Right on the choicest part of the choicest riding ground in Iceland, Löngufjörur (Long Beach), is Skógarness, my friend Trausti's farm. Okay, with so many great places to ride in Iceland, I would not like to have to make a choice. But this is not mine to make. As you will see, it has already been chosen by popular acclaim. You will see so many Icelanders on horseback here that think of it as the crossroads of Iceland even though it is in the middle of nowhere and under water except at low tide!
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 The blue star shows the farm, Skógarness, on the south shore of the Snæfellsness peninsula. Löngufjörur, Long Beach, has ideal footing for tölting because at low tide the sand is flat and hard-packed and goes on for kilometers. It would take a couple of days to ride the length of it.
The beach is unusual for Iceland because it is of a very fine white sand rather than the common black volcanic pumice.
A 2 hour drive from Reykjavik, Löngufjörur has become a very popular weekend ride for both Icelanders and tourists. Horses for rent, guides, and accommodations of all levels are in the area yet it is very unspoiled and not at all "touristy".
On the weekend when this was filmed, over 150 riders rode by or stopped off at Skógarness.
Nancy Marie Brown described the area in her book, A Good Horse Has No Color, when she lived across the bay from Skógarness.
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