Slaettaratindur, Jun 11th

Located in the northern side of the island of Eysturoy, Slaettaratindur is the highest mountain in the Faroe Islands. That was reason enough to put it in my to-do list for this trip. I can say I was not ready for the amazing views I would get from the top. The hike itself is pretty straight forward and not too long. It just goes up. From the start, just after going over the wood contraption that allows you to climb over the fence, you have wonderful views of the Eidisvatn lake.

As you gain elevation, you start realizing the lake is sitting on a plateau. At some point, a thin blue line appears between the edge of the lake and the mountains behind and soon you realize is the sea between the island of Eysturoy and Streymoy.

Then the trail makes a slight left turn and goes straight towards the ridge on the eastern side of mountain. The views are blocked by the ridge until you reach a rock outcrop, but at that point, the views open towards the north.

From that point, the trail kind of circles the top of the mountain until it reaches a point where you have a big step to get up to the very top. Unexpectedly though, it was a flat area and there was even a small rock shelter in the middle. The best part though, is that from that point on, wherever you look, the views are just incredible. According to the guide, you can see every island from the top of Slaettaratindur. I didn’t count them or tried to identify them, but it certainly seemed like you could see the entire country.

While there, the wind was blowing pretty hard so clouds where changing and moving rapidly. I got a couple of opportunities where the sun was able to peek thru the clouds and illuminate the side of the mountains.

After a while and before I started getting cold. I retraced my steps back to the car

You can see the rest of the pictures here