Why this ride
A 114 km round trip from Reykjavík - roughly 1 h 58 in the saddle. It goes by way of Þingvellir National Park and back through Þingvellir National Park.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Reykjavík day out · Þingvellir National Park
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 114 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 58
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Golden Circle
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 1 km this is Golden Circle, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 1 km
- Named road
- Golden Circle
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Reykjavík
Reykjavík is a small capital of about a hundred and twenty thousand people that behaves like a bigger one. The city sits on a windy peninsula in the south-west, with the sea on three sides and a ring of mountains across the bay, and it is heated almost entirely by geothermal water, piped in from the ground. The outdoor swimming pools, filled with hot water, are the social centre of the city, and a morning soak with the neighbours is part of local life. The landmarks are the concrete tower of Hallgrímskirkja, whose design echoes the basalt columns of Iceland, and the glass facade of the Harpa concert hall by the harbour.
Read the complete Reykjavik write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Reykjavík is where the day begins. Next is Þingvellir National Park.
2. Þingvellir National Park
Þingvellir is where Iceland began to govern itself. In the year 930 chieftains from across the island met at this broad valley to found the Althing, an open-air assembly that is often called the oldest parliament in the world, and it met here for the next eight centuries. The law-speaker recited the laws from a rock on the cliff, and the crowd listened from the plain below. In 1944 the republic of Iceland was proclaimed here, and the valley remains a place of national feeling.
Read the complete Þingvellir National Park write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Þingvellir National Park comes up 31 km in. Next is Þingvellir National Park.
3. Þingvellir National Park
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Þingvellir National Park write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
61 km in you reach Þingvellir National Park. Next is back through Þingvellir National Park.
4. back through Þingvellir National Park
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Þingvellir National Park write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Þingvellir National Park, late in the day. Next is Reykjavik.
5. Reykjavík
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Reykjavik write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Reykjavik. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Reykjavík to Þingvellir National Park
Reykjavík → Þingvellir National Park is 61 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Þingvellir National Park to Reykjavik
back through Þingvellir National Park → Reykjavik is 61 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
More motorcycle rides nearby
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