() or Route 36 is a primary road in southern
Iceland. The road forms the main route from
Reykjavík to
Þingvellir and forms part of the
Golden Circle around
Þingvallavatn
Þingvallavatn (), anglicised as Thingvallavatn,The spelling ''Pingvallavatn'' is wrong as the letter “p” should never be used to represent the letter “þ” (thorn). is a rift valley lake in southwestern Iceland. With a surface of 84 km² ...
. The road is 68 km long.
Route
Starting from its junction with
Route 35 in Þrastarskógi north of
Selfoss Selfoss may refer to:
*Selfoss (town), Iceland
*UMF Selfoss, a football club based in Selfoss
**Selfoss men's football
**Selfoss women's football
*Selfoss (waterfall), Iceland
*Selfoss Airport
Selfoss Airport is an airport serving Selfoss, a to ...
, the road runs north along the western shore of Þingvallavatn. The road runs around the north of Thingvellir where it connects with Uxahryggir
(Route 52) and
Route 550.
The route then heads west towards Reykjavík. Halfway along it junctions with Kjós Pass Road
(Route 48) in Háheiðinni. The road ends at the
Ring Road
A ring road (also known as circular road, beltline, beltway, circumferential (high)way, loop, bypass or orbital) is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city, or country. The most common purpose of a ring road is to assist i ...
just outside Reykjavík.
Roads in Iceland
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