Cape Enniberg
Cape Enniberg is the cape at the northernmost point of the Faroe Islands on the island of Viðoy . At 754 meters, it is one of the highest vertical cliffs in the world.
From the land side, only experienced mountaineers with a local guide should dare the ascent. As a hiker, you can only walk up to a certain height on the path without any problems. But here too, as everywhere in the Faroe Islands, fog can come up suddenly and then stick for a long time.
Viðareiði is located at the southern foot of the 844 meter high mountain Villingadalsfjall .
Depending on the weather, boat trips to Cape Enniberg are offered throughout the summer. It is worth seeing not only because of its imposing size, but also because of its famous bird colonies. It is one of the most important destinations for ornithologists on the archipelago.
At 754 m above sea level, Enniberg is usually the second highest sea cliff in Europe. Only the steep slope of the Hornelen mountain on the island of Bremangerlandet in Norway is even higher at 860 m. But since Enniberg, in contrast to Hornelen, drops almost vertically into the sea, some prefer the description as the highest vertically sloping sea cliff in Europe.
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Coordinates: 62 ° 23 ′ 27.5 " N , 6 ° 33 ′ 47" W.