That’s the reason why the trail was quite wet in the beginning and after the elevation, there was quite a bit of snow still on the road. We did this trail at the end of September, so we were rewarded with beautiful autumn-coloured scenery.

If you, however, aim to combine your trip with visiting Askja, go for at least a medium-sized 4wd car. As already mentioned, the main danger of this road are not river crossings, but rather its remoteness and some really rough sections. There are 2 medium-sized ones on the F910 preceding it, though, and several bigger ones also on the alternative route of the F88.In case you meet a vehicle going in the other direction, or if you find snow on the road, it’s much safer to have a bigger car. This can be both fun and dangerous, so be sure to have proper experience and a car before trying it.

The encryption keys are held on state-of-the-art, tamper proof systems in the same family as those used to secure VeriSign's Global Root certificate, making them all but impossible to extract. It is one of the easiest F-roads in Iceland and leads through a canyon surrounded by lush green hills. One important fact – 99% of visitors drive only a small part of Austurleið – the part leading to Askja. The last part of Örlygshafnarvegur is a rough, narrow gravel road with many potholes, leading across the mountainous area and sometimes even next to the coastal edge simultaneously.

Then the track turns into the Blautulón track, which leads along the edge of the picturesque lake Blautulón and then connects to the official Langisjór F-road F235. One quick question for you… Can you share what map (paper map) you have used for certain pictures, particularly the picture under F843? It was a short part of the road of the length of a few hundreds of meters heading to a hot spring spot in Snæfellsnes peninsula ( Lýsuhólslaug).