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"If you would drive the whole peninsula in one go, it's about 280km (174miles). After just a few minutes after you have left the Ring road, you'll come to very historic areas and one can almost feel the battles between the different Viking clans. After you have been driving for maybe half an hour or so, you will see a sign to Snorrastaðir pointing left. From there you can take a 2,5km (1.55 miles) to get to Eldborg crater. From a distance, it almost looks like a natural fort, rising some 60 meters from the surroundings. It is also possible to walk on top of it as you can see on the pic to the left. A few minutes further on road 54, you will see Gerðuberg basalt columns from the road on your right side. You will see a sign on your right side pointing to the right. Follow that road for around"
Kristen Mackiewicz
" You can't miss this crater driving into the peninsula, but it's not really worth a stop. To get up close it's a hike of 6 km and it takes around 1.5 hours to hike both ways, depending on how fast you walk. Turn onto the road for Snorrastaðir farm and drive for a short distance. Leave the car at the parking lot of Snorrastaðir farm and hike from there. "

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