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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55_Þórshöfn
difficulty Easy
Thorshofn
One of the main German trading post in Iceland during the 15th and 16th centuries. During the 19th century,...
11_Hrólfsvík
difficulty Easy
Hrólfsvík
A small inlet, known as a locality for xenoliths (gabbroic crystal aggregates related to the host magma), embedded in...
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...
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...
10_Hrafnagjá
length 1 km
difficulty Easy
Hrafnagjá
The normal fault and tension fracture, Hrafnagjá, is the longest of its kind at the Reykjanes Peninsula, 12 km...
32_Hópsnes2_Þráinn-vefur
difficulty Easy
Hópsnes
A spit next to the town of Grindavík. It was formed during an eruption from a row of craters...