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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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...
46_Drykkjarsteinn pano1j
length 1 km
difficulty Easy
Drykkjarsteinn
A large rock at the old track between Krýsuvík and Grindavík, The Rock of Drinks. It has three holes,...
42_Svartsengi1_Þráinn-vefur
difficulty Easy
Svartsengi
One of the major geothermal areas of the Reykjanes Peninsula. It supplies communities with hot water, as well as...
45_Básendar_hd
difficulty Easy
Básendar
In 1799, an powerful storm, combined with high spring tide, produced the worst, known flood in the southwest: Básendaflóð,...
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...
11_Hrólfsvík
difficulty Easy
Hrólfsvík
A small inlet, known as a locality for xenoliths (gabbroic crystal aggregates related to the host magma), embedded in...