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...
20_Skálafell
length 2 km
difficulty Easy
Skálafell
A volcano formed in a few eruptions, 3,000 to 8,000 years ago. The top crater is a handsome scoria...
14_Katlahraun
length 2 km
difficulty Easy
Katlahraun
Hornitos in the Hrútagjá lava shield flow. Hornitos usually form due to powerful degassing at crater edges. These ones,...
8_Hafnarberg_OA
length 4 km
difficulty Average
Hafnaberg
A long line of sheer sea lava cliffs south of the old fishing hamlet of Hafnir. Various marine birds...
38_Patterson flugvöllur
difficulty Easy
Patterson Airstrip
The Patterson-airstrip was built on consolidated marine sediments with subfossil marine molluscs. The most common species is blunt gaper...
34_Keilir9_Þráinn-vefur
length 8 km
difficulty Easy
Keilir / Keilisbörn
A cone-shaped hyaloclastite mountain attached to a low ridge (Keilisbörn). The formation stems from an eruption beneath an Ice...