The road was made in the beginning of the 20th century, to connect the farms Aðalból in Austurárdalur and Efri Núpur in Núpsdalur, to allow the farmers to easily meet up and play the card game Lomber (Known as Ombre in English) with each other. Lomber is a card game originating from southern europe and the tradition of playing Lomber still lives in Húnaþing vestra.
The hike starts in front of the community centre Ásbyrgi in Laugarbakki. There is a trail that leads down towards the Miðfjarðará river. The trail goes through high wild fauna towards the river bank where one will turn southward and follow the river. Bird life is diverse along the path in the summertime. This is where the historical horse competition in the sory of Grettir the strong happened. The area is called Langafit and the story tells that the audience sat in the hillside but the competition itself happened on the plateau below.
On Klambrar one can find a renovated stone house from 1880-1885, which is conserved and in the icelandic register of antiquities. The local doctor lived there and hosted a apothecary and a hospital. The name of the stonesmith is unknown, but this type of stone houses is extremely rare in rural Iceland.
