Glúmsstaðir

Glúmsstaðir: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Glúmsstaðir

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Glúmsstaðir — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 65.31583, -14.34802. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Glúmsstaðir

• Skaftfell. Center for Visual Art, East Iceland · museum · Eastern Region · ~22 km · Must-see
• Skálanes Nature & Heritage Centre · sanctuary · Eastern Region · ~37 km · Must-see
• Hengifoss · waterfall · Eastern Region · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fljótsdalur · viewpoint · Eastern Region · ~55 km · Must-see
• Stuðlagil canyon · waterfall · Eastern Region · ~60 km · Must-see
• Urriðavatn · lake · Eastern Region · ~6 km
• Fardagafoss · waterfall · Eastern Region · ~7 km
• Egilsstaðir · attraction · Eastern Region · ~7 km
• The East Iceland Heritage Museum · museum · Eastern Region · ~8 km
• Rjúkandafoss · waterfall · Eastern Region · ~8 km
• Eiðavatn · lake · Eastern Region · ~11 km
• Sandvatn · lake · Eastern Region · ~19 km
• Múlafoss · waterfall · Eastern Region · ~20 km
• Herfell · viewpoint · Eastern Region · ~20 km
• Gufufoss · waterfall · Eastern Region · ~20 km
• Seyðisfjarðarkirkja · church · Eastern Region · ~21 km
• Arnarfossar · waterfall · Eastern Region · ~22 km
• Vestdalsfossar · waterfall · Eastern Region · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Glúmsstaðir

Other forts & heritage near Glúmsstaðir

• Höfðasel · fort · Eastern Region · ~13 km
• Krakastaðir · fort · Eastern Region · ~14 km
• Þinghöfði · fort · Eastern Region · ~15 km
• Fjallkonan · fort · Eastern Region · ~15 km
• Expatriates to Canada · fort · Eastern Region · ~17 km
• Monument to Þorbjörn Arnoddsson · fort · Eastern Region · ~20 km
• Sveinn Ólafsson · fort · Eastern Region · ~26 km
• Gamli rafstöðvarkofinn · fort · Eastern Region · ~26 km
• Kolsstaðir · fort · Eastern Region · ~26 km
• WWII US Navy LCM Shipwreck · fort · ~26 km

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