65 km65 km40 mi from Reykjavík · ~55m· Updated
Live images from the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (Vegagerðin). Click to enlarge.
Skip the Hvalfjörður tunnel and take scenic Route 47 around the fjord to the Botnsdalur car park (free) at its head - about an hour from Reykjavík. Iceland's second-tallest waterfall is earned on foot: a 3–4 hour round-trip hike involving a cave, a log bridge over the river (the log is removed in winter), and a thigh-deep wade on the classic loop. Proper footwear required; the canyon-edge path is not for vertigo sufferers.
Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 07:30-19:30 weekdays, 08:00-18:00 weekends (winter schedule)
Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works
Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 07:30-19:30 weekdays, 08:00-18:00 weekends (winter schedule)
Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works
Snow clearing: 7 days a week (tunnel, no day-by-day schedule listed) (winter schedule)
Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works
Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 08:00-19:30 weekdays, 08:00-18:00 weekends (winter schedule)
Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works
Snow clearing: 2 days a week (Sun, Fri), 10:00-18:00 weekdays, 12:00-16:00 weekends (winter schedule). Also flagged for half-cost clearing
Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works
Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 06:00-midnight daily (winter schedule)
Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works
Snow clearing: 7 days a week, around the clock (service class 1) (winter schedule)
Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works
Snow clearing: 3 days a week (Mon, Wed, Fri), 09:00-17:00 weekdays (winter schedule)
Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works
Snow clearing: 7 days a week (days vary along this section), hours vary along this section (winter schedule)
Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works
Small village on the South Coast near Selfoss.
UNESCO World Heritage site where the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates meet. Site of Iceland's ancient parliament, Alþingi.
Ocean-side geothermal hot springs in Hvalfjörður. Eight natural pools at different temperatures with fjord views. Opened in 2022.
Small village on the Golden Circle route. Known for Fontana geothermal baths and lake views.
Historical farm of Snorri Sturlunga. Near the Golden Circle.
Europe's most powerful hot spring. 180 litres/second of 97°C water. Powers geothermal heating for nearby towns.