Kalsoy · on foot, without a car
Kallur lighthouse without a car: the ferry, the island bus and the fee
Last checked: 19 September 2026
The short answer
Yes, and it is the best-served famous walk in the country. Ferry route 56 crosses from Klaksvík to Syðradalur, and route 506 runs the length of Kalsoy to Trøllanes, which is the trailhead. Nothing else on this list is that direct.
Getting there: Route 400 or the weekday express 401 to Klaksvík, the Kalsoy ferry to Syðradalur, then route 506 to Trøllanes.
Source: Strandfaraskip LandsinsFerry route 56 Klaksvík – KalsoyRoute 506 Trøllanes – SyðradalurRoute 400 Klaksvík – TórshavnVisit Faroe IslandsHiking fees — routes that charge for access or require a guide
Before you go
This walk crosses private land and charges for access
- Adult
- 200 DKK
- Concessions
- 100 DKK for ages 13–17; under 13 free
- Guide
- Not required
Paid at the kiosk by the parking area in Trøllanes before you set off.
These are the amounts Visit Faroe Islands publishes. The landowners set them and change them, so treat the official list as the authority rather than this page.
Source: Visit Faroe IslandsHiking fees — routes that charge for access or require a guide
The transport
Reaching the trailhead
Route 400 or the weekday express 401 to Klaksvík, the Kalsoy ferry to Syðradalur, then route 506 to Trøllanes.
- Trailhead
- Trøllanes, the last village on the island road
- Car-free verdict
- Bus or ferry to the trailhead
Bus 400 — Klaksvík – Tórshavn Bus 401 — Klaksvík – Tórshavn (Express Bus) Bus 506 — Trøllanes – Syðradalur Ferry to Kalsoy
Sources: Strandfaraskip LandsinsFerry route 56 Klaksvík – KalsoyRoute 506 Trøllanes – SyðradalurRoute 400 Klaksvík – TórshavnVisit Faroe IslandsHiking fees — routes that charge for access or require a guide
The part that decides the day
Getting back
Kalsoy's road runs through narrow single-track tunnels and the island bus is timed around the ferry rather than around you. Our ferry page already warns that the two do not pair up on every departure: check the return crossing before you commit to the outward one, because there is no second way off the island.
We do not publish departure times: the operator reissues them several times a year and a stale last bus here is the one error on this site that could leave somebody on a mountain. Every route linked above goes straight to its own official timetable.
The walk itself
What the ground is like
A short, steep out-and-back over the ridge to the lighthouse on the headland. It is exposed on both sides near the top and the ground falls away sharply — this is the part of the walk that hurts people, not the climb.
Visit Faroe Islands advises against hiking between 2 November and 31 December, the hare-hunting season, and asks anyone who does to contact the landowner first.
Source: Visit Faroe IslandsHiking in the Faroe Islands
The story here
Kópakonan, the seal woman, belongs to Mikladalur on Kalsoy. In the legend a farmer takes and hides the sealskin of a woman who has come ashore, which forces her to stay and marry him. She eventually finds the skin and returns to the sea.
The part that has stuck for centuries is what comes after. When the farmer later kills her seal mate and their cubs, she curses the village: that so many men of Mikladalur would drown that the dead could join hands and dance a ring around the whole island.
Route 506 runs the length of Kalsoy to the Kallur trailhead, and Mikladalur is on the way — so the bus to the lighthouse walk goes straight through the village in the story.
Source: Visit Faroe IslandsThe seal woman
Experiences
Guided walks and transfers
When the timetable does not reach the trailhead on your dates, a guided trip brings its own transport. These are live listings for the islands.
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