Outside

First the hike. Then the hot tub.

Iceland's waterfalls, canyons, hikes and viewpoints: where they are, how to reach them, and where to get in warm water afterwards.

1006 sights mapped, including 60 hiking routes.

Top picks by region

A few standouts in each region, ranked from open data: how much people read about a place, how many people photograph it and what kind of place it is. Every other sight is still on the map and in the lists below.

Capital Region

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Tjörnin
Lake · Reykjavík
2 min from Reykjavík
CC BY 2.0 · Photo: Helgi Hall from Reykjavík, Iceland
Álafoss
Waterfall · Kópavogur
21 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Bromr
Þríhnúkagígur
Volcano · Hafnarfjörður
34 min from Reykjavík
The nearest road is about 2.7 km away.
CC BY 3.0 · Photo: Uaiecs
Lake · Kópavogur
20 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo: Helgi Halldórsson from Reykjavík, Iceland

Reykjanes

Volcano · Grindavík
50 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Jakub Hałun
Geothermal area · Grindavík
1 h 6 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 2.0 de · Photo: Christian Bickel
Lake · Hafnarfjörður
1 h 14 min from Reykjavík
The nearest road is about 1.2 km away.
CC0 · Photo: Joe deSousa
Volcano · Grindavík
1 h 3 min from Reykjavík
The nearest road is about 3.8 km away.
CC BY 4.0 · Photo: Steinninn
Volcano · Grindavík
43 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: The original uploader was Reykholt at English Wikipedia.

South Iceland

Waterfall · Hella
1 h 52 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Andreas Tille
Geyser · Hella
1 h 45 min from Reykjavík
CC BY 3.0 · Photo: Alexander Grebenkov
Waterfall · Vík
2 h 22 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Gerd Eichmann
National park · Hveragerði
55 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Andreas Tille
Waterfall · Hvolsvöllur
1 h 58 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Zoran Kurelić Rabko

West Iceland

Waterfall · Borgarnes
1 h 54 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: LeCardinal
Mountain · Grundarfjörður
2 h 49 min from Reykjavík
CC0 · Photo: Steven Diaz stevendiazphoto
Volcano · Ólafsvík
3 h 19 min from Reykjavík
The nearest road is about 2.6 km away.
CC BY 2.0 · Photo: Axel Kristinsson from Reykjavík, Iceland
Waterfall · Borgarnes
1 h 8 min from Reykjavík
The nearest road is about 2.8 km away.
Public domain · Photo: Jabbi
Hot spring · Borgarnes
1 h 37 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Nojhan

Westfjords

Waterfall · Ísafjörður
5 h 12 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Diego Delso
Viewpoint · Patreksfjörður
6 h 28 min from Reykjavík
The nearest road is about 1.2 km away.
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Walter Sutter (Cherobim)
Lighthouse · Patreksfjörður
6 h 8 min from Reykjavík
Public domain · Photo: TommyBee
Glacier · Ísafjörður
4 h 32 min from Reykjavík
The nearest road is about 8.5 km away.
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: AgainErick
Mountain · Bolungarvík
6 h 34 min from Reykjavík
CC BY 2.5 · Photo: Salvör Gissurardóttir

North Iceland

Waterfall · Akureyri
6 h 10 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Superbass
Waterfall · Mývatn
7 h 53 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Spike
Hike · Mývatn
7 h 53 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Spike
Waterfall · Mývatn
7 h 35 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Andreas Tille
Sight · Mývatn
6 h 55 min from Reykjavík
CC BY 3.0 · Photo: Alexander Grebenkov

East Iceland

Waterfall · Egilsstaðir
9 h 8 min from Reykjavík
The nearest road is about 2.1 km away.
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Rémih
Hike · Egilsstaðir
9 h 8 min from Reykjavík
CC0 · Photo: Joe deSousa
Canyon · Egilsstaðir
7 h 40 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: ArniGael
Mountain · Djúpivogur
6 h 59 min from Reykjavík
CC BY 3.0 · Photo: Jóna Þórunn (talk)
Waterfall · Egilsstaðir
7 h 56 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Jerzy Strzelecki

The Highlands

Hike · Kirkjubæjarklaustur
2 h 58 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Michal Klajban
Nature reserve · Kirkjubæjarklaustur
2 h 58 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Chris 73
Volcano · The Highlands
6 h 39 min from Reykjavík
The nearest road is about 4.3 km away.
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: User Wolfgangbeyer on de.wikipedia
Glacier · Hvolsvöllur
2 h 22 min from Reykjavík
The nearest road is about 5 km away.
Public domain · Photo: TommyBee
Hike · Hvolsvöllur
2 h 29 min from Reykjavík
CC BY 3.0 · Photo: Chmee2 / Valtameri