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- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Inadequate
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
Trail Last Ridden
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- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
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SaveThis region is Unsanctioned, Ride at your own Risk!
Öskjuhlíð offers a huge variety of trails for mountain bikers and is situated right in the city Center.
The trails are not sanctioned and sometimes can be quite tricky to find,Öskjuhlíð is a very technical demanding place and requires commitment on the bike. It´s shared with runners/walkers/dogwalkers so please show respect, share the trails and greet with a smile
The trails are not sanctioned and sometimes can be quite tricky to find,Öskjuhlíð is a very technical demanding place and requires commitment on the bike. It´s shared with runners/walkers/dogwalkers so please show respect, share the trails and greet with a smile

Primary Trail Type: All-Mountain & Downhill
Access Info:
Perlan is very well known landmark in Reykjavík and can be seen from anywhere in the city, it´s a good starting point.
This region uses the Uk/Euro style trail grading system.
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
24 trails
Region Details
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- 7
Region Status
Open as of Jun 26, 2020Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #7,646
- State Ranking
- #7
- Trails (view details)
- 24
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 24
- Trails Hike
- 5
- Trails Trail Running
- 6
- Total Distance
- 4 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 2 miles
- Total Descent
- 997 ft
- Total Vertical
- 141 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 191 ft
- Reports
- 171
- Photos
- 2
- Ridden Counter
- 723
Popular Öskjuhlíð Mountain Biking Trails
Photos of Öskjuhlíð Mountain Bike
trail: Jackpot
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Feb 1, 2020 @ 11:15am
Feb 1, 2020Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Ridgeline | Apr 24, 2022 @ 6:24am Apr 24, 2022 | Ideal | partyzan0 | ||
Grinder | Apr 24, 2022 @ 6:24am Apr 24, 2022 | Ideal | partyzan0 | ||
Listamaðurinn | Apr 24, 2022 @ 6:24am Apr 24, 2022 | Ideal | partyzan0 | ||
Þynkubaninn | Apr 24, 2022 @ 6:24am Apr 24, 2022 | Ideal | partyzan0 | ||
Hobitinn | Apr 24, 2022 @ 6:24am Apr 24, 2022 | Ideal | partyzan0 | ||
Geirfinnur | Apr 24, 2022 @ 6:24am Apr 24, 2022 | Ideal | partyzan0 | ||
Leiðslan | Apr 24, 2022 @ 6:24am Apr 24, 2022 | Ideal | partyzan0 | ||
DH Track/ Brunabraut | Dec 16, 2020 @ 9:09am Dec 16, 2020 | Variable | Snussmundur | ||
Hazy Jane | Dec 16, 2020 @ 9:09am Dec 16, 2020 | Wet | Snussmundur | ||
Chernobyl | Dec 16, 2020 @ 9:09am Dec 16, 2020 | Wet | Snussmundur |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | partyzan0 | add | report | Ridgeline and 6 more | Apr 24, 2022 @ 10:37am Apr 24, 2022 |
![]() | Icerafen | wishlist | trail | Captain Headache / Hausverkurinn | Apr 19, 2022 @ 6:47am Apr 19, 2022 |
![]() | kjartanhelga | ridden | trail | Óbrinnishólahraunsjaðar | Jun 16, 2021 @ 5:21pm Jun 16, 2021 |
![]() | kjartanhelga | add | trail | Óbrinnishólahraunsjaðar | Jun 16, 2021 @ 8:46am Jun 16, 2021 |
![]() | AI3xMTBs | add | trail | Upper Intersection and 2 more | Mar 23, 2021 @ 7:51am Mar 23, 2021 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | trail | Only the first section remains since they have... | Nov 11, 2020 @ 7:12am Nov 11, 2020 | ||
![]() | trail | Only the first section remains since they have... | Nov 11, 2020 @ 7:11am Nov 11, 2020 | ||
![]() | trail | Only the first section remains since they have... | Nov 11, 2020 @ 7:11am Nov 11, 2020 | ||
![]() | trail | Only the first section remains since they have... | Nov 11, 2020 @ 7:11am Nov 11, 2020 | ||
![]() | trail | Ertu að spyrja hvort hún sé tæknileg? | Aug 25, 2020 @ 7:16am Aug 25, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
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Hólmsheiði | 26 | 5.8 km | |||
Úlfarsfell | 6 | 6.5 km | |||
Esjan | 6 | 6 | 8.8 km | ||
Mosfellin | 7 | 9 | 9.3 km | ||
Bláfjöll og Heiðmörk | 1 | 7 | 9.4 km |
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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 | 24 | 4 miles | 997 ft | 2 miles | 141 ft | #7,646 | #7 | 2 | 171 | 4 | 2,919 | |
Hike | 5 | 1 mile | 194 ft | 2,461 ft | 125 ft | 163 | 10 | |||||
Trail Running | 6 | 1 mile | 194 ft | 2,461 ft | 125 ft | 163 | 18 |
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