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Iceland F-road map, with the live status of every road
Map and road notes by Nimrod Ron · Iceland Lead & Content Curator· Updated
Right now 2 of 12 major F-roads are open or partly open (road authority feed as of 29 Oct 2026, 08:46). The map colours each highland road by its current state and refreshes every 30 minutes. Click a road number below the map for its own page: what it connects, its river crossings, the car it needs, and the dates it opened in past years.
The roads on the map
- F35 Kjalvegur (Kjölur route)No river crossings · opens early to mid-JunePartly open
- F550 KaldidalurNo river crossings · opens mid-JuneClosed
- F26 Sprengisandsleið (Sprengisandur)River crossings, tier 3 · opens late June to early JulyClosed
- F208 Fjallabaksleið NyrðriRiver crossings, tier 3 · opens early to mid-June (north end later)Closed
- F210 Fjallabaksleið SyðriRiver crossings, tier 4 · opens late June to JulyClosed
- F206 Lakavegur (Laki craters)River crossings, tier 3 · opens mid-JuneClosed
- F207 Lakagígavegur (Laki crater loop)River crossings, tier 3 · opens mid-June (with F206)No data
- F249 Þórsmörk road (Þórsmerkurvegur)River crossings, tier 4 · opens June (highly weather-dependent)Partly open
- F88 Öskjuleið (to Askja, via Herðubreiðarlindir)River crossings, tier 3 · opens late June to early JulyClosed
- F910 Austurleið / Askja approach (east)River crossings, tier 4 · opens JulyClosed
- F570 Jökulhálsleið (Snæfellsjökull)No river crossings · opens mid-June to JulyClosed
- F347 Kerlingarfjöll roadRiver crossings, tier 2 · opens mid to late JuneClosed
- F225 LandmannaleiðRiver crossings, tier 3 · opens mid-JuneClosed
- F224 Landmannalaugavegur (into Landmannalaugar)River crossings, tier 2 · opens mid-June (with F208 north)No data
- F66 KollafjarðarheiðiRiver crossings, tier 2 · opens JuneNo data
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Questions about the F-road map
How current is this F-road map?
The colours come from the Icelandic Road Administration feed (umferdin.is) and refresh every 30 minutes. The feed is the authority; the map is a reading of it. Before you drive, check umferdin.is and the weather, and in an emergency call 112.
What do the colours mean?
Solid green is open, amber is partly open (one section open, another closed, or passable only for large 4x4s), dashed red is closed, and grey means the feed has no row for the road right now. Every road number on the map has its own page with the details.
Are the road lines exact?
No. The lines join the landmarks each road connects (junctions, huts, passes) and show where a road runs and what it links. They are not a surveyed centreline and the map is not for navigation; use a proper road map or the umferdin.is map for that.
Can I use this map on my own site?
Yes. Embed the live image with the snippet under the map and keep the credit link to this page. The image updates on its own as roads open and close, so your page never shows a stale status.
Why are the F-roads closed for most of the year?
They are unpaved tracks over the highlands, snowed in from autumn to early summer and crossed by rivers that run high with meltwater in spring. The first roads open in early to mid-June and the last with big river crossings in late June or July; most close between mid-September and mid-October.
Read next: Every F-road, with its page · Opening dates by year · Do I need a 4x4 in Iceland?
Deeper reading on iceland-trip.com
Our sister site covers every place in depth: access, parking, seasons, what to expect. Written by the same team.
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