Route F26 (Iceland)

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Route F26
Sprengisandsleið

Route information
Length	154.5 km[1] (96.0 mi)
Major junctions
Northern end	Route 842 Bárðardalsvegur vestri
Major intersections	Route F910 Austurleið Route F752 Skagafjarðarleið Route F881 Dragaleið
Southern end	Route 26 Landvegur

Location
Country	Iceland

Highway system
Roads in Iceland

Route F26 or Sprengisandsleið (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈspreiɲcɪˌsan(t)sˌleiːθ]) is a highland gravel road in Iceland, running through the Sprengisandur area between the glaciers Hofsjökull and Vatnajökull.

With its 200 km, it is the longest of the Icelandic highland roads. Its southern end is at the lake Þórisvatn, to the northeast of the volcano Hekla, and its northern end is the south part of Bárðardalur valley, to the southwest of lake Mývatn.