Selfoss

Selfoss may only be 10m tall but it's attractively wide and horseshoe-shaped. This was one of four major waterfalls we saw on the powerful glacial river Jökulsá á Fjöllum (

Even though we managed to see this waterfall from both sides of the river, we felt that the east bank was the better side to experience this falls since we were able to get right up to its brink after hiking for about 1.4km upstream (maybe a little over a half-hour or so each way) from Dettifoss.

On the remote west bank, we were only able to get so far (the walk was also much shorter) attaining only distant views of the falls.

Directions: Selfoss shares the same trailhead for both its banks as that of Dettifoss. See that page for driving directions to both sides of the river.

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View from the west bank

View from the east bank

Following the poles while navigating our way to the falls from the east bank

Closer look at the falls from the east bank

Closer look at the horseshoe shape of the falls

Rainbow trying to conceal itself beneath the cliff

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Right to left 180-degree sweep starting at the falls and ending in the direction of Dettifoss

Left to right sweep of the falls from the east bank well before we got to its brink

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• June 28, 2007

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• Dettifoss
• Hafragilsfoss
• Réttarfoss
• Urriðafoss
• Holmafossar

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