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 20...

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 crat...

Duration: 30 minutes each way. Difficulty: an easy and mostly level walk on the beach and through lava. Interest: pebble beaches, interesting lava formations. Start/End: take road...

Duration: 45 minutes, each way. Difficulty: steady ascent and descent of around 200m. Interest: glaciated mountains and a beautiful lake. Start/End: from road 1, about 35km from Ak...

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 o...

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 circu...

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 pa...

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 moun...

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...

Kolbeinstangi is the finger-like peninsula on which the town of Vopnafjordur stands. You can walk (or drive) beyond the town along a gravel road to the tip of the peninsula...