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Hesteyri

East Iceland, Iceland

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Hesteyri

East Iceland, Iceland

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Map of Hesteyri

Hesteyri is in East Iceland at 65.2067°N, 13.8800°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.

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Plan your visit

Getting there: Road 953 (Mjóafjarðarheiði)
Off the main road: 8.1 km from Route 93
Nearest town: Seyðisfjörður — 8 km away
Distance from Reykjavík: 401 km in a straight line
What else is close: 203 mapped places within 20 km

Hesteyri weather and conditions

At Hesteyri in East Iceland, conditions as of 1 September 2026, 06:30 (Iceland time): 6°C (feels like 3°C), light rain, wind 2 m/s, 0.4 mm precipitation in the last hour. Daylight today: 14 h 49 m (sunrise 05:31, sunset 20:21). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.

Data verified 1 September 2026, 06:30· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly

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East Reykjavík South Coast West North Westfjords Reykjanes Highlands

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Cars & campers

−12%exclusive discountFree cancellation

KEF airport pickup 24/74.8

SUV

Dacia Duster 4x4

Cheapest real 4WD in the fleet — gravel, the Westfjords and easy summer F-roads without truck prices.

VW Caravelle

Whole family or friend group in one car — gear in the back, room to stretch.

TransmissionAutomatic

12,750 kr15,000 kr/day

Reserve −12%

Camper

Key Camper Wild Duo

Sleep right by the trailhead, wake up at the falls — F-road ready from mid-June.

Tours near Hesteyri

Free cancellation

Small groups

Culture & city

Abandoned Fjords Super Jeep Tour

Starting the excursion, we drive from Eskifjörður along mountain treks over into long abandoned fjords where we get a look into…

Duration5 hours

HighlightsEast Iceland

Blue Ice Discovery

Step off the beaten track and onto ancient ice with our Crystal Blue Ice Glacier Hike — a half-day glacier adventure that brings…

Duration4 hours

HighlightsSoutheast Iceland

Breidamerkurjökull Glacier Hike

Set out on a 3-hour guided glacier hike on Breiðamerkurjökull, an outlet glacier of Vatnajökull.

Duration3 hours

HighlightsSoutheast Iceland

Photos & videos

Photo: NN · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

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Where is Hesteyri?

Hesteyri is a cape on the coast of East Iceland, Iceland. Check the map on this page for its exact position and the route in.

How do I get to Hesteyri?

Hesteyri is in East Iceland. Some Iceland headlands are reached on paved roads, others by gravel tracks that end at a small car park. Check live road conditions on this page before you drive.

Can you see puffins at Hesteyri?

Many Icelandic capes hold seabird colonies, and puffins are ashore from roughly April to mid-August. Whether Hesteyri has them depends on the spot — keep well back from cliff edges, which can be undercut.

Is Hesteyri safe to visit?

Take care at any Icelandic cape: cliff edges are wind-exposed and can be undercut, and low points on the south coast are exposed to sneaker waves that surge up the shore without warning. Stay back from edges and never turn your back on the sea.

Nearby

km column = your drive

1Borgareyri4 km
2Skolleyri5 km
3Gerpir22 km
4Kambanes45 km
5Naphorn53 km

Waterfalls

#1.Búðarárfoss

8.1 km·~10 min drive

A waterfall in Iceland.

#2.Gufufoss

9.1 km·~11 min drive

A waterfall in East Iceland.

#3.Múlafoss

9.6 km·~12 min drive

A waterfall in East Iceland.

#4.Klifbrekkufossar

9.9 km·~12 min drive

A waterfall in East Iceland.

4 waterfalls near East Iceland

Hot Springs

#1.Geothermal hot spring near Neskaupstaður

11 km·~13 min drive

Public_bath hot spring

#2.Natural hot pot near Eskifjörður

16 km·~19 min drive

Swimming_pool hot spring

#3.Natural hot pot near Egilsstaðir

25 km·~30 min drive

Swimming_pool hot spring

#4.Natural hot pot near Múlaþing

29 km·~34 min drive

Swimming_pool hot spring

4 hot springs near East Iceland

Campsites

#1.Sólbrekka, Mjóafirði

3.5 km·~4 min drive

The camp site is located on the grass next to the guesthouse Sólbrekka and is for tendts…

#2.Seyðisfjörður

8.6 km·~10 min drive

The camp site at Seyðisfjörður is well located close to the center of town with all…

#3.Tjaldsvæðið Norðfjarðar

11 km·~13 min drive

East Iceland campsite in the remote and beautiful Eastfjords. Fewer tourists means better…

#4.Neskaupstaður

11 km·~13 min drive

Located in the upper part of town on Víðimýri street, Neskaupstaður campsite provides an…

4 campsites near East Iceland

Supermarkets

#1.Kjörbúðin

8.4 km·~10 min drive

Supermarket — supplies

#2.Nesbakki

12 km·~14 min drive

Supermarket — supplies

#3.Krónan

25 km·~30 min drive

Krónan supermarket — supplies

#4.Bónus

25 km·~30 min drive

Bónus supermarket — supplies

4 supermarkets near East Iceland

Gas stations

#1.Seyðisfjörður

8.3 km·~10 min drive

Orkan · 308.6 kr/L petrol

#2.Neskaupstaður

10 km·~12 min drive

Orkan · 308.6 kr/L petrol

#3.Eskifjörður

16 km·~19 min drive

Orkan · 308.6 kr/L petrol

#4.Egilsstaðir

25 km·~30 min drive

Atlantsolía · 279.8 kr/L petrol

4 gas stations near East Iceland

Tours

#1.Abandoned Fjords Super Jeep Tour

5 hours

Starting the excursion, we drive from Eskifjörður along mountain treks over into long abandoned fjords where we get a look into…

from 42.000 ISKView tour →

#2.Blue Ice Discovery

4 hours

Step off the beaten track and onto ancient ice with our Crystal Blue Ice Glacier Hike — a half-day glacier adventure that brings…

from 24.900 ISKView tour →

#3.Breidamerkurjökull Glacier Hike

3 hours

Set out on a 3-hour guided glacier hike on Breiðamerkurjökull, an outlet glacier of Vatnajökull.

from 15.309 ISKView tour →

3 tours near East Iceland

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Everything on this page comes from the sources below. Live feeds refresh automatically.

Wikimedia CommonsHero & gallery photography · NN · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
VegagerðinVisitor access & practical facts
VegagerðinLive road status & cameras · Icelandic Road Administration
Open-MeteoWeather forecast · CC BY 4.0
NOAA SWPCAurora (planetary Kp) forecast · public domain
OpenStreetMapInteractive-map data · ODbL
Esri, Maxar & Earthstar GeographicsSatellite imagery for the 3D terrain render · GIS User Community