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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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...
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...
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...
52_Staðarborg_GunnarFreyr (3)
length 3 km
difficulty Easy
Staðarborg
An isolated sheep shelter. It is rounded but without a roof, over 2 m high, 8 m in diameter,...
41_Sogasel_hd
difficulty Easy
Sogasel
Ruins of a shieling (a hut used during the pasture period for the sheep) close to Grænadyngja and Sog....
44_Þorbjarnarfell6_Þráinn-vefur
length 2 km
difficulty Easy
Þorbjarnarfell
A free-standing, hyaloclastite mountain north of Grindavik. It is split by fault lines that create a shallow valley (graben)....