Skip to main content

Highlands Glaciers

26 glaciers in Highlands — mapped with live road conditions, drive times, and directions.

26 glaciers in Highlands

Langafönn glacier

Langafönn

Glacial feature in the land of fire and ice. Where else can you stand on ancient ice above active volcanoes?

Brúarjökull glacier

Brúarjökull

Large outlet glacier from Vatnajökull. Surging glacier - moves rapidly at times.

Skaftárkatlar glacier

Skaftárkatlar

Ice formation in Iceland's glacier system. Every glacier here has its own character - shaped by the volcanoes beneath and the climate above.

Köldukvíslarjökull glacier

Köldukvíslarjökull

Ice formation in Iceland's glacier system. Every glacier here has its own character - shaped by the volcanoes beneath and the climate above.

Skaftárjökull glacier

Skaftárjökull

Ice formation in Iceland's glacier system. Every glacier here has its own character - shaped by the volcanoes beneath and the climate above.

Tungnaárjökull glacier

Tungnaárjökull

Highland glacier on Vatnajökull's western edge. Remote access but stunning volcanic ice landscape.

Kverkjökull glacier

Kverkjökull

Part of Iceland's glacial landscape. The ice here has been forming for centuries. Climate change is rewriting the map. Worth witnessing.

Klofajökull glacier

Klofajökull

Part of Iceland's glacial landscape. The ice here has been forming for centuries. Climate change is rewriting the map. Worth witnessing.

Brækur glacier

Brækur

Part of Iceland's glacial landscape. The ice here has been forming for centuries. Climate change is rewriting the map. Worth witnessing.

Snæhetta glacier

Snæhetta

Ice formation in Iceland's glacier system. Every glacier here has its own character - shaped by the volcanoes beneath and the climate above.

Vatnajökull glacier

Vatnajökull

Europe's largest glacier by volume. Covers 8% of Iceland and hides several active volcanoes underneath. You can do ice cave tours in winter, glacier hikes year-round. The scale is hard to comprehend until you're on it. This ice cap is a world of its own.

Hofsjökull glacier

Hofsjökull

Iceland's third-largest glacier, sitting right in the middle of the highlands. Covers a volcano. Less visited than the others because of location. True wilderness glacial experience if you make the journey.

Langjökull glacier

Langjökull

Iceland's second-largest glacier. Famous for the man-made ice tunnel you can drive into - seriously, they carved tunnels inside a glacier. Also popular for snowmobile tours. Feeds hot springs and rivers across west Iceland.

Dyngjujökull glacier

Dyngjujökull

Dyngjujökull is an outlet glacier of the Vatnajökull glacier in Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. The glacier is in the Icelandic Highlands and is situated between Bárðarbunga, Holuhraun and Kverkfjöll. Meltwater from the glacier flows into Jökulsá á Fjöllum, the second longest river in Iceland.

Eiríksjökull glacier

Eiríksjökull

Eiríksjökull is a glacier north-west of Langjökull in Iceland, with an area of 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi) reaching a height of 1,675 m (5,495 ft), atop the largest table mountain in Iceland which goes by the same name.

Tungnafellsjökull glacier

Tungnafellsjökull

Tungnafellsjökull is a icecap glacier upon a volcano of the same name in Iceland. The volcano is also known as Vonarskarð.

You'll need a car to reach most of these. Save 15% on Iceland car rental with our KeyCar discount.

Browse cars — save 15%