Mountain Bike

12.6 miles

Distance

1,126 ft

Climb

-1,120 ft

Descent

587 ft

High Point

You park at Vífilstaðavatn(the lower parking area) and follow the trails from there along vífilstaðahlíð. When you reach the end you will go over the road and make your way to Búrfellsgjá. When you descended from the top of búrfellsgjá you have to navigate through an lava field but you should be able to see the track. Húsfell is not very high up but its loose and step. The way back is almost the same but except follow Vífilstaðahlíð all the way back you take the line road over it and have a fun single track back to the parking lot.

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Vífilstaðahlíð-Búrfellsgjá-Húsfell and back is a 13 mile less popular intermediate route located near Reykjavík. This mountain bike only route and has a hard overall physical rating. This route climbs 1,126 ft with a max elevation of 587 ft then descends -1,120 ft.

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Riding area

Reykjavík
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
Bike type

AM
Physical rating

Hard

More Stats for Vífilstaðahlíð-Búrfellsgjá-Húsfell and back mountain bike route

Altitude change

-1 ft
Altitude min

151 ft
Altitude start

152 ft
Altitude end

151 ft
Grade max

-43.9%
Grade min

49.1%
Distance climb

4 miles
Distance down

3 miles
Distance flat

5 miles

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