153 km153 km95 mi from Reykjavík · ~2h 10m· Updated
Live images from the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration (Vegagerðin). Click to enlarge.
On Route 1, 30 km past Seljalandsfoss at the village of Skógar - the exit is signed and the falls sit a few hundred metres off the road. Parking is free. The staircase to the top viewpoint (and the start of the Fimmvörðuháls trail) is climbable year-round but icy in winter. Fuel and food at the small station in Skógar or back at Hvolsvöllur.
Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 08:30-20:30 weekdays, 08:30-19:00 weekends (winter schedule)
Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works
Snow clearing: 7 days a week, 07:30-21:30 weekdays, 07:30-21:00 weekends (winter schedule)
Vegagerðin may postpone clearing in bad weather. How snow clearing works
Live conditions for the full circuit, not just the road into Skógafoss.
Glacier tongue descending from Mýrdalsjökull. Popular for guided glacier hikes. Visible from Route 1 parking lot.
Beautiful valley between glaciers Eyjafjallajökull, Mýrdalsjökull, and Tindfjallajökull. Lush green, river crossings. 4x4 required.
Requires 4x4
120m promontory with a massive stone arch. Puffin colony in summer. Panoramic views of the South Coast.
Iconic waterfall you can walk behind. 60m drop from a sea cliff. Part of the South Coast route. Gljúfrabúi waterfall hidden nearby.
Famous black sand beach near Vík. Powerful sneaker waves, basalt sea stacks (Reynisdrangar), and basalt column cave. Extreme caution required.
Southernmost village in Iceland. Famous black sand beach, Reynisdrangar sea stacks, and close to Dyrhólaey arch.