Private Krossarjokull Glacier Tour and Citizen Science Expedition from Hvolsvollur

Explore Krossarjokull Glacier, a remote outlet glacier in Katla Geopark, and help map it as a citizen scientist on this expedition from Hvolsvollur.

For decades, nobody monitored Krossarjokull, until Katla Geopark started its Citizen Scientist program. On this tour, you explore one of Iceland's least-visited glacial areas and collect data for ongoing research.

Your day starts in Hvolsvollur, where you board a 4x4 vehicle with your local guide and drive through Thorsmork, a Highland area known for its colors, shapes, and glacier-fed river crossings.

Then you take a guided hike through a secluded canyon that leads to Krossarjokull Glacier. The moderate hike takes you far from the busy tourist trails.

At the glacier, you have a safety briefing and an equipment lesson before you gear up. You then explore the glacier, from its dead ice formations to its deeper features.

With your guide, you map the glacier's terrain. Your work helps monitor the glacier's history and health and adds to ongoing glacier mapping studies.

You stop to eat the packed lunch you brought, with views of the glacier and the surrounding landscape.

Your guide also explains the glacier's history and its role within Katla Geopark, and how the natural forces here shape the landscape.

Then you head back to Hvolsvollur. You receive a Citizen Scientist certificate from Katla Geopark, and the results of your mapping, along with updates on your scientific contributions, are sent to you by email.

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