- Ásbyrgi Canyon is a spectacular horseshoe-shaped depression in the northeast of Iceland, steeped in folklore.
- The best time to visit Ásbyrgi is during the summer months of June to August when the weather is mild and the daylight hours are long.
- Ásbyrgi Canyon measures more than 1km at its widest point, so at 3.5km long it looks more like a vast plain than a canyon at first glance.
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- This tore the surface and the earth collapsed underneath. The hoof-print left by Sleipnir is clearly visible today, and is called Ásbyrgi (The Gods Bastion).
- Ásbyrgi is one of the wonders of nature, a well-forested horse-shoe-shaped canyon in Öxarfjörður. ... Many hiking tracks are in the vicinity of Ásbyrgi.
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- » Asbyrgi is repeatedly voted one of the major tourist draw of Iceland. » Flights from Reykjavik to Husavik or bus from Akureyri or Husavik.
- It is also believed that Ásbyrgi was formed in a major catastrophe glacier outburst for around 2200 to 4500 years ago due to fast melting of glaciers.
- The camp site in Ásbyrgi is open from 15th of may to the 15th of september. There is a large camp site in Ásbyrgi for tents, camping folders and mobile homes.