Route F35
Iceland · Europe
About Route F35
Kjölur (Route 35) is one of the most treacherous roads traversing Iceland's interior.
Route F35 travel guide
Understand
The road has probably been used since the discovery of Kjalvegur and is one of the historic routes in Iceland. It was used as a travel route to Þingvellir to Alþing, but now runs west of the piste between Gulfoss and Blönduós, still used by many travellers willing to cope the challenge. Most of Kjölur is still an unpaved road, but the river crossings have now been bridged, making the road a bit easier to travel on as fording is no longer necessary. The road covers a distance of 165 km, but is only drivable during summer, from the end of June to mid-September.
Getting there
Getting into the southern end of the route from Reykjavík takes a little more than 1.5 hours, with a distance of 116 km (72 mi) to the Gulfoss waterfall.
Go next
Sprengisandur is another road crossing the interior of Iceland.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.