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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2 km
difficulty
Easy
A free-standing, hyaloclastite mountain north of Grindavik. It is split by fault lines that create a shallow valley (graben)....
length
2 km
difficulty
Easy
A clearing (kipuka) over which the lava Ögmundarhraun didn´t flow during an eruption in 1151, with remains of farm...
difficulty
Easy
Remains of a wall from the early Commonwealth period (870-1000 AD). The wall served to separate livestock from fields...
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Easy
Háibjalli is a 10 m high normal fault next to the ponds of Snorrastaðatjarnir. The location is rich in...
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1 km
difficulty
Easy
Hornitos in the Hrútagjá lava shield flow. Hornitos usually form due to powerful degassing at crater edges. These ones,...