Hiking fees and private land in the Faroe Islands

Amounts as published on 14 October 2026, by the landowner where it publishes its own and by the tourist board otherwise.

• → Kallur lighthouse, Kalsoy: 200 DKK adults, 100 DKK for ages 13–17, under 13 free. Credit cards are accepted on site.
• → Trælanípa and Bøsdalafossur, Vágar: the landowner charges 200 DKK to walk on your own, children up to 15 free, no booking — pay at the coffee shop at the start, by card or cash, and if you set off early for sunrise you can pay later from home. A private guided walk is 600 DKK a person with a minimum of five, booked at least two days ahead. The tourist board's list still shows different prices; the landowner's page is the one that applies at the gate.
• → Villingadalsfjall from Viðareiði: 200 DKK a person, no guide included, placed in the mailbox by the gate to the trail. Enniberg needs a booked guide.
• → Drangarnir sea stacks: 600 DKK a person, and only with a guide.
• → Mykines, 1 May to 31 August: 500 DKK a person, or 400 DKK booked online before arrival, on top of the ferry ticket, for everyone over 15. The fee includes the mandatory guide. The path to the lighthouse is closed after a landslide; the board warns of a risk of more landslides there, so it is unsafe to walk, though hikes to other parts of Mykines are available.
• → Nólsoy: the 100 DKK fee is only for commercial trips organised by a business. Individuals walk free.

Hiking fees (Visit Faroe Islands)

Source: Visit Faroe Islands — Hiking fees — routes that charge for access or require a guide · Trælanípan (landowner) — Trælanípan and Bøsdalafossur — hiking options and prices

The tourist board's fee page opens with a warning: the Faroese government has passed new legislation on sustainable tourism that will affect these mandatory fees, and the board is still working out what it means. Treat every number above as correct on the day it was read, and check the landowner's or the board's page before you set off.

Source: Visit Faroe Islands — Hiking fees — routes that charge for access or require a guide

Fee or no fee, the land belongs to someone, usually a farmer with sheep on it. The tourist board's rules are short:

• → Walk only on designated paths, to protect sheep, wildlife and the land.
• → Never build, remove or add stones to cairns: they are how the next walker finds the way.
• → Camping is only allowed at designated campsites.
• → If locals are herding sheep near you, hide at once so the sheep do not notice you — lie down and keep still if you have to.
• → Drones must not fly within 150 metres of a village, town or main road, or within 5 km of Vágar Airport.
• → Pick up loose sheep wool if you see it: it tangles round birds' feet. And from 1 May to 1 September, boats keep 200 metres from the seabird cliffs.

Source: Visit Faroe Islands — Respect nature

From 2 November to 31 December is hare-hunting season. Hunting takes place in the mountains all across the country, on any day except Sunday, and for your safety the tourist board advises against hiking; if you still want to walk, it says to contact the landowner, and the regional information centre can give you the contact. It is a good habit the rest of the year too.

Source: Visit Faroe Islands — Guide to safe hiking

Two of the paid walks sit unusually well on the network: Trælanípa starts in Miðvágur, a stop on airport route 300, and Kallur is reached by the Kalsoy ferry and island bus 506. Villingadalsfjall starts in Viðareiði, at the end of route 500. Each walk page here has the bus and the return leg.

Source: Strandfaraskip Landsins — Route 300 Tórshavn – Airport – Sørvágur, Route 506 Trøllanes – Syðradalur, Ferry route 56 Klaksvík – Kalsoy, Route 500 Klaksvík – Viðareiði