Returning volunteers | Thórsmörk Trail Volunteers

Dec 15

Volunteers wanted! Trailteam applications for 2026 are now open

Today, we begin our search for volunteers who will join us in 2026.

We are very excited to begin gathering the team for next season. Our new programme includes both three and four-week volunteer placements, and our planned trail maintenance and conservation projects continue throughout Thórsmörk and Goðaland next summer. Places are limited, and allocations begin in the New Year, so if you would like to join us next summer, don’t delay!

Full details, including placement descriptions, dates, and application forms, are now available here…

Volunteer opportunities

Nov 16

Thank you to our volunteers!

Thank you to everyone who joined us on the trails this season. This year, we were joined by 44 international volunteers, and together we completed more than 150 weeks of trail maintenance and practical conservation tasks throughout Thórsmörk and Goðaland.

Our last October task was to survey the worksites and take a look at all the season’s projects. It was very encouraging to see so many repaired sections, and the improved drainage has clearly been working very well. Despite some remote locations and the challenging conditions, a huge amount was achieved this season, and the results speak for themselves.

We really enjoyed working with such great teams and hope that our volunteers have good memories of their time with us on the trails and their adventures in Thórsmörk.

After a short break, we will begin gathering our trail volunteers for 2026. Full details, including placement dates and application forms, will be available here on December 15th.

Pictured: Hiking trail repairs on Útigönguhöði.

Feb 8

Final call for volunteers for our 2025 Trailteams!

Applications for our Thórsmörk Trailteams will close this week as we are nearing the end of our search for international volunteers who will join us this summer. If you would like to apply, please do get in contact by February 11th.

We are looking for participants who have some experience of camping and hill walking, enjoy wilderness landscapes and are ready for a challenge. Iceland’s notoriously changeable weather means that our teams have to be well prepared with warm clothing, good waterproofs and sturdy tents. Due to the strenuous nature of our work, participants must be physically fit and as many of our work sites are in remote locations, we do a lot of hiking to get to them!
Our team is chosen from applicants and there is no participation fee.

Full details about the placements including dates and application forms can be found on our website…
https://trailteam.is/opportunities/

Applications for 2025 will close at the end of Tuesday, February 11th and the remaining placements will be confirmed by the end of the month.

Feb 3

Our Trailteams in 2025

Preparations for our return to Thórsmörk and Goðaland are now well underway and as always, gathering the teams is the highlight of our winter work. January has been a busy month of applications and interviews and we have enjoyed meeting many new volunteers as well as catching up with old friends who are planning to join us again.

As always, we have put together an ambitious summer programme and we are very much looking forward to returning to the trails and the season ahead. Trail survey work begins in March and our first international volunteers will join us at the Langidalur camp in May.

It is not too late to join us this summer but don’t delay. Applications will close on February 11th.
Placement information, project dates and application forms can be found here…

Volunteer opportunities

Jan 7

Our work in 2025…

We have now started to gather together our summer Trailteams and once again we are delighted with the response to our call for volunteers. As we talk to applicants, we are very often asked for details about the trail maintenance and nature conservation tasks that are planned and exactly what type of work our volunteers might find themselves doing this summer.

With that in mind, we have collected a set of pictures to show our plans for the season and highlight the main tasks that we will be doing. Although we will be returning to several of our favourite sites, the 2025 programme will continue our focus on more remote areas as well. Some of these work areas are more than an hour’s hike from our volunteer base camp at Langidalur.

The final decision about our work tasks is dependant on weather conditions but we aim to mix and vary the work tasks and project locations for each team. Here are some examples of the techniques we use and the main tasks that we are planning for 2025…

Applications for the summer teams are now open. If you would like to join us, don’t delay!
Full details including placement dates and application forms can be found here…