sights in the Highlands

Eldgjá

Volcano · Kirkjubæjarklaustur

volcano and a canyon in Iceland

5 h 28 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 1.8 km away.

CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Илья Григорик

Bláhnjúkur

Volcano · Kirkjubæjarklaustur

mountain in Iceland

2 h 58 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 1.5 km away.

CC BY-SA 2.5 · Photo: Christian Wirth

Öskjuvatn

Lake

crater lake in Iceland

6 h 39 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 4.1 km away.

Public domain · Photo: Michael Ryan

Katla

Volcano · Vík

volcano in Iceland

3 h 7 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 11 km away.

Public domain · Photo: The original uploader was RicHard-59 at Finnish Wikipedia.

Kerlingarfjöll

Volcano

mountain in Iceland

3 h 36 min from Reykjavík

CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Krator

Frostastaðavatn

Lake · Kirkjubæjarklaustur

lake in Southern Region, Iceland

2 h 51 min from Reykjavík

CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Jerzy Strzelecki

Langjökull

Glacier

Ice cap in Iceland

2 h 28 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 18 km away.

CC BY 2.5 · Photo: Polarlys

Vatnajökull National Park

National park

national park in Iceland

10 h 10 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 30 km away.

CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Justraveling.com

Mýrdalsjökull

Glacier · Vík

glacier in Iceland

3 h 6 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 12 km away.

CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Bjoertvedt

Bárðarbunga

Volcano

stratovolcano in Iceland

4 h 42 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 20 km away.

Public domain · Photo: Unknown author

Víti Askja

Lake

crater lake in Iceland

6 h 39 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 2.3 km away.

CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Rémih

Torfajökull

Volcano · Kirkjubæjarklaustur

volcano in Iceland

2 h 50 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 8.9 km away.

Public domain · Photo: TommyBee

Gígjökull

Glacier · Hvolsvöllur

glacier in Iceland

2 h 20 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 1.5 km away.

Public domain · Photo: TommyBee

Maelifell

Volcano · Vík

mountain in Rangárþing ytra, Suðurland, Iceland

2 h 57 min from Reykjavík

CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: PeterRYV

Grænagil

Hike · Kirkjubæjarklaustur

4.2 km · Walk 1 h 25 min · Moderate · 2 h 58 min from Reykjavík

CC BY 3.0 · Photo: rheins

Útigönguhöfði

Hike · Hvolsvöllur

5 km · Walk 3 h 40 min · Hard · 2 h 29 min from Reykjavík

CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Reykholt

Valahnúkur hike

Hike · Hvolsvöllur

2.3 km · Walk 1 h 35 min · Moderate · 2 h 30 min from Reykjavík

CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Reykholt

Askja hiking trails

Hike

14 km · Walk 5 h 25 min · Hard · 6 h 39 min from Reykjavík

CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Rémih

Herðubreið

Volcano · Mývatn

volcano in Iceland

6 h 57 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 5.6 km away.

CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: User en:User:Icemuon, cropped by User:Seattle Skier

Hofsjökull

Glacier

glacier in Iceland

7 h 1 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 23 km away.

Public domain · Photo: Unknown author

Tindfjallajökull

Volcano · Hvolsvöllur

glacier in Iceland

2 h 14 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 6.3 km away.

CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Martin Barth

Stakkholtsgjá

Canyon · Hvolsvöllur

2 h 24 min from Reykjavík

CC BY-SA 2.0 de · Photo: Christian Bickel fingalo

Drekagil

Canyon

canyon in Iceland

5 h 59 min from Reykjavík

CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo: Nige from near Thetford, Norfolk, UK

Ljótipollur

Lake · Kirkjubæjarklaustur

crater lake in Iceland

2 h 48 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 2 km away.

CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Pintafontes Senapeli…

Þórisvatn

Lake

lake in Iceland

4 h 28 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 4.3 km away.

Public domain · Photo: TommyBee

Trölladyngja

Volcano

volcano in Iceland

4 h 43 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 11 km away.

CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Heidi Soosalu

Þórólfsfell

Volcano · Hvolsvöllur

mountain

2 h 11 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 1.7 km away.

CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: The original uploader was Reykholt at German Wikipedia.

Kverkfjöll

Volcano

mountain

10 h 10 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 7.2 km away.

CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Rémih

Sigöldulón

Lake

reservoir

2 h 48 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 1.2 km away.

CC BY 3.0 · Photo: Bryan Pocius

Valahnúkur

Mountain · Hvolsvöllur

mountain in Iceland

2 h 26 min from Reykjavík

CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Reykholt

Tungnafellsjökull

Glacier

glacier in Iceland

4 h 7 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 5 km away.

CC BY-SA 2.5 · Photo: Christian Wirth

Fjallabak natural reserve

Nature reserve · Kirkjubæjarklaustur

natural reserve in Iceland

2 h 58 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 3.7 km away.

CC BY-SA 1.0 · Photo: The original uploader was Nojhan at French Wikipedia.

Markarfljótsgljúfur

Canyon · Hvolsvöllur

2 h 33 min from Reykjavík

CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Mickaël Delcey (Silverkey)

Útigönguhöfði

Mountain · Vík

mountain in Iceland

2 h 30 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 1.7 km away.

CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Reykholt

Landmannahellir

Cave · Hvolsvöllur

cave in Iceland

2 h 47 min from Reykjavík

CC BY 2.0 · Photo: Reen Eversdijk from Groningen, The Netherlands

Dyngjujökull

Glacier

glacier in Iceland

9 h 57 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 11 km away.

Public domain · Photo: Operational Land Imager

Hvítárvatn

Lake

lake

2 h 42 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 5.8 km away.

CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Smiley.toerist

Gljúfrasmiður

Waterfall

waterfall of Iceland

6 h 49 min from Reykjavík

CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Evgeniy Metyolkin

Blöndulón

Lake

reservoir in Iceland

4 h 59 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 2.7 km away.

CC BY 4.0 · Photo: Steinninn

Loki-Fögrufjöll

Mountain

mountain in Iceland

5 h 1 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 20 km away.

Public domain · Photo: TommyBee