If you haven’t noticed, Reykjavík is not the most bike-friendly city in Europe. For instance, we don’t have one of those great bike sharing schemes, and bike paths are few and far between. That said, the route from Ægisíða to Fossvogsdalur is pretty damn good. If you’re downtown, find your way to Landakotskirkja (the Catholic church, which is not to be confused with the better known landmark church, Hallgrímskirkja), and then take Hofsvallagata (to make use of the city’s unpopular attempt at a new bike path!) all the way to Ægisíða. Once you turn left onto the Ægisíða bike path (which is located on the ocean side of the street), it’s a car-free and relatively flat ride all the way to Fossvogsdalur (a really nice, peaceful suburb with lots of trees). Keep your eyes peeled for the Great Auk, which sits on a rock out in the ocean not far from Nauthólsvík (the beach).

2013: Nauthólsvík – Fossvogsdalur
2012: Nauthólsvík – Fossvogsdalur

Photo by Axel Sigurðarson