Both road conditions and the weather forecast should be checked multiple times a day for the forecast is not a 100% reliable such a long time in advance – check out: https://www.campericeland.is/en/information/actual-road-condition/

 

Weather and road conditions:

Forecast looks pretty good. Temperatures expected to decline next week.

 

The highland roads are all impassable as usual and will stay that way until late spring or early summer! Those travelers that wish to visit the highlands must do so with a scheduled tour in a modified vehicle. We‘ve had a few incidences where visitors think that having a 4×4 vehicle is enough to do this – that‘s of course not the case! The damages can cost thousands of dollars so it‘s important to inform our guests of this! Here you can find the estimated opening times from Vegagerðin.

NOTE: Some GPS devices may lead tourists on to closed mountain roads because it determines it shorter in kilometers. In good conditions, it takes longer and at this moment they are simply impassable! 

 

Popular tourist sites: 

Roads to Landmannalaugar, through Kjölur, Sprengisandur and Kaldidalur are CLOSED. Not all these roads will be closed with a clear closure over the road so it‘s important that our visitors are informed of this.

 

Busses have started to go into Þórsmörk and condition on the trails are good – snow can still be found on slopes that face north. Because of glacial melt it‘s notable that river levels will rise over the next days! Getting to Langidalur and Húsadalur requires experience with crossing bigger rivers!

 

The road from Geysir to Gullfoss (35) is like Swiss Cheese – a lot of pot holes and puddles that can potentially damage your car! Trails are in good condition.

 

The 800 m. trail to Dettifoss & Selfoss is now open. Conditions are very wet and not good for hiking due to mud, big rocks and the fact that the snow is very wet and slippery (especially on slopes). Very important to follow marked trails! The trail to the new look-out is closed due to water melting and mud.

 

Conditions in Reynisfjara are good but due to the unpredictability of the waves, conditions are ALWAYS dangerous. It‘s not that the waves are big, it‘s the fact that they are sneaky. Every 7th, 10th or 12th wave goes a lot further up the beach than the rest and this can catch visitors by surprise that are too close to the water. The sand is very fine and the sheer pulling factor of the wave makes it easy for it to pull visitors out to sea. If you know that your guests are going there by themselves – make sure they are informed of this.

Kirkjufjara by Dyrhólaey has been CLOSED due to increased dangers in rockslides and deadly sneaker waves.

Similar danger can be found in Djúpalónssandur beach in Snæfellsnes peninsula.

 

Popular hiking trails:

Mt. Esja: To hike up to „The Rock“ (Steinn) is fine. Going to the top requires climbing – not good for those who fear heights. Proper hiking boots and warm clothes are a must due to the wind chill factor.

 

Skaftafell: All trails are open and in good conditions except for S3 (Skaftafellsheiði) and S4 (Kristínartindar) due to snow and mud. S2 from Lambhagi has now opened. Conditions on the trail to Morsárdalur have been great and that hike is highly recommended. We recommend speaking to the wardens in the Info Center for updates. There you can also get a hiking map of the area.

Laugavegur and Fimmvörðuháls: Both these trails are closed for those who are not experienced mountaineers! There are no scheduled busses running to or from Landmannalaugar so risk of getting stuck there is high!

 

Reykjadalur: The trail is now free of snow but due to mud on the first quarter of the hike it can be slippery. Important to bring warm clothing and not underestimate this hike! Visibility can be limited when clouds are hanging low.

 

Glymur waterfall: The ideal spot to see the waterfall is from the southern side of the canyon but to reach that you need to cross Botnsá river. During the summer there’s a log people can cross on but it is not up yet and crossing the river on foot can be very dangerous when the water levels are rising like now-a-days. The trail after that can be quite steep and slippery. Landowners expect to put the log up in mid-May.

 

Avalanche danger: Moderate (level 2/5)

Moderate danger in mountainous areas in the Eastfjords, northern Westfjords and in Tröllaskagi peninsula. Further info can be found here: http://en.vedur.is/avalanches/forecast