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7.4 km (4.6 miles) S of Hvaleyri, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Approx. altitude: 121 m (396 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 64°S 158°E

Accuracy: 2 m (6 ft)
Quality: good

Click on any of the images for the full-sized picture.

#2: View to the North #3: View to the East #4: View to the South #5: View to the West #6: GPS reading #7: Ground Zero #8: The Confluence Hunter #9: Bicycle parking in a forest #10: Nearby rock #11: Drying fish at the roadside (4 km distance)

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  64°N 22°W (visit #7)  

#1: The Confluence from 20 m distance

(visited by Rainer Mautz)

29-Jul-2018 -- This is the first out of 6 reports reaching confluence points in Iceland. During my one-week bicycle trip to Iceland, I was able to visit these 6 confluence points on a row along the 64th latitude. Iceland is – in my point of view – the most challenging country in Europe for confluencing. Iceland is special: strong winds, heavy rain, a sparse road network, and rough roads in the interior.

On the eve of confluence day I landed at Keflavík Airport while it was raining cats and dogs. So I skipped the idea to visit this confluence in the evening (it almost doesn’t get dark in the night). So I spent the night at a hostel in Keflavík town.

The next morning the weather was dry and I enjoyed cycling those 50 km to this confluence. I left the main road at a distance of 3.5 km and continued cycling on a rough track up to 2.2 km distance from the confluence point. I parked my bicycle in a forest and started walking. I should note that there are almost no forests left on Iceland since humans have set foot on the island. So it is quite a speciality to walk through a forest in Iceland. However, the forest was too dense such that I had to circumvent it.

After an hour of hiking through the wet bushland, I reached the confluence near a moss overgrown rock. The city of Hafnarfjörður and even parts of Reykjavík can be seen from the confluence point.

CP Visit Details:

  • Distance of bicycle parking: 2200 m
  • Time to walk to the CP: 60 min
  • Time at the CP: 9:11 AM
  • Measured height: 126 m
  • Minimal distance according to GPS: 0 m
  • Position accuracy: 2 m
  • Topography: hilly
  • Vegetation: moss, grass, bushes and flowers.
  • Weather: cloudy, 18° C (felt temperature)
  • Given Name: The Reykjavik Forest Confluence

The story continues at 64°N 21°W.


 All pictures
#1: The Confluence from 20 m distance
#2: View to the North
#3: View to the East
#4: View to the South
#5: View to the West
#6: GPS reading
#7: Ground Zero
#8: The Confluence Hunter
#9: Bicycle parking in a forest
#10: Nearby rock
#11: Drying fish at the roadside (4 km distance)
ALL: All pictures on one page