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Villingadalsfjall and Enniberg from Viðareiði, without a car
Last checked: 19 September 2026
The short answer
Route 500 runs north from Klaksvík to Viðareiði, and the walk starts from the village. Villingadalsfjall you can do alone on payment of the access fee. Enniberg — the sea cliff beyond it — you cannot: an approved Faroese guide is required, and that is a rule rather than a recommendation.
Getting there: Route 400 all week or the weekday express 401 to Klaksvík, then route 500 north to Viðareiði.
Source: Strandfaraskip LandsinsRoute 400 Klaksvík – TórshavnRoute 401 Klaksvík – Tórshavn (Express Bus)Route 500 Klaksvík – ViðareiðiVisit 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
- Guide
- Not for Villingadalsfjall — required for Enniberg
That covers Villingadalsfjall. Enniberg itself requires an approved guide; it is not a walk you may do on your own at any price.
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 all week or the weekday express 401 to Klaksvík, then route 500 north to Viðareiði.
- Trailhead
- Viðareiði village
- Car-free verdict
- Bus to the village, then walk
Bus 400 — Klaksvík – Tórshavn Bus 401 — Klaksvík – Tórshavn (Express Bus) Bus 500 — Klaksvík – Viðareiði
Sources: Strandfaraskip LandsinsRoute 400 Klaksvík – TórshavnRoute 401 Klaksvík – Tórshavn (Express Bus)Route 500 Klaksvík – ViðareiðiVisit Faroe IslandsHiking fees — routes that charge for access or require a guide
The part that decides the day
Getting back
This is a branch at the far end of a long corridor — our route 500 page says to check the last departure back to Klaksvík before committing to the outward trip, and that applies twice over when the outward leg ends in a mountain.
We do not publish departure times: the operator reissues them several times a year and a stale last bus here is the one error on this site that could leave somebody on a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 long, steady climb out of the village onto the ridge, with the third-highest summit in the islands at the top and Enniberg's cliff falling away to the north. The ground is open and the weather changes faster than the map suggests.
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
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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