Why this place may fit your trip
Gamli Akranesviti is mapped as a lighthouse in OpenStreetMap. Seamark classification: not specified. Visitor access, opening and drone rules should be checked locally.
- Category
- Lighthouse
- Subcategory
- Lighthouse
- Region
- West Iceland
- Municipality
- Akraneskaupstaður
- Access status
- Public Unknown
- Road access
- Car
- Season
- Year Round
- Price type
- Free Unknown
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Drone status
- Check Official Map
- Record review date
- 2026-06-21
What the access data means
- The recorded access status is public unknown.
- The approach is recorded as car road access.
- The record carries a review date of 2026-06-21. This date alone does not establish a field visit or confirm today's access; individual sources and current conditions still need checking.
How to use this lighthouse in a real plan
Treat the lighthouse as a coastal route anchor rather than a building that is necessarily open. Check wind, surf, cliff edges, parking and private or operational restrictions; the exterior viewpoint may be the appropriate visit.
What is confirmed?
The year-round label describes the stored category, not guaranteed winter road or path access.
A map-derived road or ford nearby is a research lead, not proof that it lies on the legal approach. Check road status and travel alerts; local signs and the land manager determine site access.
Practical visit context
This is the old-lighthouse record. Visitor opening information for the Akranes lighthouse experience does not automatically grant access to this building. Treat it as an exterior landmark unless the operator confirms otherwise.
Visit West Iceland: Akranes lighthouses. Source reviewed 4 October 2026; opening, prices and conditions can change. This is desk research, not a recorded field visit.
Recorded safety note
Coastal site; check weather, waves, cliffs and local access before visiting.
Facilities and on-site context
Lighthouse / coastal navigation landmark
Drone planning
Drone status is not fully verified in this public place record. Check official sources before flying.
No local drone restriction match in stored fields; check official drone map before flying.
Make the stop resilient
Open the map before departure and compare this point with nearby hikes, roads and alternative stops. Recheck weather, road status and local signs on the day; a useful Iceland plan keeps this stop optional when the access data is old, incomplete or weather-dependent.