A system of walking and cycling paths has been developed to enable the people of Reykjavík – and visitors – to travel around the city in a safe, pleasant and environmentally-friendly manner. Many main roads can be crossed via pedestrian/cycle bridges and underpasses, and paths pass through popular recreational areas such as the Elliðaár valley and along the coastline on Ægissíða on the southern side of the city.

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• Reykjavík area – Overview of all foot/cycle paths - pdf version 3.3 Mb
• Map published on the occasion of Transport Week in Reykjavík 2006 - pdf version 7.3 Mb
• “Quarter-hour maps” published on the occasion of Transport Week in Reykjavík 2006 - pdf version 0.65 Mb

Stopping places

There are now six stopping places in the system, where cyclists and walkers can recover their breath, consume refreshments, enjoy the view and see maps of the path system. Various factors determine the choice of these stopping places, including providing cyclists approaching Reykjavík from the surrounding areas with a convenient means of leaving the arterial roads.
One new stopping place is to be set up in 2007 next to Breiðholtsbraut between the Fákur stable complex and the lake Elliðavatn; others are to be added each year over the next three or four years.The stopping places have been designed by the landscape architect Kjartan Mogensen.

Nautholsvik	Aegissida
Gullinbru	Sudurlandsbraut
Ellidaardalur	Ananaust

Maps

At each stopping place there is a stand with a map on each side; one is a general map of the Metropolitan Area, the other a detailed map of the immediate vicinity.The general map shows the type, number and length of the paths and also the locations of hospitals, the airportand camping sites. The local maps cover areas extending 2-4 km from the stopping places, with information of immediate interest to the traveller, including the location of museums, churches, swimming pools, etc.Benches by the paths are also shown, and sketches of buildings that can be used for orientation.

Signposting and numbers

Reykjavík’s system of walking and cycling paths is based on a Danish model and follows the same numbering system as the national roads.The numbering system is common to the whole Metropolitan Area and can in fact be used for path systems all over the country.
It is planned to mark paths running along the city’s northern coastline, in 2007, from the Concert and Conference Hall construction site in the city centre all the way to Korpa, and also to complete the signposting of Path 2, between Ánanaust and Ægissíða.

Maintenance and development work is carried out on the path system each year, including updating of the maps at the stopping places.