Day 1. Borgarfjörður – Hraundalur
Ca. 40 km
We will be riding through the beautiful country side of Borgarfjörður to the Long Beaches. We will be riding along side a famous salmon river called Langá and the view on that first day is very beautiful.We will leave our horses in Hraundalur and drive back to our accommodation for a great dinner.
Day 2. Hraundalur- Kolviðarnes
ca. 36 km
Today we will be riding along the mountain side, with a great view towards Snæfellsnes and Borgarfjörður.We will be crossing a few rivers along the route and taking an ancient route through two lava fields, which are one of my favorite routes. On our way down towards Kolviðarnes, we will have a great view over the beaches that we will be riding for the next 2 days. On a good day we should also have a very nice view of the Snæfellsnes glacier. Our horses will be spending the night at Kolviðarnes, just a few hundred yards from the Beaches.
Day 3. Kolviðarnes – the isles – Kolviðarnes
ca. 20 km
This is our first day on the beaches.We will be riding out to 3 different islands, which are Suðurey, Haffjarðarey and Útey.It is always amazing when we start our ride on the beaches.You often get the feeling that you are riding into the sea, when gradually the beaches rise from the ocean and you can ride for miles on the sandy beaches. After a short break at Suðurey, we will continue our ride back towards Kolviðarnes, passing a small rock called Priest rock where if lucky, we might see an eagles nest.We will leave the horses there for the night and head back to our accommodation.
Day 4. Kolviðarnes – Hraundalur
ca. 40 km
We will be heading out to the beaches again.We will have to cross the river Haffjarðará on a very wide crossing.On the first half of the day we will be riding on the beaches and have to be very careful about the tides. There are two crossing that we have to be right on time to cross. That can be very exciting and the horses really like it when they get wet in the rivers. After a good break at a farm called Snorrastaðir we will head back towards the mountains and ride to Hraundalur where the horses will spend the night while we will head back home to our accommodation.
Day 5. Hraundalur – Skorradalur
ca. 45 km
Today we will head back to Skorradalur. We will be taking a different route from the one we rode the first day.we will be riding south towards the stables in Borgarnes and the view over the mountains in Borgarfjörður is really beautiful. We will be taking a good break at my friends farm called Ölvaldsstaðir where they have a riding school for young children during the summer months. After the break, we will be heading back to Skorradalur, where we will say goodbye to our horses and head back to Reykjavík.