Foss a Sidu

About Foss a Sidu

Rating: 1.5

Difficulty: 1

Hiking Distance: roadside

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Date first visited: 2007-07-03

Date last visited: 2007-07-03

Waterfall Latitude: 63.85378

Waterfall Longitude: -17.87211

Directions: Get to the waterfall

Vicinity: Find nearby waterfalls

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Foss a Sidu (or more accurately Foss á Siðu, which literally means “waterfall at Siðu”) was a conspicuous waterfall as we drove along Southern Iceland along the Ring Road.

Given its pretty light flow, we’d imagine that it would have a pretty short season (i.e. it ought to go dry or trickle deep into the Summer).

Foss_a_Sidu_029_07032007 - Foss á Siðu — Foss á Siðu

We happened to see it in the state you see on this page in late June 2007.

What stood out about this waterfall was probably its fortunate location since we were driving clockwise on the Ring Road, and it was the first significant waterfall we had seen in a while (after the ones in Skaftafell National Park).

So despite its rather modest dime-a-dozen characteristic, it was the waterfall that broke our drought of not seeing a waterfall for a bit (at least since Svartifoss).

Perhaps, this was the only reason why it got as much attention from us (and in the literature).

When viewed from the Ring Road, the farms fronting the falls made for great photo subjects giving the ability to better communicate the waterfall’s height.

Foss_a_Sidu_022_07032007 - Looking towards Foss a Sidu as we were heading west on the Ring Road — Looking towards Foss a Sidu as we were heading west on the Ring Road

We also took one of the short turnoffs leading closer to the falls where there were sheep and wildflowers fronting it.

There was a very short use trail that went right to the sloping bottom of the falls, but for all intents and purposes, this was a roadside attraction.

Authorities

Foss á Siðu resides in the South Region near Kirkjubæjarklaustur, Iceland. It is administered by the municipality of Skaftárhreppur. For information or inquiries about the general area as well as current conditions, you may want to try visiting their website.