478 km478 km297 mi from Reykjavík · ~6h 0m· Updated
Live images from the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (Vegagerðin). Click to enlarge.
Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 08:00-19:30 weekdays, 09:30-19:00 weekends (winter schedule)
Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works
Known sand-drift area (Mývatnsöræfi). Wind now 7 m/s25 km/h16 mph, gusts 9 m/s32 km/h20 mph at Mývatnsöræfi station (15:00).
Vegagerðin's survey of Ring Road sand areas records damaged paint and even broken windows from wind-blown sand (source).
Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 08:00-19:30 weekdays, 09:30-19:00 weekends (winter schedule)
Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works
Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 07:30-20:00 weekdays, 09:00-19:30 weekends (winter schedule)
Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works
Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 07:30-20:00 weekdays, 09:00-19:30 weekends (winter schedule)
Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works
Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 08:00-20:00 weekdays, 09:30-19:30 weekends (winter schedule)
Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works
Lava field with dramatic rock formations resembling castles and caves. Associated with Icelandic folklore of trolls and Yule Lads.
Geothermal spa on the shores of Lake Mývatn. Sulfur-rich blue waters with panoramic views of the lake and Krafla volcano.
Active geothermal area near Mývatn. Boiling mud pools, steaming fumaroles, and vibrant orange/yellow mineral deposits. Strong sulfur smell.
Geothermal lake and volcanic area. Pseudocraters, lava formations, Dimmuborgir, Hverir, Krafla, and Europe's most powerful waterfall Dettifoss nearby.
Spectacular horseshoe-shaped waterfall on the Skjálfandafljót river. Symbolic site where Iceland adopted Christianity in 1000 AD.
Europe's most powerful waterfall. 100m wide, 44m drop into Jökulsárgljúfur canyon. Located in North Iceland. Rough gravel road approach.