Holiday Cycling Adventures

In the Westfjords (Vestfirðir) we took a small track through the mountains; the Kollafjarðarheiði (F66). This a 4x4 road, so it's very quiet and nice. We started at the north side (at Ísafjarðardjúp) and cycled to the south on this track (it ends at Fjarðarhorn). There was a steep climb at the beginning. Overall the track is rough but good cycleable.

The Westfjords are a beautiful area to cycle, if you get the weather to appreciate it. It is hillier than most other parts of Iceland, with plenty of road-passes where you cross between fjords, and these are generally at about 500m to 600m, and some are steep and unpaved.

The area is frequently accessed by taking the ferry from Stykkishólmur to Brjánslækur (we took this ferry to leave the Westfjords), (twice a day in summer, the ferry leaves Stykkishólmur at 9am, and again about 3.30 or 4.00, the crossing takes 3 hours), with the possibility of stopping over at Flatey (island) on the way, either overnight or for the afternoon. You can camp at Brjánslækur, but the site it isn't very nice. You can also camp 6km to the north at Flókalundur, which is a bit nicer, though the warm swimming pool closes too early for evening ferry arrivals; there is attractive scenery (no camping) a couple of km away in Vatnsdalur.

2006 - Kollafjarðarheiði (F66)