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Iceland's most-photographed mountain and the Journey to the Center of the Earth glacier.
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Mount Esja
The flat-topped mountain across the bay, with a popular trail to a big boulder and views back over the city.
- Open
- Always; snow and ice from autumn to spring
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Esjustofa, Mógilsá, 116 ReykjavíkDirections
- Getting There
- Bus 57 from Mjódd or a 20-minute drive north of the city.
Why Go
The main trail climbs from the forest at Mógilsá to the rock called Steinn, about 600 meters up, in two to three hours return. Fit hikers carry on to the summit ridge; the view takes in the city, the bay and, on clear days, the Snæfellsjökull glacier.
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