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    Road F26

    The F26 mountain road is one of the two most important roads through the Icelandic interior.

    If you want to feast your eye on empty, “lunar” landscapes, this is the road that will give you the most opportunity to do so.

    However, it is also here that you will find many very interesting and completely un-moonlike places.

    See what to see when you take the F26 road.

    Things to see on road F26

    Iceland
    w Iceland - 13 September 2026

    Fjallabak – a Beautiful Reserve in the Icelandic Highlands

    The Fjallabak Nature Reserve (Friðland að Fjallabaki) is located in the Icelandic Highlands, north of the Mýrdalsjökull glacier, with the famous and beautiful Landmannalaugar as its centerpiece. Fjallabak…
    East Iceland
    w East Iceland - 11 September 2026

    Bardarbunga – an Active Volcano Covered by the Vatnajokull Glacier

    The Bardarbunga (Bárðarbunga) volcano created the Holuhraun lava field – the largest to form in Iceland in more than 200 years. Its last eruption ended in 2015, but…
    Iceland
    w Iceland - 13 September 2026

    Aldeyjarfoss – One of Iceland’s Most Beautiful Waterfalls

    Aldeyjarfoss is one of Iceland's most beautiful waterfalls. It sees far fewer visitors than it deserves, because it lies at the northern end of the F26 mountain road.…
    Iceland
    w Iceland - 12 September 2026

    Nyidalur – a Valley in the Icelandic Highlands

    Nýidalur is a great place to stop while traveling across the Icelandic highlands. It is the perfect place to experience the truly remote, often extreme conditions of the…
    Iceland
    w Iceland - 13 September 2026

    Highland Center Hrauneyjar – the Gateway to the Interior

    For most tourists, Highland Center Hrauneyjar is the last gas station before entering the highlands, the interior of Iceland - or the first one after leaving it. But…
    Iceland
    w Iceland - 15 September 2026

    Godafoss – Gods’ Waterfall

    Godafoss (Goðafoss) is a waterfall in northern Iceland. Falling from a height of 12 meters (about 40 ft) and 30 meters (about 100 ft) wide, it lies on…