This data includes all defined hiking trails within Vatnajökull National Park, and selected trails near the park. The trails are drawn from hiking maps that the park has published since it was founded in 2008. The maps have been updated regularly since, last update was in 2019, (Snæfell area and a large part of the western region). These hiking maps can be viewed by selecting “Hiking map, click on frame” in the Vatnajökull National Park Mapview, (see link below).

Boundaries of various areas within Vatnajökull National Park with special rules. 1. Esjufjöll, Jökulsárgljúfur, Skaftafell and Askja have special rules about camping restrictions, according to article 3, in regulation about Vatnajökull National Park, 300/2020. Coordinates are listed in table 2 in amendment IV in the regulation. 2. Hvannadalshnjúkur, Öræfajökull and Kverkfjöll have special limitations on, if and when motorized traffic is allowed. 3. Traditional land use areas are listed in article 26 of regulation about Vatnajökull National Park, 300/2020. Disclaimer: If there is a difference between the data and the regulation text, then the regulation text applies.

Vatnajökull National Park was founded on June 7th 2008, although the act on Vatnajökull National Park was entered into force on May 1st 2007. It is the largest national park in Iceland by far, 14,967 km2. Vatnajökull National Park was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site on July 5th 2019. The boundary of Vatnajökull National Park, after its latest expansion on September 22nd 2021. The boundary is drawn in accordance to regulation on Vatnajökull National Park, No 300/2020, with later amendments. Disclaimer: If there is a difference between the data and the regulation text, then the regulation text applies. The data also includes all previous boundaries of the national park as well as current boundaries of operating areas.

IS: Innrautt grunnkort byggt á nær innrauðum loftmyndum í 25 x 25 cm upplausn. Áætluð nákvæmni er 50 cm eða betri. Grunnkortið sýnir ekki allt landið eins og staðan er núna en markmiðið er landsþekjandi grunnkort. Gögnin eru uppfærð einu sinni á ári eða oftar og eftir því sem nýjar loftmyndir berast. Heimild: Náttúrufræðistofnun, 2025. Grunnkort -- NIR Loftmynd. Dagsetning myndar. Kort.gis.is. [Loftmynd]. EN: False-color near infrared aerial imagery mosaic in 25 x 25 cm resolution. The expected positional accuracy is 50 cm or better. The base map does not show the entire country as it currently stands, but the goal is to have a nationwide base map. The data is updated once a year or more often and as new aerial imagery is received. Please cite as: Náttúrufræðistofnun [Natural Science Institute of Iceland], 2025. Grunnkort -- NIR Loftmynd [Basemap -- Aerial Imagery]. Image date. Kort.gis.is. [Imagery].

IS: Frummyndir notaðar til að búa til loftmyndagrunnkort Náttúrufræðistofnunar (https://gatt.lmi.is/geonetwork/srv/ice/catalog.search#/metadata/bd0e7245-2f62-4b2a-82c3-3e6e10b7f9ee). Myndir eru aðgengilegar sem 3-banda myndir (.tif, R,G,B) í upprunalegri upplausn (u.þ.b. 25 cm GSD) og innihalda grófa staðsetningu fyrir innflutning í GIS hugbúnað eða sambærilegt. Með því að hafa samband við Náttúrufræðistofnun er hægt að fá uppraunalegar myndir 12-bit myndir með 4 böndum (R-G-B-Innrautt) í JPG2000 skráarsniði (.jp2). Heimild: Náttúrufræðistofnun, 2025. Frummyndir Grunnkort Loftmynd NÁTT. Heiti myndar og dagsetning. Kort.gis.is. [Loftmynd]. EN: Source images used to create the Natural Science Institute of Iceland's Aerial Imagery basemap (https://gatt.lmi.is/geonetwork/srv/ice/catalog.search#/metadata/bd0e7245-2f62-4b2a-82c3-3e6e10b7f9ee). Images are available as 3-band RGB images (.tif, R,G,B) at native resolution (approx. 25 cm GSD) and contain rough geolocation for import to GIS software or similar. Upon request to Náttúrufræðistofnun it is possible to get original images in 12-bit, 4-band images (Red-Green-Blue-NIR) as JPG2000 images (.jp2). Please cite as: Náttúrufræðistofnun [Natural Science Institute of Iceland], 2025. Frummyndir Grunnkort Loftmynd NÁTT [Source Images for Aerial Basemap NÁTT]. Image name and date. Kort.gis.is. [Aerial Imagery].

IS: Grunnkort byggt á loftmyndum í 25 x 25 cm upplausn eða betri. Áætluð nákvæmni er 50 cm eða betri. Grunnkortið sýnir ekki allt landið eins og staðan er núna en markmiðið er landsþekjandi grunnkort. Gögnin eru uppfærð einu sinni á ári eða oftar og eftir því sem nýjar loftmyndir berast. Heimild: Náttúrufræðistofnun, 2025. Grunnkort -- Loftmynd. Dagsetning myndar. Kort.gis.is. [Loftmynd]. EN: Country-wide aerial imagery mosaic in 25 x 25 cm resolution or better. The expected positional accuracy is 50 cm or better. The base map does not show the entire country as it currently stands, but the goal is to have a nationwide base map. The data is updated once a year or more often and as new aerial imagery is received. Please cite as: Náttúrufræðistofnun [Natural Science Institute of Iceland], 2025. Grunnkort -- Loftmynd [Basemap -- Aerial Imagery]. Image date. Kort.gis.is. [Imagery].