Borgarfjörður Eystri (Bakkagerði)

About Borgarfjörður Eystri (Bakkagerði)

Borgarfjörður Eystri is a remote and spectacularly beautiful fjord in the East Iceland highlands, ending at the tiny village of Bakkagerði with just 100 inhabitants. The village is famous for its puffin colony — one of Iceland's most accessible, with birds nesting just metres from a boardwalk at the harbour. The surrounding mountains are part of the Dyrfjöll range (Door Mountains) and the area has exceptional hiking, including sections of the Víknaslóðir trail system.