F-roads of Iceland: F249 (Þórsmerkurvegur) (24.07 & 25.07.2020)

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F249 is one of the most famous rugged F-roads of Iceland with numerous water crossings. The rivers are small in the beginning, but as the road progresses, they get wider and deeper. Krossá river is one of the most famous ones there and YouTube is full of videos people trying to ford it. Crossing this river demands a lot of caution and a vehicle with good ground clearance!! I believe it was 2019 summer when a tourist couple got stuck in Krossá with a small-sized SUV and unfortunately one of them didn't make it out alive.

I was very lucky with my first crossing, as I hit it with my fully stock Nissan Pathfinder, which also didn't have a snorkel. I didn't pick a good line and the current almost started to take me away. The second crossing in the next day went much smoother, as we picked a much more diagonal route over the river. The local man working in the Volcano Huts told me that each summer he has to pull out about 30 cars from the river.

F249 is about 32km long and in this video we don't cover the route in its full length, we stop at the Volcano Huts of Þórsmörk. F249 starts from the road 249 and to be honest, I didn't notice on exactly what point 249 changed into F249. I chose the first "4x4 vehicles only" warning as the starting point to F249.

Road on the map: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/63.65...

This video is part of two longer videos, where we visit lots of other exciting places in South-Iceland. These videos can be found here:
Roadtrip around Iceland: Day 9:    • Roadtrip around Iceland: Day 9 (Gluggafoss...  
Roadtrip around Iceland: Day 10:    • Roadtrip around Iceland: Day 10 (Skógafoss...  

If you want to check out a list of F-roads or are wondering what car or insurance to choose for F-roads, then Epic Iceland has created some useful links:
A guide to all F-roads:
https://epiciceland.net/list-f-roads-...

How to rent the best car for F-roads:
https://epiciceland.net/how-to-choose...

What insurance to choose for F-roads:
https://epiciceland.net/car-rental-in...


Chapters:
0:00 F249 (from road 249 to Stakkholtsgjá)
6:55 Stakkholtsgjá Canyon
7:27 F249 (from Stakkholtsgjá to Krossá river)
8:31 Crossing Krossá river
9:34 F249 (from Krossá to Volcanic huts)
10:41 Hike up to Valahnúkur mountain
11:51 F249 (from Volcanic huts to Krossá river)
13:25 2nd crossing of Krossá river
14:55 F249 (from Krossá until road 249)