Our Geosites

Reykjanes UNESCO Global Geopark is an area of 829 square kilometers, 0.85% of Iceland. There the Mid-Atlantic Ridge rises above sea level. Various forms of volcanic activity that has shaped the peninsula for a long time. In the Geopark it’s easy to find geothermal activity and see the shaping of different landscapes, hundreds of different craters, caves and lava fields, a variety of bird life, astonishing cliffs, high geothermal activity, and black sand beaches.
The Geopark and its hiking trails are accessible all year round.

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37_Ósar_hd
difficulty Easy
Ósar
A rocky inlet adjacent to the old hamlet of Hafnir with its newly excavated pre-settlement ruins of a Norse...
30_Gunnuhver3_Þráinn-vefur
difficulty Easy
Gunnuhver
A group of vigorous mud pools and steam vents at Reykjanes. They change with time. The group partly formed...
34_Keilir9_Þráinn-vefur
length 8 km
difficulty Easy
Keilir / Keilisbörn
A cone-shaped hyaloclastite mountain attached to a low ridge (Keilisbörn). The formation stems from an eruption beneath an Ice...
40-c_Seltjörn
difficulty Easy
Snorrastaðatjarnir / Háibjalli
Háibjalli is a 10 m high normal fault next to the ponds of Snorrastaðatjarnir. The location is rich in...
20_Skálafell
length 2 km
difficulty Easy
Skálafell
A volcano formed in a few eruptions, 3,000 to 8,000 years ago. The top crater is a handsome scoria...
22_Stampar5_Þráinn-vefur
difficulty Easy
Stampar
Two parallel volcanic fissures on Reykjanes. Both are lined with numerous craters. The older row is 1,800 to 2,000...