Dimmuborgir Lava Loop
Dimmuborgir Lava Loop
0.9km
Total Distance
16m
Elevation Gain
Trail description
A short, flat 0.9 km loop through the Dimmuborgir lava formations east of Mývatn. The pillars and caves formed about 2,300 years ago when a lava lake from the Þrengslaborgir and Lúdentsborgir crater row pooled over a marsh, and the boiling water rose through the lava as steam. When the crust collapsed, the hollow lava pillars were left standing like a ruined citadel, which gave the place its name, the dark castles.
Route Map
Along the trail
- 1Viewpoint · 0.5km
- Parking
- 166m from the start
- Surface
- natural ground 78%, paved 22%
- Marked route
- Dimmuborgir, Kirkjuhringur, Dimmuborgir
