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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5_Eldborg við Geitahlíð
length 2 km
difficulty Average
Eldborg við Geitahlíð
A prehistoric, volcanic fissure cuts into the slopes of Geitafell, a hylaoclastite table mountain. Out of five craters, made...
1_Arnarsetur
difficulty Easy
Arnarsetur
A monogenetic volcanic fissure (2 km) with scoria and spatter craters, rugged lava formations (20 sq. km), lava tubes...
8_Hafnarberg_OA
length 4 km
difficulty Average
Hafnaberg
A long line of sheer sea lava cliffs south of the old fishing hamlet of Hafnir. Various marine birds...
17_Méltunnuklif_1
difficulty Easy
Méltunnuklif
A stack of bedrock layers including lava flows, palagonite tuff, tillites, interbeds and erosion planes. Méltunnuklif contains several pages...
53_Vigdisarvellir
difficulty Easy
Vigdísarvellir
A wide, open grassy field at the foot of hyaloclastite ridges. Remains of two small farms illustrate an old...
7_Trölladyngja og Grænadyngja
length 9 km
difficulty Average
Grænadyngja / Trölladyngja
Steep hyaloclastite mountains west of Sog - geosite. Geothermal sites and younger volcanic fissures border them, associated with various...