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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15_Kerlingarbás
length 1 km
difficulty Easy
Kerlingarbás
Seaside remains of three large tephra rings, 800 to 2,000 years old, topped by lava flows. The uppermost one...
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...
32_Hópsnes2_Þráinn-vefur
difficulty Easy
Hópsnes
A spit next to the town of Grindavík. It was formed during an eruption from a row of craters...
13_Hvassahraunskatlar
length 1 km
difficulty Easy
Hvassahraunkatlar
Hornitos in the Hrútagjá lava shield flow. Hornitos usually form due to powerful degassing at crater edges. These ones,...
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)....
28_Brú Milli Heimsálfa 4 Þráinn-vefur
difficulty Easy
Bridge between continents
A symbolic footbridge, The Bridge Between Continents, spans a wide tension crack that opened up due to the divergent...