lake Myvatn lurks in the distance
the crater in full glory
East of Lake Myvatn is a black barren cone that was created by a violent eruption of the Hverfjall volcano, some 4500 years ago.
The
crater has an aperture of 1 km.
From the parking lot on the northwestern side you can scale the rim of the cone and have a look
at the inside of the crater.
Once you are up there have a look over Lake Myvatn and the geothermal area to the north.
from the parking lot you can already see the trail on the rim
on the crater edge
on the way down there is a nice view of the geothermal activity at Barnarflag
