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Autumn Colours and Horse Roundup Víðidalstungurétt
Autumn Colours and Horse Roundup Víðidalstungurétt
Autumn Colours and Horse Roundup Víðidalstungurétt
Autumn Colours and Horse Roundup Víðidalstungurétt
Autumn Colours and Horse Roundup Víðidalstungurétt

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Autumn Colors - Víðidalstungurétt

The last of the roundup tours for the year. Excellent riding trails in the northwest part of Iceland including valleys, lake and riversides combined with the thrilling adventure of joining local horsefarmers bringing their horses home from the summerfields in the mountains.

On this tour we will ride with the herd; please check the FAQ – horses and riding before you book.

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Itinerary

We drive up north with a bus to our starting point at farm Reynhólar. ( approx 3 hours drive)  After a short introduction we saddle up and ride in to the highlands where we have a fantastic view to Eiríksjökull glacier in the south and the bay of Hrútafjörður in the North. We ride along lake Grensvatn and enjoy the peace and quiet of the higher grounds before turning back to our base at Reynhólar. We’ll stay overnight at a nearby guesthouse with a hottub aside.

We saddle up at Reynhólar and ride along river Miðfjarðará on soft river banks and cross Valley Línakradalur towards Víðidalur valley. Then along the riverbanks of Víðidalsá to farm Stóra Ásgeirsá.

Today we enjoy the excitements of seeing the local farmers bringing their horses to the corral „Víðidalstungurétt“. We will ride with a big group of riders towards the gate from the mountains from where the farmers drive the big herd towards the corral. About 1000 young horses and mares with foals come together at the corral and it´s an amazing sight to see this big herd running down from the mountains.

In the morning we watch the farmers while they separate the horses at the corral. When the
horses are sorted, we go back to our own horses for the last ride of this tour. We‘ll follow
the riverbanks of Víðidalsá for a bit until we ride out of Víðidalur valley. Then we follow
very nice ridingtrails towards the river Miðfjarðará which we‘ll cross and then follow it‘s
riverbanks towards our farm Reynhólar where we’ll end the last ride of this tour.

After breakfast we‘ll drive back to Reykjavík with our bus. Estimated arrival time; early afternoon.