It’s only about a 45-minute drive to the sea where you have an exceptional view and a legal but extremely primitive camping site.

There are medium-sized river crossings on F206, hence you need preferably at least a medium-sized 4wd car. I highly recommend stopping for a coffee break or lunch at Steinshús if you happen to be on this road. We wrote in detail about our drive via the Hvannagil track in our article about the southeastern Icelandic Highlands. We’ve seen multiple travelers successfully crossing even with small 4wd cars, but they were struggling a bit and didn’t look very sure about their crossing. Travelers who want to see Maelifell first and then continue towards Landmannalaugar usually look at this road.There are numerous rivers to cross, but I don’t remember any that would be a problem with a decent SUV. The road takes you all the way up to the station for snowmobile tours on Vatnajökull, where it ends. Hi Simon, this really depends on the toughness of winter and amount of snow at that time on the road. They are mostly small to medium-sized river crossings doable even if you are not highly experienced. This way you can really select where you want to go, how long you want to spend at a location and you can stop whenever you are in love with the scenery.

So rough that anglers going to the lodges generally drive the RR1 to the north and then take the F578 from there. There is a second river crossing also, but that one is located a little bit before the end of the road. Although it’s possible to drive the road in good weather in a medium-sized 4×4 vehicle, we do recommend taking a large 4×4 car. This river crossing scared us a bit, but under good conditions, with proper experience and a big enough car, it’s doable.

This crossing changes every single year so any route or tracks may lead one astray and the route shown in the video is *not* to be taken for granted. That being said, you still have to adhere to river crossing guidelines and better have some experience with river crossings already. If you, however, aim to combine your trip with visiting Askja, go for at least a medium-sized 4wd car. Based on the book Iceland Road Guide (Vegahandbókin) which has been travelling for 40 years in the vehicles of Icelanders and foreigners alike, and has been steadily improved and updated with every new edition.

Usually, it’s a medium-sized river crossing, but it can get bigger with strong rain and especially the current can get stronger.They help us to identify popular products and understand your browsing habits so we can display relevant adverts to you. There are videos over the internet of how tourists drown their cars in F207 (luckily without injuries) so take special care, please. is/listing/eiriksfell-i-skorradal/ Those who visit these waterfalls tend to drive back out of Skorradalur rather than heading onwards. If you are afraid of mountain driving, don’t recommend it, though 🙂 It even has a small unbridged stream.

To be sure to drive the Skaelingar track even in bad weather, we better recommend driving a super jeep with high ground clearance for the whole area. Between the Skælingar track and Blautulón track to Langisjór What car do I need for Skælingar Blautulón track? That being said, we better recommend taking any 4wd car, even a small-sized SUV, that would be fine for this part of F208 even in worse weather. Even with super-jeep, it’s very important to not do something stupid and strictly adhere to river crossing guidelines. If an old date appears on a map the most likely reason is that an old map has been cached on the user's computer or a computer it is communicating with.

After that section, the F333 becomes a forest road, which is a pretty unusual experience in Iceland due to the lack of trees. Hekla track is a detour south from F225 (Landmannaleið), directly towards the legendary Hekla volcano. That’s the reason why the trail was quite wet in the beginning and after the elevation, there was quite a bit of snow still on the road.