Saksun - Haldórsvík
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View down on the ancient Dúvugarður in Saksun. To the right the church from 1858. Photo: Óli Gardshodn -
Views up in 173m down on Saksun and the valley in Saksun, which is the longest in the Faroe Islands. Photo: Óli Gardshodn -
The very beautiful iconic narrow canal into Pollin í Saksun. Photo: Óli Gardshodn -
View up from Víkarstíggjur down on the estuary of Saksun. Photo: Óli Gardshodn -
From the pass Víkarskarð at 587m altitude there is a 3 km. long peaceful solitary trip down to Haldórsvík. The closer you get to the village, the higher and more magnificent the cairns become. Photo: Óli Gardshodn -
The path down to Haldórsvík. It is a joy to walk along these magnificent cairns, which can be seen from a long distance. Photo: Óli Gardshodn -
The stairway up through the steep cliff above Haldórsvík is a bit of a masterpiece. Photo: Óli Gardshodn -
The waterfall at Kluftá right up from Haldórsvík. Photo: Óli Gardshodn -
The beginning of the path that goes up from Haldórsvík to Saksun. Photo: Jan Kellr - @jpkay
Tað er vakurt at ganga túrin. Úr Haldórsvík ímóti Saksun hevur tú gott útsýni niðan í gjónna undir Vesturheyggi
Tað er vakurt at ganga ímillum Saksun og Haldórsvík. Kanska er vakrari at ganga úr Haldórsvík ímóti Saksun. Tá hevur tú gott útsýni niðan í gjónna undir Vesturheyggi, og tað er altíð serstakliga vakurt at ganga oman ímóti Saksun, ið eisini er ein góð endastøð, har tú m.a. kanst enda túrin við at spáka oman á Lónna.
Gøtan er ikki sjónlig allan vegin, so her er neyðugt at ganga eftir varðunum. Eftir at tú snarar av gøtuni, ið fer til Tjørnuvíkar, er tó ongin varði at síggja fyrstu 700 metrarnar, so her er lætt at ivast, hvussu tú skalt ganga. Rætta leiðin er at ganga eitt sindur niðanfrá, niðan í líðina, so at tú ikki kemur út í Gjótustíggj.
Tá ið tú so kemur inn í Skipádal, eru varðar allan vegin niðan á Víkarskarð. Komin tvørtur um skarðið skalt tú taka seg til vinstru, har tú beinanvegin sært ein varða. Haðan eru tættir varðar allan vegin oman í Haldórsvík. Teinurin frá Víkarskarði oman í Haldórsvík kann tykjast eitt sindur drúgvur at ganga.
Um gingið verður úr Haldórsvík, skalt tú eftir at vera komin um Víkarskarð ganga 100 m til vinstru í ein sunnan, áðrenn gingið verður oman eftir varðunum í Skipádali.
Saksun - Haldórsvík
There is no public transport to Saksun.
In Saksun, there are big parking lots by the church. (see photo)
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The beginning of the village path in Saksun goes up on the first crag and the to the left. Photo: Óli Gardshodn -
The village gate in Saksun. Photo: Óli Gardshodn
Haldórsvík - Saksun
Parking, Haldórsvík
There is plenty of parking in the parking lot above the church (see the photo)
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See green line for parking and blue line for starting point
Saksun - Haldórsvík
The route starts at the parking lot below Dúvugarðar, located on the north-easterly side of the great gorge in Saksun. Dúvugarðar is a several hundred years-old listed farmhouse, which now functions as a museum.Walk about 50 meters and turn right when you have crossed the bridge at Skipá and walk about 2-300 meters uphill through the infield along the river.
When you get into the outfield, climb the first hill - about 30 vertical meters, around the same height as the start of the waterfall. From here, you need to look diagonally upwards towards the northeast. On the hill in the horizon you see a cairn about one kilometer away. Use it as a landmark. During the first 200 meters, you walk in roughly the same height and then reach the path that leads up to the cairn.
Haldórsvík - Saksun
Fakta
Tíð
longd
Hægsta stað
Hæddarmetrar
Suitable with children over 10 years
Difficult
- The ascent from Saksun is steep and at times muddy. This stretch can be challenging. The rest of the path is easy
The path above Saksun can be wet and muddy. When you leave the path that goes to Tjørnuvík, the terrain is grass covered and good for walking for the rest of the hike. The area west of the pass Víkarskarð is fairly steep
