World of Waterfalls Blog

Stekkjarfoss and Dalsfoss were 2 waterfalls in a series of them on the Vatnsdalsá River in Forsædalur Valley, which was one of the head arms of Vatnsdalur.

Djupavikurfoss is a cliff-tumbling waterfall backing the hauntingly beautiful and lonely town of Djupavik (‘deep bay’) on the Strandir Coast of the Westfjords.

Dynjandi (Fjallfoss) is a 100m series of 7 named subtiers in the remote Westfjords. It is our favorite in the region and quite popular despite its location.

Kirkjufellsfoss (‘Church Mountain Falls’) is a short but well-situated waterfall often seen with Mt Kirkjufell on the north side of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula.

Grundarfoss is an impressive 70m waterfall near Grundarfjörður and Kirkjufellsfoss as it tempts us to stop for it even though we’d have to go somewhere else

The waterfall in Tungudalur tumbles through an open valley flanked by purple wildflowers and a small forest with budding sproutlings near the town Ísafjörður.

The Other Westfjords Waterfalls page is where I’m putting in the many waterfalls that we’ve found throughout the Westfjords region that we didn’t devote a dedicated webpage to for one reason or…

The Waterfall at Foss pertains to a waterfall in the remote Westfjords at a farm in one end of the Foss to Krossholt Trail through Fossdalur (Waterfall Valley).

The receptionist was named Claus and he was an interesting guy in that he was German and it seemed that he was in the middle of learning Icelandic. Claus sensed that I was also…

Hraunfossar was an intriguing series of springs coming out of the Hallmundarhraun lava flow appearing like a 900m long strand of cascades feeding the Hvítá.

Bjarnarfoss is a tall waterfall tumbling behind the farming hamlet of Buðir opposite the Mælifell Volcano. It’s said that under the falls stands Fjallkonan.

Barnafoss is really more of a series of rapids on the Hvítá River where it was forced through a narrow rocky chute that once had a natural bridge across it.

The Glanni Waterfall on the Norðurá River is said to be a dwelling place of elves and trolls accessed by a short path from a golf course at an old lava flow

Klukkufoss (‘Clock Falls’) is a waterfall fed by the melting Snæfellsjökull Glacier dropping over twisted and bent basalt columns dictating its trajectory.

Svodufoss (Svöðufoss) is a large block waterfall fed by the melting Snæfellsjökull Glacier, where I managed to see both of them together from a distance.

Baejarfoss (‘Town Falls’) is situated right behind the charming Ólafsvík, which we accessed by doing the short walk starting from within the center of town.

There are other Snaefellsnes Waterfalls beyond those we already have write-ups for on this website, but in this page, we highlight the rest that we spotted.

Gullfoss (“Golden Falls”) is a wide 32m waterfall on the Hvítá and is on the Golden Circle Route thereby making this the most visited waterfall in Iceland.

The Faxi Waterfall (Vatnsleysufoss) is a wide river waterfall on the Tungufljót River featuring a fish ladder and a quieter experience to the larger Gullfoss.

Oxararfoss (Öxarárfoss) is actually an artificially created waterfall due to water diversion that took place several centuries ago to support assemblies.