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Posts by Langidalur Volunteer
Apr 2
Our new (long) long-range trail teams…
We are delighted to announce that a new hiking trail maintenance project has been organised in partnership with Ferðafélag Íslands (Iceland Touring Association). This summer we will be heading 30km north from our home at Langidalur, to establish a new project working on the Laugavegur trail. We are very excited to be starting this new adventure with our friends at FÍ.
Our new northern long-range teams will include volunteers prepared and trained in Thórsmörk and will be based in the Hvanngil area. This project has been developed as a response to the urgent need for repairs to damaged sections of the Laugavegur trail and in the initial work phase, tasks will focus on clear route marking and drainage to help prevented further damage. Work is scheduled for the middle of the summer.
We would like to thank our friends at Kynnisferðir, Reykjavik Excursions, for their support and assistance with transport for the teams. We really do appreciate their ongoing support for this work.
Memories of 2014 on Pinterest…
We have just put together a gallery with our favorite online pictures from last summer.
Good memories of a great summer – Pinterest Board – 2014 Thórsmörk Trail Volunteers
Counting down to the summer…
Although the snow still covers Thórsmörk and Goðaland, our work season begins in just eight weeks time with preparations at our Langidalur base camp at the start of May (weather permitting). We have been busy with planning and recruitment since Christmas and are very excited about returning to Thórsmörk and getting back on the trails.
This year, our programme has been extended and the first volunteers are scheduled to arrive on May 10th. As well as returning to many familiar project sites to complete maintenance tasks, we will be focusing on more long-range projects this season so that we can complete necessary work on several new sites in remote locations.
As our teams make their plans and preparations before joining us, we would like to invite all participants to take a look at our Volunteer pages, where they can find additional information about the project, equipment required and travel details as well as meet the other members of the teams. The response to our placement adverts has been overwhelming this season and we would like to thank everybody who has contacted us about the programme.
We are very much looking forward to another Thórsmörk summer!
Final call for our 2015 team
To anyone still hanging on to their application form… don’t delay!
Please note that the final date for this season’s volunteer applications is February 20th. Full details of our 6-week and Operations team placements can be found here…
Thórsmörk Trail Volunteers 