Thórsmörk Trail 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…

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Dec 30

Looking back at 2024… Pictures from our adventures last summer

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

We have collected some of our favourite pictures that were taken by our volunteers. They show our amazing teams out working and exploring the trails, and capture everyday life at the volunteer camps. They bring back many great memories of the summer and our time together in Thórsmörk.
Our 2024 Volunteer Gallery.

We have now begun to gather the teams for next season.
Placement applications for 2025 are open and full details including dates and application forms can be found here.

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…

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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.

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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.