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Vatnsendahlíð from Guðmundarlundur

Running:
5.64km
Difficulty
Level 2
A varied trail run through the uninhabited Vatnsendahlíð, from the Guðmundarlundur woodland in…

Hobbitastígur og Vífilshlíð – stutt útgáfa

Running:
5.22km
Difficulty
Level 1
A short, easy beginner's version of the Hobbitastígur loop. An approximately 5.5 km loop by…

Kópavogsdalur, Fossvogur and Kársnes from Kópavogslaug

Running:
12.40km
Difficulty
Level 2
A varied run on paved paths linking three of Kópavogur's most popular outdoor areas:…

Vífilsstaðavatn and Vífilsstaðahlíð

Running:
11.31km
Difficulty
Level 2
A varied trail run in Garðabær combining the loop around Vífilsstaðavatn with a climb into…

Búrfell through Búrfellsgjá

Running:
5.64km
Difficulty
Level 2
A short, accessible trail run through Búrfellsgjá up to the Búrfell crater and back. About 5.6…

Fossvogur valley from Laugardalslaug

Running:
13.45km
Difficulty
Level 2
A popular urban running route on paved paths from Laugardalslaug through the Fossvogur valley…

Kársnes loop from Kópavogslaug

Running:
5.74km
Difficulty
Level 1
An easy, accessible run on a paved coastal path around Kársnes, the westernmost part of…

Elliðaárdalur loop from Elliðaárstöð

Running:
12.33km
Difficulty
Level 2
A varied run through Elliðaárdalur, one of the largest and most popular green areas in…

The little Ríkishringur in Heiðmörk

Running:
5.99km
Difficulty
Level 1
A short, easy trail run in Heiðmörk, a shorter version of the well-known Ríkishringur. An…

Forest loop in Esja

Running:
5.03km
Difficulty
Level 2
An enjoyable, sheltered trail run through the forestry area in the Esja slopes by Mógilsá,…

Elliðavatn Circle from Árbæjarlaug

Running:
12.65km
Difficulty
Level 2
A varied run around Elliðavatn, from Árbæjarlaug via Norðlingaholt, Rauðhólar and Vatnsendi…

Grímannsfell from Gljúfrasteinn

Running:
10.54km
Difficulty
Level 3
A challenging mountain run on Grímannsfell, the highest mountain in the Mosfellsbær area (484…

Coastal loop from Laugardalslaug

Running:
17.12km
Difficulty
Level 2
A long, varied run on paved paths along Reykjavík's coastline, from Laugardalslaug via Sæbraut…

Hvaleyrarvatn and Stórhöfði

Running:
8.38km
Difficulty
Level 2
A sheltered, varied trail run by Hvaleyrarvatn in Hafnarfjörður, through the Höfðaskógur…

Valahnúkar and Búrfellsgjá

Running:
12.36km
Difficulty
Level 2
A varied trail run through historic lava landscape above Hafnarfjörður and Garðabær. An…

Around Helgafell via Valaból

Running:
9.50km
Difficulty
Level 2
A trail run that loops around Helgafell in Hafnarfjörður, via Valaból and along the Valahnúkar…

Helgafell Circle from Varmárlaug

Running:
8.25km
Difficulty
Level 2
An enjoyable mountain run on Helgafell in Mosfellsbær (216 m), starting at the Varmá sports…

Esja circle with Bibba

Running:
10.13km
Difficulty
Level 3
A challenging mountain run on Esja, Reykjavík's local mountain, through the eastern part of…

Vesturbær Circle from Neslaug

Running:
11.12km
Difficulty
Level 2
An enjoyable urban run on paved paths from Neslaug on Seltjarnarnes, along the shore and onto…

Lali and Reykjaborg

Running:
4.48km
Difficulty
Level 2
A short but steep mountain run over two of Mosfellsbær's marked summits, Reykjaborg (286 m)…

Norðmannahringur í Heiðmörk

Walk:
2.06km
Difficulty
Level 1
The Norðmannahringur (Norwegian Trail) is a nearly 2 km circular walking route through a…

Hobbitastígur and Vífilsstaðahlíð

Running:
8.15km
Difficulty
Level 1
An enjoyable trail run in Garðabær starting at the end of Vífilsstaðahlíð, traversing the…

Reynisvatn circle

Running:
9.49km
Difficulty
Level 2
A varied trail run by Reynisvatn east of Grafarholt. An approximately 9.5 km loop that uses…

The Ríkishringur circle in Heiðmörk

Running:
12.17km
Difficulty
Level 2
One of the most popular trail runs in the Reykjavík greater area, an approximately 12 km loop…