Only accessible in summer, the gravel road 635 heads north to Kaldalón inlet, formed by a retreating glacier tongue. Not many visitors bother with this detour but if you like wild, remote places with...

A local area hiking map is essential if you plan to hike any of the following routes – you can purchase one at the information centre in Borgarfjorður Eystri. Make sure you have suitable clothing and...

At Mulakot Iceland's Forest Service has been planting trees since around 1940 and it is now the largest and most versatile forest area in South Iceland. Before the middle of the 20th century, many kin...

Duration: 2.5-3 hours return trip. Difficulty: mostly easy and level walk over birch-clad lava. A short steep ascent at the end. Interest: unusual, steep-sided, lava-walled crater offering fine vie...

If you have time we also recommend this walk which can be especially dramatic in the evening as the sun goes down. Duration: 1 hour each way. Difficulty: steep ascent and descent of 250m. Interest: on...

Useful Information: pick up a map at the warden’s office in Asbyrgi or Vesturdalur.  Bring food and drink with you. Duration: 2-2.5 hours. Difficulty: fairly challenging circular walk on an uneven, ro...

Duration: 2 hours (or longer). Difficulty: easy walk along terminal moraines overlooking the lagoon. Interest: the famous iceberg lagoon - icebergs, seals, birds. Start/End: the path starts from the c...

Duration: allow 3-4 hours. Difficulty: a tough but rewarding hike, with two steep ascents and descents, on a waymarked path. Interest: breathtaking views of colourful rhyolite mountains; geothermal so...

Duration: 1 hour. Difficulty: a steady ascent and descent of around 100m on an easy grassy trail. Interest: great views of a spectacular gorge. Start/End: from the car park at the south end of the gor...

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge runs through Iceland from the southwest to the northeast and it’s particularly visible here on the Reykjanes Peninsula. The divergent American and Euro-Asian tectonic plates are...