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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

Transport

Ferry from Klaksvík as a foot passenger, then a bus or a walk up the island. Going without a car avoids the ferry queue.

Access

Fee collected locally at the trailhead.

Season

Best May to September. Exposed and slippery in wet conditions.

This sits near Klaksvík, which has its own page.

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