Kjölur

At the northern end of the Kjölur road, near the headwaters of the Blanda river, the hot springs of Hveravellir provide a warm oasis.

Not far from Hveravellir, the Kerlingarfjöll, a volcanic mountain range, is situated to the north-east of the Kjölur road.

Piles of stones mark the track through the highland desert.

After some people had perished in a snowstorm by the end of the 18th century, the Kjölur road was forgotten for about 100 years.

[citation needed] In the 18th century, the Icelandic outlaw Fjalla-Eyvindur used the Hveravellir hot springs as a settlement.