Nature discovery
Research 16 classified outdoor destinations within weekend reach of Reykjavik, grouped across 7 kinds of place and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Reykjavik. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Reykjavik. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Reykjavik, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.
Showing all 16 places.
Skerjafjörður is a fjord reachable from Reykjavik as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Skerjafjörður, about 4 km (2 mi) from Reykjavik
Image credit: Image: Christian Bickel fingalo / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Kollafjörður is a fjord reachable from Reykjavik as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Kollafjörður, about 6 km (4 mi) from Reykjavik
Image credit: Image: Schnee ( talk ) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Tungufoss is a waterfall reachable from Reykjavik as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Tungufoss, about 12 km (7 mi) from Reykjavik
Image credit: Image: Bromr / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Heidmork is Forested municipal conservation area and nature reserve nearby southeast of central Reykjavik, around Ellidavatn. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Heidmork, about 12 km (8 mi) from Reykjavik
Image credit: Image: Roman Z / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Álafoss is a waterfall reachable from Reykjavik as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Álafoss, about 13 km (8 mi) from Reykjavik
Image credit: Image: Bromr / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Hvalfjordur is Fjord with surrounding mountains and valleys along the coast north of Reykjavik. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Hvalfjordur, about 18 km (11 mi) from Reykjavik
Image credit: Image: Hansueli Krapf / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
Mount Esja is Volcanic basalt and tuff mountain range rising nearby north of Reykjavik across Kollafjordur bay. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Mount Esja, about 19 km (12 mi) from Reykjavik
Image credit: Image: Axel Kristinsson from Reykjavík, Iceland / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Tröllafoss is a waterfall reachable from Reykjavik as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Tröllafoss, about 21 km (13 mi) from Reykjavik
Image credit: Image: Bromr / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Grundartangi is a cape reachable from Reykjavik as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Grundartangi, about 24 km (15 mi) from Reykjavik
Image credit: Image: Steinninn / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Lake Kleifarvatn is Deep lake on the Mid-Atlantic fissure zone, the largest on the Reykjanes peninsula, nearby southwest of Reykjavik. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lake Kleifarvatn, about 25 km (15 mi) from Reykjavik
Image credit: Image: Joe deSousa / Wikimedia Commons, CC0
Grunnafjördur is a cove reachable from Reykjavik as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Grunnafjördur, about 26 km (16 mi) from Reykjavik
Image credit: Image: Steinninn / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Laxfoss is a waterfall reachable from Reykjavik as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Laxfoss, about 27 km (17 mi) from Reykjavik
Image credit: Image: Helgi Halldórsson from Reykjavík, Iceland / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Pokafoss is a waterfall reachable from Reykjavik as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Pokafoss, about 29 km (18 mi) from Reykjavik
Image credit: Image: Bromr / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Borgarfjörður is a fjord reachable from Reykjavik as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Borgarfjörður, about 39 km (24 mi) from Reykjavik
Image credit: Image: Axel Kristinsson from Reykjavík, Iceland / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Lake Thingvallavatn is Iceland's largest natural lake, a rift-valley lake within Thingvellir nearby east of Reykjavik. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lake Thingvallavatn, about 39 km (24 mi) from Reykjavik
Image credit: Image: Hansueli Krapf This file was uploaded with Commonist. / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Thingvellir National Park is National park and UNESCO site in a rift valley on the Mid-Atlantic ridge, nearby east of Reykjavik. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Thingvellir National Park, about 41 km (26 mi) from Reykjavik
Image credit: Image: Andreas Tille / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0