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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23_Sundhnúksröð_hd
length 8 km
difficulty Average
Sundhnúksröð
A monogenetic crater row formed about 2,300 years ago. The lava flow entered the sea (where the town of...
35_Kleifarvatn2_Þráinn-vefur
difficulty Easy
Kleifarvatn
The largest lake on the peninsula, 9.1 sq. km and 97 m deep, in a depression between the Brennisteinsfjöll...
2_Brennisteinsfjöll_2
length more
difficulty Hard
Brennisteinsfjöll
A large cluster of late Ice Age hyaloclastite mountains, including a prominent lava shield (Kistufell), lined with Holocene but...
38_Patterson flugvöllur
difficulty Easy
Patterson Airstrip
The Patterson-airstrip was built on consolidated marine sediments with subfossil marine molluscs. The most common species is blunt gaper...
55_Þórshöfn
difficulty Easy
Thorshofn
One of the main German trading post in Iceland during the 15th and 16th centuries. During the 19th century,...
50_Reykjanesviti5_Þráinn-vefur
difficulty Easy
Reykjanes Lighthouse
The Reykjanes lighthouse is the oldest lighthouse currently operated in Iceland, from 1908. A lighthouse keeper and farmer used...