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Islanda Route 1 - Ring Road

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Distance
1,172 mi
Elevation gain
63,878 ft
Technical difficulty
Difficult
Elevation loss
63,878 ft
Max elevation
2,828 ft
TrailRank 
28
Min elevation
0 ft
Trail type
Loop
Coordinates
15000
Uploaded
March 5, 2019
Recorded
March 2019
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near Reykjanesbær, Suðurnes (Lýðveldið Ísland)

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Itinerary description

It's the national road in Iceland that runs around the island and connects most of the inhabited parts of the country.
We drove by a VW California Beach all around for 2000 km.
Main stops:
Bridge America - Europe, Geysir, Gullfoss Falls, Seljalandsfoss,
Skógafoss Waterfall, Skaftafell Glacier, Jökulsárlón, Myvatn, Kirkjufell, Reykjavik

Waypoints

PictographWaypoint Altitude 13 ft

Reynisfjara Beach

Spiaggia nera

PictographWaypoint Altitude 567 ft

Gullfoss Falls

PictographWaypoint Altitude 26 ft

Bridge America - Europe

PictographWaypoint Altitude 169 ft

Seljalandsfoss

PictographWaypoint Altitude 222 ft

Skógafoss Waterfall

PictographWaypoint Altitude 57 ft

Jökulsárlón

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,062 ft

Mývatn Nature Baths

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,348 ft

Kirkjufell

PictographWaypoint Altitude 354 ft

Geysir

PictographWaypoint Altitude 186 ft

Kerid Crater

PictographWaypoint Altitude 351 ft

Skjòl Campgrounds

PictographWaypoint Altitude 36 ft

Skógar Campsite - 10 euro

PictographWaypoint Altitude 25 ft

DJÚPIVOGUR CAMPING GROUND

PictographWaypoint Altitude 0 ft

Diamond Beach

PictographWaypoint Altitude 279 ft

Skaftafell Camping

PictographWaypoint Altitude 26 ft

Akureyri

PictographWaypoint Altitude 181 ft

Skálholt

PictographWaypoint Altitude 40 ft

Íslenski barinn

PictographWaypoint Altitude 57 ft

Rent.is

PictographWaypoint Altitude 457 ft

Skaftafell Glacier

PictographWaypoint Altitude 0 ft

Höfn

PictographWaypoint Altitude 897 ft

Camping Myvatn

PictographWaypoint Altitude 110 ft

Sleeping spot

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,145 ft

Hverir

PictographWaypoint Altitude 1,862 ft

Krafla

Comments  (2)

  • Photo of marnir84
    marnir84 Jan 28, 2024

    How many days does it take at a minimum? Did you do it in a van in March? Thank you very much

  • Photo of SalParadise83
    SalParadise83 Jan 31, 2024

    Hi, I would say 7 days is a minimum. Hence, you need to keep west fjord out. yep we did it in a van in last February/March. It's cold, but much more freedom

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