Eyjafjallajökull | Thórsmörk Trail Volunteers

Nov 30

Thank you to all our volunteers!

This year our trail work season ended in late October and as the first snow showers arrived in Langidalur, we closed the volunteer camp and headed down for our winter break.

We would like thank everyone who volunteered with us and made 2024 a really great season. Despite the wet conditions and some challenging and remote worksites, our teams worked very well and completed a long list of construction and maintenance tasks. We hope that our volunteers enjoyed their placements and have some good memories of their days with us out on the trails.

This season we were joined by 50 international volunteers and together we completed more than 200 weeks of trail maintenance and practical conservation tasks throughout Thórsmörk and Goðaland. In addition to our general work tasks across the trail network, this year our teams focused on trail repairs on the approach to Rjúpnafell and the west side of Útigönguhöði. A huge amount was achieved and the results speak for themselves.

Preparations for next season are already underway and applications open soon. Dates, details and application forms for our 2025 projects will be available here on December 15th.

May 11

Back on the trails again

It is always exciting to get back on to the trails at the start of each season and see how our trail work looks after the winter. These early surveys help with planning for the season as we can prioritise damaged areas and also review the techniques that were used and see what has worked best.

Although the winter has had some impact on the network as it always does, the first trails and old worksites that we visited are looking quite good. There is still plenty of maintenance work for us to do however and we look forward to the arrival of our first volunteers and getting started on the practical tasks in about two weeks time.

Steps on the west of Valahnúkur, where maintenance work was focused last season.

One of the viewpoint benches added last summer.

Timber ‘ladder’ steps added on an area of slippery bedrock last summer (just waiting for additional landscaping at the edges).

Apr 30

Ready for the summer…

Since our arrival in Thórsmörk about a week ago, preparations at Langidalur have been going well and the volunteer camp is now ready for the summer. As well as improvements to the facilities there, our main task has been preparing equipment and supplies for the groups.

As most of the snow has now gone from the area, we have begun checking the trails for damage, lookin at new projects and putting together a work plan for the season. As always, there is plenty to do and in the first weeks we will focus on maintenance and improvements to trail marking and signs.

We very much look forward to the arrival of our first volunteers on May 13th and the summer adventures ahead.

Apr 20

The first day of summer…

Enjoying the first day of summer and preparing the Langidalur volunteer camp… in between the snow showers.

Jan 17

2016 Team application deadline approaching…

We have taken a few minutes break from reading applications to post a quick reminder…

The deadline for applications for our 2016 team is now only 2 weeks away with the closing date on January 31^st. If you would like to join us this summer, please get in touch.

Full details and application forms can be found here… https://trailteam.is/opportunities/