Vidareidi

Viðareiði is the northernmost settlement in the Faroes, sitting on a low isthmus between two bays with mountains rising steeply at both ends of the island, and the road stops here. Its church of 1892 holds silver given by the British crown after villagers rescued the crew of a wrecked ship. The walk north from the village leads towards Enniberg, the cliff at the island's tip, and south the ridge climbs Villingadalsfjall.

What you actually see

• The isthmus setting - a village on a low neck with mountains at both ends.
• The 1892 church - holding silver given for a nineteenth-century sea rescue.
• The Enniberg approach - the route north towards the great cliff.
• Villingadalsfjall - the peak climbed from the village to the south.

When to go

May to September is the season. Fog and wind are constant factors this far north. The road can close in winter storms.

Honest expectations

There are very few facilities and no shop worth the name. The walk to Enniberg is serious and should not be done alone or in poor visibility. Weather here changes very fast.

Nearby

Enniberg is north, and Klaksvik is south.