Svarfaðardalur is one of the most enchanting valleys in Iceland, and the small forest of Hánefsstaðaskógur gives a unique view of the landscape.
The first trees in what would later become Hánefsstaðaskógur were planted in 1946 by Eiríkur Hjartarson, an electrical engineer and amateur botanist who was born in Svarfaðardalur but lived in Reykjavik. Eiríkur and his family planted a total of 94 633 plants on this land, including a variety of trees and flowers.
To get to the cache, enter the forest at one of the two gates and follow the path until you get to a small opening with a picnic-table and a childrens swing-set. The cache is a small plastic box, hidden at the base of a spruce about 30 meters west of the playground.