Outgoing
Stuðlagil Canyon Main Access 1
Waterfront Spot
Stuðlagil Canyon Main Access 2
Stuðlagil Canyon Main Access 3
Stuðlagil Canyon Main Access 4
Stuðlagil Canyon Main Access 5

Stuðlagil Canyon Main Access

Egilsstadir

Walk inside one of Iceland's most spectacular basalt canyons. Towering hexagonal columns frame a glacial river on a 1.5-mile hike from the east side parking lot.

Basalt canyon hike
Glacial river views
Photography hotspot
Remote East Iceland

Tips

📸'so dang cool to walk down and experience the size'
🚗Park at Stuðlafoss lot for canyon access
🥾1.5-mile hike to reach the canyon floor

Stuðlagil Canyon Main Access

Grund, Jökuldalsvegur, 701 Egilsstadir, Iceland