TrailteamVolunteers | Thórsmörk Trailteam

Nov 29

New bike trails in Thórsmörk

Last season, our trail management work in Thórsmörk included improvements to the bike trails and the creation of two new routes. These changes mean that Thórsmörk now has more than 5 km of marked bike trails for visitors to enjoy.

The main aims of this work are to manage safe access for both hikers and bikers and improve the experience of visitors. These designated routes avoid busy hiking trails and are designed specifically for bikes. The trails are marked in yellow, and signs are being added.

Development of the trail network continues, and some exciting new routes are planned for 2026. Up-to-date information can be found on the Thórsmörk bike trail map.

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.

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…