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Kjölur F-Road — Hveravellir Approach

Category 3

22 km

Distance

460 m

Elevation Gain

2.1%

Average Gradient

7%

Max Gradient

640 m

Summit Elevation

The Kjölur F-Road approach to Hveravellir is the most accessible highland interior cycling route in Iceland — a 22km gravel traverse at 2.1% average gradient along the F35 Kjalvegur Highland route from the Hvítá river crossing at 180m to the Hveravellir geothermal oasis at 640m, through a volcanic d...

Pro Tip

The Kjölur F-Road requires serious preparation that goes beyond the cycling fitness calculation. The 22km approach to Hveravellir has no mobile coverage from approximately 5km north of the Hvítá cross...

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