Gluggafoss (Fljotsdalur, Southwest, Iceland)

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Gluggafoss

Gluggafoss was another one of those unexpected waterfalls where we didn't plan on seeing it but had an inverted trident shape, which kind of made it stand out to us. I was surprised at the number of photographers interested in capturing this subject as I had always thought of this as one of the more obscure waterfalls. But just as we pulled over to start taking photos of the falls, we were joined by at least a handful of other visitors armed with tripods and DSLRs. So apparently, this waterfall wasn't as obscure as I had thought.

Directions: From the turnoff for Seljalandsfoss, we took the Ring Road west for about 4.5km to its junction with Route 250. Then, we turned right onto Route 250 and followed it to the Route 261 for about 12km. Once on the 261, the turnoff and car park was to the left of the three-way junction. Had we gone right on the 261, we would've gone to the glaciated Þórsmörk ("THORS-murk"), which we didn't take the time to see.

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A herd of sheep before Gluggafoss as well as a neighboring waterfall as seen from Route 250

Looking up the river in the direction of Þórsmörk

Closer look at the falls resembling an inverted trident

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Fixated on the falls

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For more information about our experiences with this waterfall, check out the following travel stories.

July 6, 2007

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