Djúpalónssandur
A black pebble bay enclosed by lava, scattered with the wreck of a British trawler from 1948 and four lifting stones that fishermen once used to test their strength.
From the car park, walk down through a lava gorge to the bay, which is covered in smooth black pebbles (please don't take any). The rusted wreckage on the sand is from the British trawler Epine GY7, which ran aground in 1948. Beside the trail are four 'lifting stones' weighing 23 to 154 kg. In the old days, fishermen judged whether they were fit to crew a boat by whether they could lift them. A clifftop path of about 20 minutes leads to the neighbouring Dritvík bay. Waves here can surge up the beach without warning, the so-called Icelandic sneaker waves, so stay well away from the waterline.
Opening hours
Open all day
Nearby sights
- Vatnshellir Cave
- Saxhóll Crater
- Malarrif Lighthouse & Visitor Centre
- Lóndrangar
- Snæfellsjökull National Park
- Skarðsvík Beach
- Svöðufoss
- Svörtuloft Lighthouse