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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
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Trail Ridden Direction
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
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- Snowmobile
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SaveIceland (Icelandic: Ísland; [ˈistlant] is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic, with a population of 360,390 and an area of 103,000 km2 (40,000 sq mi), making it the most sparsely populated country in Europe.
(Wikipedia)
(Wikipedia)
This region uses the Uk/Euro style trail grading system.
Region Details
- 77
- 126
- 119
- 29
- 14
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 469
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 387
- Trails E-Bike
- 142
- Trails Horse
- 33
- Trails Hike
- 382
- Trails Trail Running
- 378
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 17
- Trails Observed Trials
- 3
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 8
- Trails Snowmobile
- 3
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 3
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 11
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 5
- Total Distance
- 1,075 mile
- Total Descent
- 219,539 ft
- Total Vertical
- 4,970 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,971 ft
- Reports
- 706
- Photos
- 234
- Ridden Counter
- 6,908
Articles
Video: Epic Landscapes in The Rise of Iceland’s MTB Scene
May 27, 2023 from pinkbike.com
Despite facing significant challenges such as limited resources and environmental restrictions, these riders and trail builders continue to work...
Interview: Chris Burkard on Bikepacking Iceland - 'The Night Before the River Crossing Came I Honestly Couldn’t Sleep'
Nov 30, 2020 from pinkbike.com
Burkard talks about how difficult it was to plan the journey, how terrifying the river crossings were, and his deep love of Iceland.
Popular Trail Networks
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- Capital Region (145)
- Hafnafjörður (18)
- Kopavogur (3)
- Mosfellsbær (32)
- Reykjavík (92)
- Hafnafjörður (18)
- Eastern Region (7)
- Egilsstadir (7)
- Egilsstadir (7)
- Northeastern Region (112)
- Bardardalur (2)
- Akureyri (98)
- Húsavík (9)
- Bardardalur (2)
- Northwestern Region (0)
- Reykjanes (4)
- Southern Peninsula (0)
- Southern Region (23)
- Selfoss (7)
- Selfoss (7)
- Southwestern Region (0)
- Western Region (2)
- Westfjords (81)
- Isafjordur (73)
- Isafjordur (73)
- Vik (1)
Popular Iceland Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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Jaðarinn Bláfjöll og Heiðmörk | |||
Hvammskógur Kjarnaskógur | |||
Gamli - Hvammskógur Kjarnaskógur | |||
Kjarnaskógur MTB Trail Kjarnaskógur | |||
Fálkafell - Gamli Trail Fálkafell | |||
Súluplan - Fálkafell Fálkafell | |||
Glerá Canyon Drop Hlíðarfjall Bike Park | |||
Glerá Canyon Climb Fálkafell | |||
Drottningin Hlíðarfjall Bike Park | |||
Gosinn Hlíðarfjall Bike Park | |||
Kjarnaskógur MTB Trail Access Kjarnaskógur | |||
Vífilsstaðahlíð DH Reykjavík | |||
Listamaðurinn Öskjuhlíð | |||
Úlfarsfell Access Reykjavík | |||
Hobitinn Öskjuhlíð |
Iceland Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
---|---|---|
90´s DJ Kjarnaskógur | 4,560 ft | |
fyrirbörk1 Öskjuhlíð | 2,464 ft | |
The Sea & Oddeyrin Akureyri | 1 mile | |
El Clásico - The Classic Kjarnaskógur | 5 miles | |
Enduro Greifans 2022 - Dagur 1 Hlíðarfjall Bike Park | 3 miles | |
Óliver Tungudalur | 3 miles | |
Tungan - Múlinn Ísafjörður | 8 miles | |
Vöfflumix Maríu á Hólmsheiði Hólmsheiði | 11 miles | |
Úlfarsfell - Áttan Úlfarsfell | 4 miles | |
Claim Your Throne Kjarnaskógur | 9 miles |
Photos of Iceland Mountain Bike
trail: Helgafell Hringur
6 |
Apr 28, 2023 @ 3:07pm
Apr 28, 2023
trail: Helgafell Hringur
8 |
Apr 28, 2023 @ 3:07pm
Apr 28, 2023
trail: Jaðarinn
51 |
Oct 6, 2022 @ 12:05pm
Oct 6, 2022
trail: Jaðarinn
35 |
Oct 6, 2022 @ 12:05pm
Oct 6, 2022
trail: Jaðarinn
36 |
Oct 6, 2022 @ 12:05pm
Oct 6, 2022
trail: The Steamer
516 |
Aug 19, 2017 @ 10:35pm
Aug 19, 2017
trail: The Steamer
517 |
Aug 19, 2017 @ 10:34pm
Aug 19, 2017Videos of Iceland Mountain Bike

