Kaldidalur (Kaldadalsvegur)
Kaldidalur
A summer highland gravel road linking Húsafell and Þingvellir, flanked by glaciers and passing the 'dead' Okjökull glacier.
Kaldidalur (meaning 'cold valley') is a gravel highland road about 40 km long, designated Route 550. It runs south from Húsafell across the wasteland between the Langjökull glacier and the Okjökull volcano, reaching Þingvellir National Park. It is a shortcut between the Golden Circle and the Borgarfjörður region. Almost no people live along it, and the glaciers, volcanoes and gravel deserts make for a spectacular landscape. Nearby, the Okjökull glacier was declared no longer a glacier in 2014, and in 2019 the world's first glacier memorial plaque was erected there. It can be reached by a separate hike. Although the road is not an F-road, it has many potholes, so a four-wheel-drive vehicle is recommended. Check road.is before you set out. There are no gas stations or cell signal along the way.
Opening hours
Open in summer (approx. June–September)
Nearby sights
- Húsafell
- Víðgelmir Lava Cave
- Into the Glacier (Langjökull)
- Surtshellir
- Barnafoss
- Hraunfossar
- Snorrastofa & Snorralaug, Reykholt
- Krauma Geothermal Baths