Reykjavík · Iceland
Grábrók rest area · Borgarfjörður
Free rest area on Route 1 at the Grábrók craters in Borgarfjörður, 75 minutes north of Reykjavík: dark, open, and on the way to North Iceland.
See tonight's live score and best time to go for Grábrók rest area in Aurora Atlas
Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North-east up the Norðurárdalur valley; low lava and hills to the north..
- Darkness
- Dark sky, grade 1 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Little artificial light; a good place for faint aurora and the Milky Way.
- Aurora
- Near the edge of the auroral oval: aurora on most active nights, low in the northern sky on quiet ones.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 90 km by road from Reykjavík (estimate), roughly 1 h 44 by car.
- Parking
- Free rest area.
- Coordinates
- 64.7715, -21.5312 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Do not climb the crater in snow and ice at night.
Dress for standing still in the cold, bring a head torch with a red light, and park only where parking is allowed. A forecast is guidance, not a promise: check the road and weather warnings for Iceland before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from openstreetmap.org.