Members of the Search and Rescue unit Eyvindur in the Hrunamannahreppur district in South Iceland rescued a foreign traveller who was stuck in snow on Kjalvegur mountain road F35 just north of Gullfoss waterfall.
According to the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service the man was driving a small compact SUV. He told the Search and Rescue units who came to his aid that he had been on his way to Akureyri, but had decided to drive straight into the highland because the GPS system in his car had shown him the route to be the shortest way from where he was to North Iceland. However, according to the Road Administration the road is impassable during the winter, due to heavy snows.
A post on the Facebook page of the SAR team Eyvindur explains that the man was fortunate to have gotten stuck where he did. Cell phone coverage along the road in this area is spotty, and gets worse as you travel further north. Had the man made it further north the road he would therefore have been in far more trouble.
We at Iceland magazine would like to remind readers that F-roads are generally not passable during this time of the year. The highlands are only accessible well equipped 4×4’s and mountain trucks. Travellers are also advised to check for road conditions at the website of the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration and for weather at the website of the Icelandic MET Office.
Members of the Search and Rescue unit Eyvindur in the Hrunamannahreppur district in South Iceland rescued a foreign traveller who was stuck in snow on Kjalvegur mountain road F35 just north of Gullfoss waterfall.
According to the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service the man was driving a small compact SUV. He told the Search and Rescue units who came to his aid that he had been on his way to Akureyri, but had decided to drive straight into the highland because the GPS system in his car had shown him the route to be the shortest way from where he was to North Iceland. However, according to the Road Administration the road is impassable during the winter, due to heavy snows.
A post on the Facebook page of the SAR team Eyvindur explains that the man was fortunate to have gotten stuck where he did. Cell phone coverage along the road in this area is spotty, and gets worse as you travel further north. Had the man made it further north the road he would therefore have been in far more trouble.
We at Iceland magazine would like to remind readers that F-roads are generally not passable during this time of the year. The highlands are only accessible well equipped 4×4’s and mountain trucks. Travellers are also advised to check for road conditions at the website of the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration and for weather at the website of the Icelandic MET Office.
