Iceland Road Map (Country Road & Touring): Wegenkaart 1:400 000

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Hi Simon, this really depends on the toughness of winter and amount of snow at that time on the road. We live in a world where we simply got used to Google Maps taking us anywhere we want without any need to use a classical old-fashioned map. Our super jeep guide kept going even when the road didn’t, bringing us through the snow and up onto the glacier for views across the top of Iceland. It’s scenic of course because you’re near Landmannalaugar, which is one of the most picturesque Icelandic places. It’s safer and easier to drive the road from south to north, not the opposite, because this way the steepest parts will be descents and not ascents.

Sydri Ofaera river with some powerful streams crosses the road and the snow usually holds longer in this area, which means Álftavatnskrókur is passable only for a limited time of a year.Emstrur track also leads to the best (eastern) viewpoint of an amazingly beautiful Markarfljótsgljúfur Canyon. Hekla track is a detour south from F225 (Landmannaleið), directly towards the legendary Hekla volcano. There is a second river crossing also, but that one is located a little bit before the end of the road.

Modrudalsleid is a rough, semi-paved road that serves as a gate towards F-roads to Askja – F905 and F907. Hvannagil track is a more or less average gravel road leading along Hvannagil valley, close to the Lónsöræfi area and along the huge and picturesque riverbed of river Jökulsá í Lóni.We did this trail at the end of September, so we were rewarded with beautiful autumn-coloured scenery. I can understand rental companies not willing to let someone drive on them in 2WD, but is it, or is it not legal to take your own 2WD car down these routes since they are no longer F-roads? Jokuldalsvegur connects road 923 with F907 and stretches along the entire length of Studlagil canyon. For example, in 2022 several roads opened even later than the latest date in the table below (2017-2021 table at that time), due to an extraordinarily strong winter. Most of the “bloggers” will advise you that F88 is much more dangerous and harder to drive than F905 and F910 combination.

Also, in case you have a rooftop tent, you will not want to camp that far from the campsite facilities. That being said, the road is so bumpy, we better recommend a car with high enough ground clearance, i. Its function is to coordinate measures and find solutions in collaboration with government administrations, municipalities, the support framework for this sector throughout the country, the sector itself and other interested parties.There is also a campsite (just before the sandy part) that has a flush toilet and running fresh water. Fjallabaksleið syðri is pretty long and can be divided into Western and Eastern parts (intersected by F261, Emstruleið, in the middle). You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. There are videos over the internet of how tourists drown their cars in F207 (luckily without injuries) so take special care, please.

At the end of the road lake, Hagavatn overflows into a river with a 30-meter (my guess) high waterfall named Leynifoss.We drove F946 in a super jeep and utilized our discounts for Icelandic super jeeps and large 4×4 cars. Well, at least it’s supposed to be a shortcut 🙂 It’s 20km shorter than driving north via F26 and F208, but for someone, it may be more difficult to drive.