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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18_Rosmhvalanes
difficulty Easy
Rosmhvalanes
A large flat area that represents the oldest part of the Reykjanes peninsula. The topmost bedrock is heavily eroded...
39_bSelatangar
length 4 km
difficulty Easy
Selatangar
Low-rise seashore lava spits with ruins of a seasonal fishing station (for open rowing boats). The fishermen´s huts and...
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...
Þráinsskjöldur
length more
difficulty Average
Þráinsskjöldur
A very large, flat lava shield, visible from the road to the Keflavik Int. Airport. The road cuts through...
9_Háleyjarbunga3_Þráinn-vefur
length 4 km
difficulty Average
Háleyjarbunga
A small, flat lava shield with a large, 20 to 25-m-deep crater. At least 9,000 years old, it was...