Map of Síká
Map
65.0727°N, 20.9833°W · West Iceland
Plan your visit
Off the main road
- 5.8 km from Route 1
Nearest town
- Laugarbakki — 29.4 km away
Distance from Reykjavík
- 113 km in a straight line
What else is close
- 29 mapped places within 20 km
Tours near Síká
Experience the Settlement Period Farm of Eirik the Red and Leif Eirikssonfrom 2.900 ISK · 1 h
Cave Explorerfrom 9.000 ISK · 1 h 30 min
Krauma nature baths - Admission feefrom 7.900 ISK · 1 h
Into The Glacier - From Húsafellfrom 27.900 ISK · 4 h
Husafell Canyon Bathsfrom 10.900 ISK · 1 h 45 min
Into The Glacier - With Snowmobiling From Húsafellfrom 36.900 ISK · 4 h 30 min
ATV Quad Adventure in Húsafell: Rivers & Mountain Viewsfrom 17.990 ISK · 1 h
Snowmobile on Langjökull Glacier - Meet us in Husafellfrom 33.490 ISK · 2 h
Into The Glacier - With Snowmobiling From Klaki Base Campfrom 36.900 ISK · 2 h 30 minSíká weather and conditions
Last updated
0°Cfog · feels -3°C2 m/swind8 h 37 mdaylight · 08:49 – 17:26
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In season now · Winter in IcelandInto The Glacier - From Húsafellfrom 27.900 ISK · 4 hAll 1,631 tours
Cars & campers
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Nearby
km column = your drive
- 1Svínadalsá8 km
- 2Syðri-Kvísl14 km
- 3Sámsstaðaá28 km
- 4
Víðidalsá (Húnavatnssýsla)31 km - 5
Kolbeinsá40 km
Hot springs
- 1Geothermal hot spring near Húnaþing vestra21 km
- 2Natural hot pot near Húnaþing vestra22 km
- 3Grafarlaug28 km
Fuel
- 1
Staðarskáli9 km · 310.9 kr/L - 2
Laugarbakki28 km · 279.8 kr/L - 3Hvammstangi36 km · 308.6 kr/L
Supermarkets
- 1Kaupfélag Vestur-Húnvetninga36 km
- 2Krambúð37 km
- 3Kaupfélag Steingrímsfjarðar72 km
Tours
Day Trek to Akrafjall: The Troll's Mountainfrom 17.587 ISK · 6 hours 30 minutes
From Grundarfjörður Port: Private Snaefellsness Tourfrom 269.900 ISK · 8 hours
Grundarfjörður Cruise Tour: Snæfellsnes Peninsula from the portfrom 24.500 ISK · 5 hours 30 minutes
Frequently
asked
questions
Where is Síká?
Síká is a river in West Iceland, Iceland. Check the map on this page for its course and the nearest access points.
Can you fish in Síká?
Fishing any Icelandic river needs a permit sold per river or beat. Salmon rivers book far ahead and can be expensive; trout and char are more accessible. Never fish without a permit, and disinfect gear brought from abroad.
Is Síká safe to cross?
If Síká is crossed by an unbridged highland ford, treat it with real caution: glacial water is cold, fast, deeper than it looks and higher by afternoon. Cross only with the right 4WD and experience, watch another vehicle first, and if in doubt turn back.
When does Síká run highest?
Glacial rivers peak on warm summer afternoons, after rain and during the spring melt. A ford that is passable in the cool morning can be dangerous by late afternoon. Check road.is before highland driving.
Data & sources
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Wikimedia CommonsHero & gallery photography · AB Flygtrafik, Dals Långed · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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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