The Grey Ridge Mountain Bike Tour in Borgarfjörður Eystri

The Grey Ridge mountain bike tour starts at Hafnarhólmi in Borgarfjörður Eystri with a hike up to Brúnavíkurskarð pass, then a ride along a hand-cut ridge trail and a 3km descent back down, finishing with a stop at the puffin marina.

• Starts and ends at Hafnarhólmi, home to a puffin colony
• About 1.5 hours hiking uphill to Brúnavíkurskarð pass, gaining around 350m
• Ride a hand-cut trail along the Grey Ridge with fjord views
• A 3km descent back down to the starting point
• Full-suspension e-bike fitted to you, guide included throughout

Your day, stop by stop

1Hafnarhólmi parking areaMeet your guide, get fitted for a helmet and bike.

Meet your guide at the Hafnarhólmi parking area in Borgarfjörður Eystri, where most visitors also stop to see the puffin colony. You are fitted with a mandatory helmet and a full-suspension e-bike.

Included · helmet (mandatory), full-suspension e-bike

2Hike to BrúnavíkurskarðHike uphill to the pass, gaining about 350m.

An uphill hike of about 1.5 hours on foot to reach Brúnavíkurskarð, the mountain pass where the ridge trail starts, gaining about 350 metres.

Time here · about 1.5 hours hikingElevation gain · about 350 metres

3The Grey Ridge trailRide a hand-cut trail along the ridge with fjord views.

You ride a purpose-built, hand-cut trail following the ridge line, with views over the surrounding fjords.

4Descent to HafnarhólmiA technical 3km descent back to the starting point.

A technical 3 km descent back to the starting point, over variable terrain. Some mountain biking experience helps.

Distance · about 3 km downhillDifficulty · moderate, some mountain biking experience helps

5Hafnarhólmi puffin marinaFinish with a stop at the puffin colony, weather and season permitting.

You finish with a stop at the puffin colony at Hafnarhólmi, weather and season permitting.

About the Grey Ridge mountain bike tour

This tour combines hiking and e-biking in one route. It starts at the Hafnarhólmi parking area in Borgarfjörður Eystri, where most riders also stop to see the puffin colony. From there you hike uphill for about 1.5 hours to reach Brúnavíkurskarð, a mountain pass, gaining roughly 350 metres of elevation on foot.

At the pass you get on a full-suspension e-bike, fitted to you beforehand, and follow a hand-cut trail along the Grey Ridge with views over the fjords below. The descent back down to Hafnarhólmi covers about 3 kilometres and is the technical highlight of the tour, so some mountain biking experience helps, though your guide talks you through the terrain.

The tour finishes back where it started, with a stop at the Hafnarhólmi puffin marina and some guide commentary on the colony. It suits people with moderate fitness who are comfortable with a variable, sometimes technical, downhill trail.

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