trail: Ungdúró
0:35 |
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Aug 21, 2020

trail: Skálabrekka - Súlnagil
0:11 |
40 |
Aug 9, 2020

trail: Úlfarsfell DownHill
0:39 |
394 |
Sep 19, 2019

trail: Snaran
6:36 |
639 |
Feb 16, 2015

trail: Kjarnaskógur
1:58 |
101 |
Apr 18, 2010

trail: Jumptrail
5:04 |
207 |
Sep 23, 2021 , Mosfellsbær
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | trail | Leiðin var blaut, erfitt á köflum þvi... | Mar 5, 2023 @ 11:39am Mar 5, 2023 | ||
![]() | trail | Leiðinleg, grítt og lítill halli. | Aug 18, 2022 @ 3:49pm Aug 18, 2022 | ||
![]() | report | E j.... | Jun 4, 2022 @ 2:20am Jun 4, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Trail is basically gone? Couldn’t find it... | Sep 23, 2021 @ 5:15am Sep 23, 2021 | ||
![]() | report | Allt þurrt og fínt | Aug 13, 2021 @ 6:35am Aug 13, 2021 |
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Hlíðarfjall Bike Park | bike park | Akureyri | |
Skálafell Bike Park | bike park | ||
Vestri bækpark | skill park | Isafjordur | |
MTB Skillpark | skill park | Akureyri |
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 386 | 822 miles | 158,054 ft | 371 miles | 3,701 ft | #42 | 216 | 704 | 66 | 29,658 | ||
E-Bike | 142 | 400 miles | 69,314 ft | 169 miles | 3,701 ft | #72 | 10 | 658 | 14 | 1,954 | ||
Horse | 33 | 143 miles | 14,144 ft | 51 miles | 2,313 ft | #50 | 159 | 1 | ||||
Hike | 382 | 1,022 mile | 194,869 ft | 442 miles | 4,970 ft | #44 | 8 | 670 | 6 | 4,542 | ||
Trail Running | 378 | 1,008 mile | 191,152 ft | 436 miles | 4,970 ft | #44 | 669 | 5 | 965 | |||
Dirtbike/Moto | 17 | 105 miles | 11,496 ft | 41 miles | 2,106 ft | #50 | 135 | |||||
Observed Trials | 3 | 30 miles | 1,952 ft | 14 miles | 1,316 ft | 48 | ||||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 8 | 49 miles | 7,090 ft | 20 miles | 2,100 ft | #36 | 135 | 1 | ||||
Snowmobile | 3 | 12 miles | 2,320 ft | 6 miles | 1,860 ft | #21 | 48 | |||||
Downhill Ski | 3 | 6 miles | 1,841 ft | 2 miles | 3,619 ft | 48 | 570 | |||||
Backcountry Ski | 11 | 57 miles | 16,690 ft | 28 miles | 3,740 ft | #23 | 85 | 502 | ||||
Nordic Ski | 5 | 7 miles | 2,028 ft | 4 miles | 1,873 ft | #16 | 135 | 1,402 |
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