{
  "name": "Westfjords Route 60 (Dynjandi)",
  "slug": "westfjords-route-60-dynjandi",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/westfjords-route-60-dynjandi/",
  "summary": "The spine of the Icelandic Westfjords, over Dynjandisheidi at around 500 m and down past the tiered falls of Dynjandi between Thingeyri and Flokalundur. New paving keeps replacing the old gravel; it hasn't won yet.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "60"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Iceland",
    "region": "Westfjords",
    "start": {
      "name": "Thingeyri",
      "lat": 65.894486,
      "lon": -23.468159
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Flokalundur",
      "lat": 65.575791,
      "lon": -23.168131
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 35,
    "lengthKm": 56.3,
    "driveMinutes": 67,
    "corners": 70,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 10,
    "summitMetres": 571.8,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 4
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {
    "hasUnpavedSection": true
  },
  "hazards": [
    "Gravel and washboard stretches",
    "Snow and fog on the Dynjandisheidi pass",
    "Single-lane bridges and blind crests"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "coast",
    "mountain",
    "moorland",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Helluskarð",
    "Og nefndu landið Ísland",
    "Pennugil"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 263
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-25"
}