Trælanípa — Attraction in Miðvágur

Trælanípa is a perpendicular cliff on Vágar Island in the unexplored Faroe Islands. The cliff treats travellers to one of the most spectacular nature attractions in the Faroe Islands. It is also very well known as “Lake above the Ocean” because it looks like the lake is floating above the Atlantic Ocean which is just below.

From Trælanípa Cliff, in English the Slave Cliff, you can see the freshwater Lake Leitisvatn.

You will find the trailhead to Trælanípa Cliff very close to Vagar Airport. It takes 5 minutes to drive from the airport to where the path starts. The trailhead is located next to the village Miðvágur. Once you see the centrally located church in Miðvágur, you are very close. There is a parking lot beside a small shed from where you set off. There are signs in Miðvágur pointing you in the direction of the shed.

As you will be in the great outdoors for around three hours, you might want to bring some snacks with you. There are grocery stores and a gas station in the village Miðvágur located 1 kilometres (0.6 miles) from the trailhead.

The ticket is 200 DKK per person.

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Visited May 2025. This was our last hike in the Faroe Islands before we left. Two magical weeks ending on a high note. There is a nice big parking lot available. You can pay your hiking fee in the office. They also have a gift shop with food and drinks. There were some cattle at the beginning of the hike like 10 ft away from the path which was really cool to see. The hike is longer than others, but it is relatively flat getting out to the viewpoints. It is a dirt and rock path with rolling little hills. There are a couple water runoff paths to traverse but you won't get wet. You hike along the lake, so there are plenty of old houses and graves to see on your way. At the viewpoints at the end, you will need to hike a steep incline to get up to the top. The views are amazing. There was little rain in the two weeks we were there, so the waterfall wasn't flowing. We still went down to see it. There are a bunch of large rocks to hike around to get there. I would walk west to try and get the best viewpoint of the falls. If you walk right to the falls the...

Apparently hiking on the Faroe Islands has become SO popular, that they have started to charge for walking in the nature. What used to be a free experience, now cost you 200DKK per person to do the walk! I am all about preservation of the nature, but since I have been there a couple of times, I think the price is to steep, compared to the experience. Especially if you consider what time of the year you’ll take the hike. 50DKK or even 100DKK would have been more appropriate. You can also choose to have a guided hike, then the price is 450DKK per person (children is cheaper) I’ll recommend you check out the official website before you take the hike, and then remember, there is plenty of free scenery and other hikes on the...