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65.1611°N, 22.3511°W · West Iceland
Plan your visit
Getting there- Road 590 (Fellsströnd)
Off the main road- 12.4 km from Route 54
Nearest town- Stykkishólmsbær — 23 km away
Distance from Reykjavík- 114 km in a straight line
What else is close- 57 mapped places within 20 km
Tours near Suðurdalsá
Stykkishólmur - Flateyfrom 4.320 ISK · 1 h 30 min
Stykkishólmur - Flatey - Brjánslækurfrom 6.300 ISK · 2 h 30 min
Flatey - Stykkishólmurfrom 4.320 ISK · 1 h 30 min
Flatey - Brjánslækurfrom 3.560 ISK · 1 h
Experience the Settlement Period Farm of Eirik the Red and Leif Eirikssonfrom 2.900 ISK · 1 h
Grundarfjordur Port: Small Group Snaefellsnes Peninsula from Cruise Terminalfrom 25.340 ISK · 5 h
Grundarfjörður Cruise Tour: Snæfellsnes Peninsula from the portfrom 24.500 ISK · 5 h 30 min
Snæfellsnes Peninsula Tour from Grundarfjordur Portfrom 26.240 ISK · 5 h
Puffin Tourfrom 8.500 ISK · 1 h 30 min
Into The Glacier - From Húsafellfrom 27.900 ISK · 4 h
Snowmobile on Langjökull Glacier - Meet us in Husafellfrom 33.490 ISK · 2 h
South Coast & Sky Lagoon Sér Pass Tourfrom 32.590 ISK · 13 hAll 1,631 toursBy activity and regionSuðurdalsá weather and conditions
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In season now · Winter in IcelandInto The Glacier - From Húsafellfrom 27.900 ISK · 4 hAll 1,631 tours
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- 1Svínafossá17 km
- 2Svelgsá24 km
- 3Sælingsdalsá27 km
- 4Svínadalsá33 km
- 5
Haffjardara34 km
Waterfalls
Hot springs
- 1Sturlungalaug20 km
- 2Geothermal hot spring near Stykkishólmur20 km
- 3Natural hot pot near Dalabyggð27 km
Fuel
- 1Stykkishólmur20 km · 279.7 kr/L
- 2
Búðardalur28 km · 310.9 kr/L - 3Reykhólar33 km · 310.9 kr/L
Supermarkets
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
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Where is Suðurdalsá?
Suðurdalsá 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 Suðurdalsá?
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 Suðurdalsá safe to cross?
If Suðurdalsá 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 Suðurdalsá 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.
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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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