There are over 40 km of marked trails and footpaths as well as an arboretum, two camp-sites, picnic areas, a hotel, and boat and horse rentals.

Large areas have been annexed to the forest more recently, both to the north and south, and either planted or allowed to regenerate naturally with birch.

The forest provides food, nest sites and protection from predators for several bird species.

In summer the forest fills with redwings, snipes and meadow pipits along with Eurasian woodcocks and wagtails.

Then, down through a spruce forest to an open area that was once the farm Ormsstaðir, from where the trail leads back to the start.

Road Forest Brown trail – 2 km The trail starts at the north end of the camp-ground Höfðavík, below the main road and along Lagarfljót river (the runny river) through a forest of old birches.

A little farther up the stream, you come to a dam that provided water to a 27 kW hydropower plant that was operated from 1936 to 1955.

The trail passes through more older stands of trees, including lodgepole pine and Douglas fir planted in 1940 and exceptionally straight larch from 1957.

Light River Slope Yellow trail – 850 m The trail leads up a forest road, through stands of Siberian stone pine, lodgepole pine and white spruce to the 16 m high Light river waterfall (Ljósárfoss).