Vágar · Faroe Islands
Route to Gásadalur
45Sørvágur to Gásadalur
A 10 km road on Vágar that tunnels through a mountain to reach Gásadalur, a village of 18 people inaccessible by road until 2004, ending above the Múlafossur waterfall where a stream drops from the clifftop straight into the Atlantic.
Route 45 leaves the harbour village of Sørvágur and hugs the north shore of Sørvágsfjørður, passing Bøur with a wide view across to the sea stacks of Tindhólmur and the Drangarnir arch. Past Bøur it enters the 1.4 km single-lane Gásadalstunnilin, blasted through the mountain in 2004; before it existed, Gásadalur’s residents crossed a steep pass on foot. The tunnel emerges above the village, a short walk from the clifftop above Múlafossur.
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Route to Gásadalur on the map6.6 mi · point to point
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busiest around mile 6Elevation
under 4%4–8%over 8%52.8 – 202.4 mPoints of interest3 stops
- Á SkarðiViewpoint5.7 mi in
- BjarnafossurLandmark3.2 mi in
- MúlafossurLandmark6.3 mi in
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- Single-lane unlit 1.4 km tunnel
- Atlantic fog can descend in seconds
- Extreme cliff-edge winds at the Múlafossur viewpoint
- Narrow single-track coastal section
- Nesting Arctic terns in summer
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“Standing in front of the waterfall is something else, be it during a peaceful summer sunset or a windy winter day when gusts will bend the waterfall sideways.”
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