Iceland

Get your feet wet in dozens of water crossings and be rewarded with the rugged beauty of Iceland: moss-draped peaks, vast volcanic plains, rhyolite mountains, and far-flung hot springs. The Iceland Fjallabak Track is an otherworldly tour of the Icelandic Highlands that strikes a balance for riders seeking wilderness paired with just the right amount of support from the mountain huts along the route...

Witchcraft, car-free gravel mountain passes, and a daily hot pot make the Witch of the Westfjords bikepacking route a perfect mix of hard riding, relaxation, and enchantment. Winding through a defunct road abandoned since the 1960s, only an adventurous few have ventured this deep into the Westfjords of Iceland. This three-day tour loops through the least populated municipality in Iceland, combining the unique magic of remote mountains and fjordscapes...

In a land touted as “Europe's last great wilderness,” the Westfjords of Iceland stand as a reminder of what “remote” really looks like. The 575-mile Westfjords Way gives riders a taste of the region’s zig-zagging fjords with winding gravel roads, big climbs, and epic hot springs, offering bikepackers a truly unique and memorable experience on and off the bike...

Just below the Arctic Circle, situated between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, a remote land emerges from the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, dominated by huge glaciers, ashen deserts, and mighty lava structures. Here, along the fault line that crosses the island from north to south, the incessant work of fire and ice traced a route that runs through a world of immeasurable desolation and enthralling beauty, the Icelandic Highlands.

For the adventure cyclist, few places hold more allure than Iceland. It is an otherworldly landscape dotted with glaciers and volcanoes, the rugged interior webbed with tiny roads, narrow trails and an endless network of rivers. At the center of this small island is a route connecting the trekking center of Landmannalaugar to the towering waterfall at Skógar.