Ferry from Klaksvík as a foot passenger, then a bus or a walk up the island. Going without a car avoids the ferry queue.
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Kallur lighthouse, Kalsoy
- How long
- about 5 hours
- Without a car?
- Reachable
- Weather
- Can be cancelled or spoiled
- Access fee
- 200 DKK
A ridge walk to a lighthouse on a headland, with the northern islands laid out behind it.
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Roughly 45 minutes up from Trøllanes to a lighthouse on a narrow green headland. It is the most photographed viewpoint in the north and it earns it.
The whole day hinges on the ferry. Car capacity is small and fills in summer; as a foot passenger you will always get on.
- Settlement
- Klaksvík
Sources: Umhvørvisstovan · Strandfaraskip Landsins
The final approach is a narrow ridge with steep drops on both sides. In wind it is genuinely dangerous, and people have died here.
Getting there and getting in
Fee collected locally at the trailhead.
Best May to September. Exposed and slippery in wet conditions.
This sits near Klaksvík, which has its own page.
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