Hiking the Volcano

Hverfjall Volcano is located just off Route 1. There is a car park, located at the foot at the crater, where the walk starts.

There are 2 different paths that you can take to the summit of the volcano depending on your ability and the length of walk you would like to do. Both walks I recommend a good pair of footwear, warm clothing for the summit, and walking poles.

One of the paths is located next to the Hverfjall Volcano car park. This route takes you up on a wide path, climbing steadily to the summit. This path is great for people who are not as experienced in hiking, or are after a shorter walk or are climbing with young children.

The other path that you can take is located in a place called Dimmuborgir. This is where my family and I started the walk. At Dimmuborgir, there are strange lava formations, located in the Younger Laxa Lava Field. Starting from Dimmuborgir, it will take you around 45 minutes to walk to the base of Hverfjall Crater. To reach the summit, there is a steep climb up with ropes to help you. We decided to go down the other route, as it was a little easier. Once we arrived down at the other car park, we followed a path that took us around the volcano and back to our car at Dimmuborgir. The route took us around 2 hours 30 minutes to do. I recommend this route only if you are a more experienced walker as it a lot more challenging.

Whichever route you decide to do, once you have reached the summit, you can walk right around the crater seeing great views of the crater itself and Lake Myvatn. It will take you around an hour to walk the full circumference of the crater.

The walk is a brilliant walk to do with fantastic views. You get to experience walking in piles of ash.