Gönguleið A
- 2.2 mi
- one way
- 973 ft
- climb
- 894 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
Gönguleið A is a 2.2-mile point-to-point route in Southern Peninsula, Iceland. It runs between about 260 ft and 890 ft above sea level, with roughly 970 ft of climbing one way. It is a mountain path with steeper and uneven sections, so wear proper hiking shoes. Most of the way is dirt. It is mapped as a named hiking route, with the sections joined into one trail here. The nearest town is Grindavík, about 3.8 miles northeast of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Lyngfell, Borgarfjall and Há-Hrafnshlíð. For camping, Tjaldsvæðið í Grindavík is within about 6 miles. There are 3 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.
Keep exploring — more trails worth the drive
HIKE
Gönguleið B
~1 min drive
A 1.5-mile point-to-point route in Southern Peninsula, Iceland.
HIKE
Strípshringur
~38 min drive
A 2.2-mile loop in Capital Region, Iceland.
HIKE
Vífilsfell
~46 min drive
An out-and-back trail, 1.3 miles each way (2.6 miles round trip) in Southern Region, Iceland.
HIKE
Leggjabrjótur
~1h 21m drive
An out-and-back trail, 9.2 miles each way (18 miles round trip) in Capital Region, Iceland.
HIKE
Gönguleið C
~1 min drive
A 2.8-mile point-to-point route in Southern Peninsula, Iceland.
HIKE
Norðmannahringur
~39 min drive
A 1.1-mile loop in Capital Region, Iceland.
HIKE
Austurengjahver
~14 min drive
An out-and-back trail, 0.9 miles each way (1.7 miles round trip) in Southern Peninsula, Iceland.
HIKE
Skógarhringur
~39 min drive
A 1.9-mile loop in Capital Region, Iceland.
HIKE
Selvogsgata
~31 min drive
A 3.8-mile point-to-point route in Capital Region, Iceland.
HIKE
Vatnahringur
~39 min drive
A 3.9-mile point-to-point route in Capital Region, Iceland.
Also worth it near here
Photo: Tadeusz Hare, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Skála-Mælifell
~3 min drive
Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Tjaldsvæðið í Grindavík
~6 min drive
SEE
Base Camp
~36 min drive
Photo: Helgi Halldórsson from Reykjavík, Iceland, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Ylströndin í Nauthólsvík
~36 min drive
SKI
A1 Leiruhringur
~37 min drive
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Gönguleið A for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
