Iceland Road Map (Country Road & Touring): Wegenkaart 1:400 000

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Even with super-jeep, it’s very important to not do something stupid and strictly adhere to river crossing guidelines. Yes, there are 2 non-trivial, medium-sized river crossings at the end of F224, right next to the Brennisteinsalda campsite. F899 or Flateyjardalsvegur, is one of the two roads in the Northern Highlands leading to the sea, next to Flatey island and close to Akureyri’s fjord – Eyjafjörður.

Although the Emstrur track doesn’t have any river crossings, it is steep and very uneven, with big sharp boulders every now and then. The biggest threats are the rivers Kaldaklofskvísl in the western part of F210 and the river Holmsá in the eastern part of F210. We wrote in detail about driving F210, Fjallabaksleið syðri, in our article about Fjallabak Highlands. The road has picturesque surroundings and is definitely worth a drive in nice weather and proper car.We took your advice on F-Roads and car types and got a 4×4 Kia which took us into the highlands (langisjor, landmannalaugar) with few issues. On the other hand, for roads F752 and F26 to the south we recommend a big 4wd car like Land Cruiser or any Icelandic super jeep to be able to pass safely in most conditions. Although it’s possible to drive the road in good weather in a medium-sized 4×4 vehicle, we do recommend taking a large 4×4 car. We’ve seen multiple travelers successfully crossing even with small 4wd cars, but they were struggling a bit and didn’t look very sure about their crossing.

It is a “shortcut” from F261 to F210 through the inner Fjallabak highlands and there’s a Hungurfit hut and Króksskáli hut on the way.

I don’t know how difficult this one is (I took the turn to F333), but you cross the same river on a bridge near Geysir, and it looks doable there. Most visitors use the Hvannagil road to get to hiking trails in the beautiful Hvannagil golden valley.

The most difficult part is the last kilometer, which makes for a very steep final ascent toward the Hekla volcano. Yes, there are unbridged rivers along F207 and one of them is considered at least a medium-sized river crossing. There are, however, river crossings on the only connecting road F208 and in both directions – to the south (one) and to the north (several). The road is very bumpy, and moreover, you have to overcome a medium-sized river crossing at F206 if you want to reach F207. You need to be sure to drive not too far from the edge and at the same time not too close to it to damage your car with the nearby cliffs.

However, under good weather conditions and when the snow is already melted it’s more or less an easy 4wd drive.