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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4_Höskuldarvellir_OA
length 5 km km
difficulty Average
Eldborg by Höskuldarvellir
Norðvestur af Höskuldarvöllum, sléttu graslendi við rætur Grænudyngju og Trölladyngju, rís stór gjall- og klepragígur, eldri en landnám. Gígurinn...
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...
29_Eldey1_Þráinn-vefur
difficulty Easy
Eldey
A-77-m-high island, of unknown age, made of layered palagonite tuff on top of the Reykjanes ridge, 15 km offshore,...
24_Sveifluháls
length more
difficulty Average
Sveifluháls
Einn af lengstu og stærstu móberghryggjum jarðvangsins. Hann geymir góðan þverskurð af ásýndum móbergsmyndunar; lagskipt móberg (túff), þursaberg (breksju)...
17_Méltunnuklif_1
difficulty Easy
Méltunnuklif
A stack of bedrock layers including lava flows, palagonite tuff, tillites, interbeds and erosion planes. Méltunnuklif contains several pages...
3_Djúpavatn_OA
length all km
difficulty Average
Djúpavatn / Spákonuvatn / Grænavatn
Þrjú stöðvötn í móbergshryggjunum Vesturhálsi og Núpshlíðarhálsi, að mestu með grunnvatni. Djúpavatn er við samnefnda ökuleið, að hluta eldgígur....