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Hörðubreið rises to 822 m on Iceland's South Coast — the 120th highest of the 340 peaks we map there. Nearest road is Route 26, 31 km away.
Map of Hörðubreið
Hörðubreið is on Iceland's South Coast at 63.9654°N, 18.6754°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Plan your visit
Elevation- 822 m above sea level
Getting there- Road F235 (Langisjór)
- Off the main road
- 31.4 km from Route 26
- Nearest town
- Kirkjubæjarklaustur — 37.1 km away
- Distance from Reykjavík
- 160 km in a straight line
- What else is close
- 123 mapped places within 20 km
Reached on an F-road. Icelandic law requires a 4WD vehicle on F-roads, and they open only for the summer season — check the current status before setting out.
Hörðubreið weather and conditions
At Hörðubreið in South Coast, conditions as of 28 August 2026, 13:00 (Iceland time): 3°C, light drizzle, wind 2 m/s gusting to 6 m/s, 0.1 mm precipitation in the last hour. Daylight today: 14 h 40 m (sunrise 05:55, sunset 20:35). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 28 August 2026, 13:00· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
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Campsites
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F-Roads
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Supermarkets
Supermarket — supplies
Krónan supermarket — supplies
Krambúð supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
Gas stations
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
Olís · 315.8 kr/L petrol
Orkan · 308.2 kr/L petrol
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Tours
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Data & sources
Everything on this page comes from the sources below. Live feeds refresh automatically.
VegagerðinVisitor access & practical facts
VegagerðinLive road status & cameras · Icelandic Road Administration
Open-MeteoWeather forecast · CC BY 4.0
NOAA SWPCAurora (planetary Kp) forecast · public domain
OpenStreetMapInteractive-map data · ODbL
Esri, Maxar & Earthstar GeographicsSatellite imagery for the 3D terrain render · GIS User Community
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