Returning volunteers | Thórsmörk Trail Volunteers

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…

Volunteer opportunities

Dec 15

Volunteers wanted! Applications for 2025 are now open

Today we begin our search for volunteers who will join us in 2025.

We are very excited to begin gathering the team for next season. Our new programme includes three and four-week volunteer placements as well as longer placements for team leaders. 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

Dec 8

Returning to Thórsmörk in 2025

Preparations for our 2025 Trailteam programme have been going very well and we are just about to begin the search for volunteers who will join us in Thórsmörk and Goðaland next summer.

We have put together an exciting and ambitious programme for 2025. As well as returning to continue improvements and complete seasonal maintenance tasks on many of our familiar sites, we have included several new projects on more remote sections of the trail network. As always, we are looking for participants who have some experience of camping and hill walking, enjoy wilderness landscapes and are ready for a challenge.

Once again, we will be hosting a series of 3-week teams at our Langidalur volunteer basecamp. These placements do not require previous experience of trail work as all training is provided. In addition, this season we are also looking for volunteers who would like to join us for 4 weeks and get involved in team leadership and project delivery. These 4-week placements are an ideal role for returning volunteers who are looking for an additional challenge.

Next summer we will also be hosting a limited number of long-term volunteers. These 9-week placements include team leadership roles and organisational tasks and are quite challenging due to their length. The 9-week placements are suitable for participants who have experience of similar projects or have worked with us in Thórsmörk before.

Full details, dates and application forms will be published here next week. Applications for our 2025 volunteer placements will be open from December 15th until February 11th.

Volunteer opportunities

Jan 18

A day on the trails

We are reaching the final few weeks of applications for the 2024 Trailteams and places are filling up fast. It has been great to hear from many applicants from around the world and we are looking forward to meeting the teams in Thórsmörk this season.

Our teams are filling up quite quickly, so if you would like to join us on the trails in Thórsmörk and Goðaland this summer, don’t delay sending us your application. Placement information, dates and application forms.

We have added an Instagram reel to show what a day on the trails with our volunteers can look like. Here, our three-week team is spending an August day maintaining the trail leading to the Stangarháls view point. Follow the link below…

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Dec 30

Looking back at 2023… Pictures from our summer adventures

As the year draws to an end, we look back at our summer with the Trailteams in Thórsmörk.

We have gathered together some of our favourite pictures that were taken by the volunteers, showing our work and capturing everyday life on the programme. Many great memories of our time together last season… 2023 Volunteer Gallery.

Placement applications for 2024 are now open and full details including dates and application forms can be found here.