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.
Evidence and current conditions
Track measurements and duration estimates are planning data, not a field inspection or a promise of completion time. Confirm the exact variant and start/end points before relying on them.
Use SafeTravel alerts, official road conditions and weather warnings. These sources describe current conditions, not verification of this particular track.
Leave room for the island visit, not only the walk
The local visitor information describes the red marked trail as approximately 5 km. Its colour matters: the green and yellow trails are different choices, not alternative names for the same circuit. Choose the route before departure, allow time for the interpretation signs and check onward transport independently of the walking estimate.
Hrisey visitor information: marked walks. Source reviewed 4 October 2026. This context does not certify the stored track or current access.
- 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 signal
- 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.