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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47_Garðskagaviti5_Þráinn-vefur
difficulty Easy
Garðskagaviti
Two lighthouses next to each other. The old one was built in 1897 and the second in 1944. Prior...
27_Brimketill5_Þráinn-vefur
difficulty Easy
Brimketill
A small, naturally carved pool, by marine erosion, at the lava shore edge west of the town of Grindavík....
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...
36_Mannvistarleifar við Eldvörp 1
difficulty Easy
Remains of human activities in Eldvörp
Remains of human activities in the Eldvörp lava flow; three paths represent old trading and communication routes and ruins...
48_Gálgaklettar
length 1 km
difficulty Average
Gálgaklettar
High hyaloclastite cliffs form the summit of Mt. Þorbjarnarfell close to Grindavík town. Thieves, captured in the area, were...
2_Brennisteinsfjöll_2
length more
difficulty Hard
Brennisteinsfjöll
A large cluster of late Ice Age hyaloclastite mountains, including a prominent lava shield (Kistufell), lined with Holocene but...