Hiking trail
Esja Hiking Trail
The mountain facing the city to the north; the climb to the Steinn sign takes a few hours. Rising right next to Reykjavík, Esja is the city’s favourite nature trail, with a breathtaking panorama of the whole capital and the ocean at your feet at the end of the climb.
- Region
- Capital Region: Reykjavík
- Time to allow
- 1 hour
- Entry
- Free
- Season
- All year
Practical information
- Kind
- Hiking trail
- Road
- Paved
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Nearest town
- Reykjavík · 13 km
- Reykjavík
- 14 km (as the crow flies)
- Coordinates
- 64.2400, -21.7600
- On the map
- Open location
Before you go
- The last 100 metres to the summit are a rock scramble; most people turn back at the Steinn sign.