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This means that you either better avoid this road, or be very well prepared and gain enough experience with river crossings elsewhere first. First bit of 622 is paved and in good shape, it is after a “4×4 vehicles only” warning sign when things start to get interesting. This can be both fun and dangerous, so be sure to have proper experience and a car before trying it. Modrudalsleid is a rough, semi-paved road that serves as a gate towards F-roads to Askja – F905 and F907. I’ve read articles stating that you shouldn’t rely on Google maps in Iceland – both in terms of maps precision and estimated times.

So rough that anglers going to the lodges generally drive the RR1 to the north and then take the F578 from there. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. This time the challenge exceptionally doesn’t lie in river crossings (as there are no unbridged ones) but in the steepness and rugged terrain of the final section. BTW, I managed to cross them in my Honda CRV, but it felt like it was on the edge 😉 the water was my knee height, so almost as high as the air intake.Thanks for great work in describing the F routes but what makes me wonder, you do mention, that 35 and 208North have been reclassified as not – “F” roads, yet you still mention that 4WD cars are mandatory on these routes.

At the end of the road lake, Hagavatn overflows into a river with a 30-meter (my guess) high waterfall named Leynifoss. In my opinion, 635 isn’t as exciting a driving experience as road 643 for example, but it’s still a nice drive if you have some spare time to spend in Westfjords. For example, in 2022 several roads opened even later than the latest date in the table below (2017-2021 table at that time), due to an extraordinarily strong winter. Road F936 (in some maps already marked as only 936), Þórdalsheiðarvegur, is an F-road leading along the power lines through a green and stony mountainous valley.Jokuldalsvegur connects road 923 with F907 and stretches along the entire length of Studlagil canyon. The Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 (formerly the Distance Selling Regulations) provide consumers with the right to a 'cooling-off' period to allow you to change your mind. It’s best to drive a large 4×4 like Land Cruiser for F26 due to the unpredictable Hagakvislar river crossing near Nyidalur. It may be dangerous to drive all these steep ascents and rough gravel with Dacia Duster or anything smaller.

Austurleið by lake Þríhyrningsvatn didn’t contain any serious river crossings, just small rivers and small ponds of depth 20-30cm at max. Up to the Kerlingarfjoll mountain resort, F347 is just a gravel road with potholes doable even by a 2wd car. Is it doable with ease with a Hilux or a Land Cruiser that we will rent at MyCar as you suggested (actually uncertain weather picking up one or another yet because the first is slightly cheaper). The road is just steep, and rough, and there may be snow early in the season (anytime before August).Although it’s possible to drive F936 in good weather in any 4×4 vehicle, we do recommend taking at least a medium 4×4 car. As I mentioned, it contains medium-sized river crossings which require you to drive at least a medium-sized SUV to be more sure to cross. Möðrudalsleið road, the first gravel road you’re gonna encounter when coming from Egilsstaðir direction What car do I need for Möðrudalsleið? Luckily, the following day was clear and warm and the sun had been melting a lot of snow by the time we got there.