The remote Héraðsflói bay and hills of Fagradalsfjöll on the way to Bakkagerði
Hofströnd farm below Svartfell peak (510m), Bakkagerði.
The 600m peak of Hvítuhnjúkar looms above Bakkagerði township. In September 2014, residents here were advised to stay indoors due to high levels of SO2 gas blowing in from the lava eruption at Holuhraun.