Saksun-Tjørnuvík

A wonderful path between perhaps two of the most beautiful and distrinct villages in the Faroe Islands. The route starts below Dúvugarðar, located on the north-easterly side of the great gorge in Saksun. Dúvugarðar is a several hundred-years-old farmhouse, which now functions as a museum. The tall mountains give the area around Saksun an air of mystery and beauty. The fjord used to be a good natural harbour, but after a heavy storm in the 1600s, the fjord was blocked with sand.

On the way up to the cairn, the path may be indistinguishable in some places, but when you reach the cairn itself, there is a cairn path all the way to Tjørnuvík.

As you arrive at Tjørnuvíksskarð enjoy the view of the characteristic rock pillars, Risin and kellingin. The story of these two is that they were sent to the Faroe Islands to drag the islands to Iceland. The preparations took longer than expected, and as the two were about to go back home to Iceland, the sun rose and turned the pair to stone.

Follow the cairns all the way down to Tjørnuvík. The densely build village is known for it special hymn singing, the Kingo-songs, which is an ancient hymn tradition that originates from Danish.

hymn writer Thomas Kingo. The village has a choir that performs Kingo hymns.
Tjørnuvík also has a nice sandy beach and striking waves that attract many visitors.

Trail difficulty is medium.

The route is 6.4 km one way.

It takes 2 hours to walk one way.