Hike on mount Hafnarfjall in west Iceland – it´s a mountain and a movie star. This amazing picture is by KJ Photography.
I watch it every day out of my window in Borgarnes when I drive past it on my way to the capital Reykjavík.
I also climb it on a sunny day in the summer and admire the endless view from the top. Many people climb all seven peaks. The highest one is 844 m but the mountain has several hiking trails.
I take a short walk up to it´s hills when I need to clear my head and get some fresh air. My mountain is always there, beautiful and respectable. It has stood here for a several thousand years, and is a part of an extinguished central volcano which is about four million years old. It is mostly made of basalt.
It sure has seen a couple of things! It´s newest role was to take part in the movie The secret life of Walter Mitty with Ben Stiller. So now my mountain is a movie star like many other beautiful mountains in Iceland. It´s endless diversity and beauty raises the good in people. I´m like a proud mother or a big sister. This is my mountain, it´s on my doorstep. Welcome to Hafnarfjall.
My name is Helga and I live in the small town Borgarnes on the west side of Iceland. I have lived in Borgarnes most of my life but was born and raised on the Snæfellsnes peninsula. So I know the west side of the country fairly well. My family have been renting out small self catering apartment and house for guests in the old town of Borgarnes under the name Egils Guesthouse. We really enjoy getting guests to our beautiful small town. I am a tour guide and can give you information’s about best trips in the area. I can also plan a tour for you to my favorite places on the west side of Iceland.
