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Hafragilsfoss
Waterfall Easy

Hafragilsfoss

📍 North Iceland

📖 Description

Hafragilsfoss drops 27 metres into the Jökulsárgjúfur canyon just downstream from Dettifoss. While Dettifoss gets all the attention, Hafragilsfoss is broader and lower, spreading across the full canyon width in a curtain of glacial water. The canyon walls here are among the most dramatic in the Jökulsá á Fjöllum system, with sheer basalt faces rising hundreds of metres on both sides.

🗺️ Location

📋 Information

Region

📍 North Iceland

Category

Waterfall

Difficulty

Easy

Best season

🗓 Summer (June–September)

Drive from Reykjavik

🚗 ~5.5 hours

Parking

🅿️ Small car park off Route 862. Short walk to the viewpoint. Free.

Coordinates

65.7994, -16.3981

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