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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49_Hvalsneskirkja1_Þráinn-vefur
difficulty Easy
Hvalsneskirkja
A beautifully preserved church and graveyard, from 1887. The building is built with basalt lava blocks, retrieved from the...
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...
53_Vigdisarvellir
difficulty Easy
Vigdísarvellir
A wide, open grassy field at the foot of hyaloclastite ridges. Remains of two small farms illustrate an old...
33_Húshólmi
length 2 km
difficulty Easy
Húshólmi
A clearing (kipuka) over which the lava Ögmundarhraun didn´t flow during an eruption in 1151, with remains of farm...
43_Valahnúkur1_Þráinn-vefur
length all km
difficulty Easy
Valahnúkur / Valbjargargjá / Valahnúksmöl
The shoreline at Reykjanes where the Mid-Atlantic Ridge connects to Iceland. Valabjargargjá is the normal fault to the east...
26_Ögmundarhraun_Final
difficulty Easy
Ögmundarhraun
A lava flow from 1151, formed during the volcano-tectonic Krýsuvík Fires (1151-1180). A tale of the berserkur Ögmundur relates...