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Parks · Elliðaárvogur / east Reykjavík
A flat, grassy peninsula between the two arms of the Elliðaá river mouth, known as Reykjavík's best-known off-leash dog area and the largest hundasvæði in Iceland. It features a fenced enclosure of about 600 m², a large open field, and shallow water at the river mouth where dogs can wade and swim.
A whole peninsula where dogs run, swim and socialize freely, with Mount Esja views across the bay.
Off-leash running is permitted here year-round; the rest of Reykjavík requires dogs leashed in public, so this is one of only a few official hundasvæði. Free, always open; park at the end of Malarhöfði by the eastern footbridge.
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