This cache is located in a beatiful area of Rauðhólar - Red Hills only a few meters behind the last houses of Reykjavík. It requires a small walk but I highly recommend to everyone to stay there longer and just wander in between the hills and discover its many lakes and red rocks.
Beware: no serious rock climbing is required to find the cache but please mind your steps!
Raudholar are the remainder of a cluster of pseudocraters within the boundaries of the capital.They date back approximately 4600 years and are situated in the so-called Elliðaár lava field, northeast of Lake Elliðavatn. They were formed in a volcanic eruption in the crater Leiti. Hot lava flowed into Elliðavatn lake where it cooled suddenly and infused water in the form of steam. The stem turned the lava into slag, forming approximately 80 pseudocraters.
Rauðhólar are prominent because of their reddish colour. The scoria was coloured by the oxidation of the iron contents of the lava, when it overran bogs and small ponds on its way to the sea.
During the years of the Second World War, most of the construction material mined there was used by the British occupation forces for the building of the runways of the Reykjavik Airport. In 1961 the rest of the craters was declared a national monument, and in 1972 the craters and a large area around them were proclaimed a nature reserve.
Please trade red and lava items in this cache.
Original content:
not tradable items - logbook, pencil, pencil sharpener
special items - Cachta Duck TB, congratulation cards for first ten finders
tradable items - Icelandic lava necklace and earrings, turtle toy, Czech stamp
To get there:
The best way to get to Rauðhólar and the cache is on horse back. It is within a few metres from a horse-riding track.
You can also bike there. If you want to use public transportation - strætó, tak bus Nr. 5 or 19 (both to the bus stop Bugða v/Reiðvað).
For all those three possibilities I higly recommend to cross the river at N 64°05.637 W 021°46.300 (it is the only bridge).
Those who want to drive as near as possible can park their cars at N 64°05.576 W 021°44.925.