Cycling Iceland’s Westfjords

I’ll be arriving Seydisfjordur on the east coast via ferry on Aug. 8th, 2024.

Some buses and vans in Iceland transport bicycles. So I’ll probably cycle and bus, working my way to the west coast.

The most popular cycling area is the westfjords.

I really enjoyed a brief stop on the Westfjords (or West Fjords) during my 2011 rent-a-car tour of Iceland.

Very mountainous; the coastline heavily indented by dozens of fjords surrounded by steep hills. These indentations make roads very circuitous. Sounds like the west coast of Norway.

Total total population in 2020 was 7,115.

CHRIS BURKARD put together a gravel tour of the region he called WESTFJORDS WAY.

575 Mi.(925 KM)
40% unpaved
pushing your bike about 10% of the time

Biggest worries for me riding solo are the weather — “Riding in fjords guarantees a headwind and a tailwind. The wind can be so severe that it will push you off your bike …” — and the remoteness. Not many bike shops or resupply points.

BUT I downloaded Lael’s map from the adventure to Komoot. So I’m ready to try it if I get the chance one day.