Golden Circle Route Time Budgets: Four Loops at Three Paces

This dataset answers one practical question: how much of a Golden Circle day is left after the driving, the actual stops, a food break, and a modest buffer are all counted? It compares four route shapes at three stop paces. The route measurements come from OSRM using OpenStreetMap data. Stop times are declared assumptions, not observations presented as facts. The useful starting point is golden_circle_time_budgets.csv. Route totals, segment measurements, exact waypoints, and the dependency-free generator are included so the calculation can be checked and rerun. For stop order, seasonal considerations, and what to cut first, use the Golden Circle road trip planner: https://thingstodoiniceland.is/road-trips/golden-circle-road-trip Limits: OSRM does not include live traffic, weather, daylight, road closures, parking delays, queues, or walking conditions. The centre of Reykjavík is the start and end point. If conditions take time away from the day, remove an add-on rather than removing the contingency allowance.