SJ
Sigrún Jónsdóttir
Founder · Mountain guide
Grew up on a sheep farm near Vík and started Hidden Trails so she could show people the valley behind it.
Guiding since 2009
Our values · Since 2014
Slow, small and local — on purpose.
Hidden Trails started with one jeep, one guide and a list of places our friends kept asking about. Twelve years later the jeep is newer, the list is longer and the rules haven’t changed.
Fig. 04 · Skógafoss, 21:10
What we stick to
Four rules for every trip
01
Small groups only
Eight guests and two guides. Small enough to fit in a farmhouse kitchen, a super jeep and on the quiet side of a waterfall.
01
Small groups only
Eight guests and two guides. Small enough to fit in a farmhouse kitchen, a super jeep and on the quiet side of a waterfall.
02
Local, all the way
Every guide was born here. We sleep in family-run guesthouses and eat where the farmers eat.
02
Local, all the way
Every guide was born here. We sleep in family-run guesthouses and eat where the farmers eat.
03
Leave no trace
We stay on marked paths, carry out what we bring and give 2% of every booking to Landvernd, Iceland’s environmental association.
03
Leave no trace
We stay on marked paths, carry out what we bring and give 2% of every booking to Landvernd, Iceland’s environmental association.
04
Honest about the weather
When the forecast changes, so does the plan. We will never drive you into a storm to tick off a sight.
04
Honest about the weather
When the forecast changes, so does the plan. We will never drive you into a storm to tick off a sight.
The guides
The people who’ll be driving
SJ
Sigrún Jónsdóttir
Founder · Mountain guide
Grew up on a sheep farm near Vík and started Hidden Trails so she could show people the valley behind it.
Guiding since 2009
EÞ
Einar Þórsson
Glacier & ice cave guide
Certified glacier guide. Knows which ice caves are safe this winter, and which ones aren’t.
Guiding since 2013
EÞ
Einar Þórsson
Glacier & ice cave guide
Certified glacier guide. Knows which ice caves are safe this winter, and which ones aren’t.
Guiding since 2013
KH
Katrín Helgadóttir
Highland & trek guide
Has walked the Laugavegur more than sixty times and still stops for the same view at Álftavatn.
Guiding since 2016
KH
Katrín Helgadóttir
Highland & trek guide
Has walked the Laugavegur more than sixty times and still stops for the same view at Álftavatn.
Guiding since 2016
GÁ
Gunnar Árnason
Driver-guide · Super jeep
Drives the river crossings, cooks the lamb soup and knows the best hot pot in every fjord.
Guiding since 2011
GÁ
Gunnar Árnason
Driver-guide · Super jeep
Drives the river crossings, cooks the lamb soup and knows the best hot pot in every fjord.
Guiding since 2011
2027 dates are open
Tell us when you’d like to come. We’ll tell you what the island will be doing.
2027 dates are open
Tell us when you’d like to come. We’ll tell you what the island will be doing.
2027 dates are open