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.

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