There are a couple of short waterside paths where you can amble and gape at the views – one by Hótel Höfn, and another round the marshes and lagoons at the end of the promontory Ósland (about 1km beyond the harbour – head for the seamen’s monument on the rise). The latter path is great for watching seabirds, though watch out for dive-bombing Arctic terns.
From the seamen's monument, you can follow a nature trail that has been set up to model the solar system – it's been 'scaled down 2.1 billion fold', and has its sizes and distances in correct proportion.
