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Iceland Ring Road Loop

A 7-day clockwise Iceland loop from Reykjavík, following the Ring Road through waterfalls, black-sand beaches, glacier lagoons, Eastfjords, Lake Mývatn, Akureyri, and the Snæfellsnes Peninsula before returning to the capital.

7days
27stops
1484km

The route

Tap a day or a town

You sleep in Bláskógabyggð · Vík í Mýrdal · Höfn · Egilsstaðir · Mývatn · Hvammstangi — start and end in Reykjavík.

DAY01

Reykjavík → Gullfoss

117 km · 1h 47m driving · Overnight in Gullfoss
  1. 09:00
    Reykjavík City Center· start
  2. 43 km · 41m
  3. 11:42
    ⭐ Þingvellir National Park
  4. 63 km · 55m
  5. 14:24
    Geysir Geothermal Area
  6. 10 km · 11m
  7. 16:12
    Gullfoss· overnight
DAY02

Seljalandsfoss → Vík í Mýrdal

181 km · 2h 30m driving · Overnight in Vík í Mýrdal
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Seljalandsfoss· start
  2. 117 km · 1h 33m
  3. 11:42
    Skógafoss
  4. 30 km · 27m
  5. 14:24
    Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach
  6. 34 km · 30m
  7. 16:12
    Vík í Mýrdal· overnight
DAY03

Fjaðrárgljúfur → Höfn

257 km · 3h 52m driving · Overnight in Höfn
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Fjaðrárgljúfur· start
  2. 68 km · 50m
  3. 11:4213:30
    Skaftafell
  4. 77 km · 1h
  5. 14:24
    Svartifoss
  6. 112 km · 2h 2m
  7. 16:12
    Höfn· overnight
DAY04

Diamond Beach → Egilsstaðir

253 km · 3h 17m driving · Overnight in Egilsstaðir
  1. 09:00
    Diamond Beach· start
  2. 79 km · 59m
  3. 11:42
    ⭐ Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon
  4. 0.4 km · 2m
  5. 14:24
    Djúpivogur
  6. 174 km · 2h 16m
  7. 16:12
    Egilsstaðir· overnight
DAY05

Stuðlagil Canyon → Mývatn

245 km · 3h 13m driving · Overnight in Mývatn
  1. 09:00
    Stuðlagil Canyon· start
  2. 72 km · 59m
  3. 11:42
    ⭐ Dettifoss
  4. 128 km · 1h 39m
  5. 14:24
    Hverir
  6. 45 km · 35m
  7. 16:12
    Mývatn· overnight
DAY06

Goðafoss → Hvammstangi

177 km · 2h 21m driving · Overnight in Hvammstangi
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Goðafoss· start
  2. 40 km · 36m
  3. 11:42
    Akureyri
  4. 35 km · 31m
  5. 14:24
    Glaumbær Farm & Museum
  6. 102 km · 1h 14m
  7. 16:12
    Hvammstangi· overnight
DAY07

Kirkjufell → Reykjavík

254 km · 3h 36m driving · long drive
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Kirkjufell· start
  2. 185 km · 2h 35m
  3. 11:42
    Arnarstapi
  4. 50 km · 43m
  5. 14:24
    Búðakirkja
  6. 19 km · 18m
  7. 16:12
    Reykjavík City Center
Heads Up
  • Day 7: 5h 56m driving — plan rest stops
  • Book Reykjavík, Höfn, Mývatn or Akureyri lodging early; a 7-day full loop has several long driving days with limited backup towns.
  • Stay on marked roads and parking areas; off-road driving is illegal in Iceland and can severely damage fragile moss and volcanic terrain.
  • Waterfall paths and glacier-lagoon shorelines can be slippery and windy, so carry waterproof layers and avoid standing close to surf at Reynisfjara.