What this route is
Red marked walking route on Hrísey. Distance, elevation and terrain metrics were calculated from mapped geometry and DEM. Island walking route on Hrísey; check local weather and wind before starting.
- Region
- Northeast Iceland
- Route type
- Hiking
- Distance
- 4.7 km
- Estimated time
- 1 h 15 min
- Elevation gain
- 100 m
- General difficulty
- Easy
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Recommended season
- All Year
- Winter risk
- Low
- River crossing
- None
How demanding is this hike?
From the recorded distance and time, treat this as a short outing. The estimate is a comparison aid, not a finish-time promise: stops, navigation, surface, wind and the slowest person in the group all matter.
The data works out to about 21 m of ascent per kilometre. That shows how concentrated the climbing is, but it does not capture exposure, footing or scrambling.
Technical difficulty is recorded as easy; compare that with your experience rather than judging the route from distance alone.
What can change the decision
Island walking route on Hrísey; check local weather and wind before starting.
Plan the approach and return as carefully as the trail itself. Keep a shorter alternative in the same region, define a turn-around time and do not let a downloaded line override conditions on the ground.