We felt that this rock was not as spectacular as expected. We felt the journey down a rough rocky road and back was a lot for something that turned out to be a lot smaller than photos would indicate.
Since Iceland is full of strange rock formations, you may just as well skip this one. It is fascinating in it's form and on a sunny morning it is beautiful. Don't skip the nearby Borgarvirki, it's a lot cooler.
On our way to Akureyri, we detoured around the Vatnsnes Peninsula to take in a gorgeous sunrise. The peninsula is known for the beaches that the seals like to hang out in summer, although in winter they have already moved on to warmer waters with more food sources. Still - the scenery is breathtaking here and the short stop at Hvitserkur and hike were a good way to stretch our legs.A word of caution - the road around the peninsula becomes basically a dirt road which many ruts and potholes that can swallow your little rental car. So if you're not driving a truck, this might not be the easiest place for you to visit. We were fortunate to have a private tour guide in a super jeep.The parking area is small and the path to the overlook quite easy to traverse. The wooden overlook platform was a sheet of ice. The path down the beach was a bit steep and to do it you really need good shoes - sneakers, TEVA sandals or hiking boots. However - the rewards are great. The beach is quite lovely and strewn with rocks of all sizes and also black sand. My daughter was delighted to find some shells and a piece of red corral. The views are to die for - just stunning. Sunrise with the backdrop of water, mountains, and they amazing troll rock.A little ways down the road there is also an old Viking stone fortress which you can walk up to and visit. While sheep are known to roam free in Iceland, horses are usually penned. But on our drive, they were roaming free. When we stopped the truck and rolled down the windows, they came right over, poked their heads in and enjoyed a pat on the head. This was a great detour!
Beautiful rock formation rising from the beach (apparently a troll turned into stone at sunrise according to local legends). Not super special but beautiful. The trip towards it is equally beautiful. A few hundred meters further down the beach you can see Iceland's largest (visitable) seal colony.
Hvítserkur isn´t really known between tourists. Special know in groups of self organized tourists. It is place where you can see seals. Nature right there is also special, so don´t forget to walk around to see stone dinosaurus. As tour operator I recommending Hvítserkur as well as other places in north Iceland what is by Lonely planet one of the 10 must see world places.
A beautiful large rock formation rising from sea surface, said to be the most photographed land mark of the northwestern Iceland. Also near to a large seal colony of the same beach. Not far away from the parking lot.
It's a nice rock, but you have to weigh whether or not it's worth driving 19 miles out and 19 miles back on a gravel road that is only 1.5 cars wide. And then the road down to it the parking area is very steep. You take a short walk from the parking area to the observation platform, which us way above it. You can't walk right up to it. All that said, if you have the time, do it. It is quite spectacular.
This was a real highlight of our first day of a road trip around Iceland, nothing else in this fjord but the 15 metre high rocks rises out of the water - an amazing sight. Well worth the bone shaking drive on the gravel roads of Vatsnes, would highly recommend taking the drive on round the peninsula for incredible, entirely unspoilt views.When we visited the tide was in but have seen photos where peole can walk right out to it.Watch carefully for the sign though, it's really small but there aren't too many turn offs on this road!!
This strangely shaped cliff is about 15 meters high. It rises straight up in the sea close to the beach.
This is a neat rock formation sticking out of the water, but as others said, not overly impressive. We were driving around that way anyway, but if you weren't, it may not be worth the drive,as it's neat, but not oh my goodness, that is the coolest thing i have seen exciting! We didn't see any seals while we were there either, if we had that might have made it more exciting.