Route F26 (Iceland)
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| Sprengisandsleið | |
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| Northern end: | 842 Bárðardalsvegur vestri |
| Southern end: | 26 Landvegur |
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Route F26 or Sprengisandsleið is a highland gravel road in Iceland, running through the Sprengisandur area between the glaciers Hofsjökull and Vatnajökull.
With its 200 km, it is the longest of the Icelandic highland roads. Its southern end is at the lake Þórisvatn, to the northeast of the volcano Hekla, and its northern end is the lower part of the valley of the river Skjálfandafljót, to the southwest of lake Mývatn.
A view of Sprengisandur road with a view of Tungnaárjökull, a tongue of Vatnajökull, in August.
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