The walking summer in Hafnarfjörður begins on 5 June.

Come out for a walk every Wednesday this summer

A tradition has been established in Hafnarfjörður of offering guided town walks every Wednesday during the summer. This summer's walking programme is varied, and residents of Hafnarfjörður and friends of the town are encouraged to lace up their walking shoes, from the first walk on Wednesday, 5th June, until the last on 28th August. Most walks take about an hour, participation is free and everyone is welcome.

The walks are a collaboration between Hafnarfjörður Library, the Hafnarfjörður Folk Museum, Hafnarborg and the Healthy Town of Hafnarfjörður.

5th June at 8 pm - A walk around the grounds 

Historian Stefán Pálsson leads a walk through Vellir in Hafnarfjörður, one of the youngest neighbourhoods in the capital region. The walk from Hraunvallaskóli. 

12 June at 5 pm – Flower Love 

Harpa Gústavsdóttir is leading a love walk for children at Hvaleyrarvatn. There will be a chat about love and what it means to us. The walk will start from the car park on the west side of Hvaleyrarvatn (near Völlum).  

19 June at 8 pm – The First Water Supply, 1909 

Jónatan Garðarsson leads a walk to Lækjarbotnar, where the town's first water supply was installed in 1909. The group from the Hlíðarendi nursery school. 

26th June at 8 pm – The Old Town and its Story 

Björn Pétursson, the Hafnarfjörður town archaeologist, leads a walk through the old town. The walk from the Hafnarfjörður Folk Museum's Packhouse.

3rd July at 8 pm – A walk around Klifsholt 

Valgerður Hróðmarsdóttir leads a walk around Klifsholt. The walk from the Helgafell car park.

10 July at 8 pm – Landmarks in Hafnarfjörður

Ólöf Bjarnadóttir, a museum curator, will lead a walk where selected landmarks in Hafnarfjörður will be examined. The walk will depart from Hafnarborg.

17th July at 8 pm – The water Tamed – Johannes Reykdal and the Hamarskotslækur 

Hans Unnþór Ólason guides participants through the stream and explores its history in relation to the electrification and hydroelectric power station of Jóhannes Reykdal. From the Reykdals Dam (west of the stream at Kinnarnar).

24th July at 8 pm – RaA Magnificent Future – Lines, Quality of Life and the Light 

Steinunn Þorsteinsdóttir and Einar S. Einarsson from Landsnet walk the route of the Hamranes line, which has kept the lights burning since 1969. The walk will start at the power station at Hamranes.

31 July at 8 pm – TPub crawl around the music venues in the city centre 

Jónatan Garðarsson will lead a walk through the town centre, covering the musical history of the area. The walk from the Hafnarfjörður Folk Museum's Packhouse.

7 August at 5 p.m. – ManyMandatory walk – The stream, the shore, the lava field and the deserted farmstead 

Kolbrún Kristínardóttir, a paediatric physiotherapist, leads a comfortable and accessible family walk through the lava field and along the shore at Straumur. The walk will start from the car park at Straum.

14 August at 5 pm – BarPregnancy with an artistic twist 

Tómas Leó Halldórsson, a graphic designer and visual artist, leads an art walk from Hafnarfjörður Library to Víðistaðatún. The walk will start from the Hafnarfjörður Library.

21 August at 8 pm – NowA guided walk around Ástjörn 

Bryndís Jóna Jónsdóttir, a mindfulness teacher, leads the walk around Ástjörnina and gives participants the opportunity to experience the surroundings in a new way. The group from the nursery school Tjarnarási. 

28 August at 8 pm – HideDufólk in Hafnarfjörður 

Simon Jon Jóhannsson, a folklorist, tells of elves and hidden folk in Hafnarfjörður. The walk will set off from Flensburg. 

The programme is published subject to change, but further information about the walks is published in Upcoming events and on the town's social media as each walk draws near.