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Waterfalls in Iceland

137 waterfalls across Iceland. Each has its own page with where it is, directions, the practical facts and, where we have measured the drive, the nearest pool or lagoon on a LifePass.

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Gullfoss
Top pick
Waterfall · Hella
waterfall in Iceland
Height 21 m · 1 h 52 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Andreas Tille
Skógafoss
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Waterfall · Vík
waterfall on the Skógá River in Iceland
Height 62 m · 2 h 22 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Gerd Eichmann
Seljalandsfoss
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Waterfall · Hvolsvöllur
waterfall in Iceland
Height 65 m · 1 h 58 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Zoran Kurelić Rabko
Goðafoss
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Waterfall · Akureyri
waterfall in Iceland
Height 12 m · 6 h 10 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Superbass
Dettifoss
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Waterfall · Mývatn
waterfall
Height 44 m · 7 h 53 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Spike
Svartifoss
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Waterfall · Kirkjubæjarklaustur
waterfall surrounded with basalt columns in Iceland
Height 20 m · 4 h 48 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Andreas Tille
Selfoss
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Waterfall · Mývatn
waterfall on the river Jökulsá á Fjöllum in the north of Iceland
Height 44 m · 7 h 35 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Andreas Tille
Hraunfossar
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Waterfall · Borgarnes
waterfall in Iceland
Height 12 m · 1 h 54 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: LeCardinal
Dynjandi
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Waterfall · Ísafjörður
series of waterfalls located in the Westfjords, Iceland
Height 100 m · 5 h 12 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Diego Delso
Hengifoss
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Waterfall · Egilsstaðir
waterfall in Iceland
Height 118 m · 9 h 8 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 2.1 km away.
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Rémih
Álafoss
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Waterfall · Kópavogur
waterfall in Iceland
21 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Bromr
Glymur
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Waterfall · Borgarnes
waterfall
Height 190 m · 1 h 8 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 2.8 km away.
Public domain · Photo: Jabbi
Ófærufoss
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Waterfall · Kirkjubæjarklaustur
waterfall in Iceland
5 h 53 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 1.6 km away.
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Borvan53
Rjúkandi
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Waterfall · Egilsstaðir
7 h 56 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Jerzy Strzelecki
Öxarárfoss
Waterfall · Hveragerði
waterfall in Iceland
53 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Diego Delso
Gljufrafoss
Waterfall · Hvolsvöllur
small waterfall in Seljalandsfoss, Iceland
1 h 57 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Pjt56
Barnafossar
Waterfall · Borgarnes
waterfall in Iceland
1 h 54 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Reykholt assumed (based on copyright claims).
Kvernufoss
Waterfall · Vík
waterfall in Iceland
2 h 22 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Bromr
Faxi
Waterfall · Hella
waterfall on the Tungufljót river in southwestern Iceland
1 h 35 min from Reykjavík
CC BY 2.0 · Photo: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA
Aldeyjarfoss
Waterfall · Mývatn
waterfall in Iceland
Height 20 m · 6 h 19 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Andreas Tille
Hafragilsfoss
Waterfall · Mývatn
waterfall in Iceland
Height 27 m · 8 h from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Kilmer
Háifoss
Waterfall · Hella
waterfall in Iceland
Height 122 m · 2 h 22 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Chris 73
Litlanesfoss
Waterfall · Egilsstaðir
waterfall in Iceland
8 h 37 min from Reykjavík
CC0 · Photo: Joe deSousa
Urriðafoss
Waterfall · Selfoss
waterfall
1 h 13 min from Reykjavík
CC0 · Photo: Netha Hussain
Hjálparfoss
Waterfall · Hella
waterfall
1 h 52 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Bromr at Dutch Wikipedia
Granni
Waterfall · Hella
waterfall in Iceland
2 h 22 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: G8w
Glanni
Waterfall · Borgarnes
waterfall in Iceland
1 h 41 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Hedwig Storch
Brúarfoss
Waterfall · Selfoss
waterfall in Iceland
1 h 38 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo: Milan Nykodym from Kutna Hora, Czech Republic
Foss á Síðu
Waterfall · Kirkjubæjarklaustur
waterfall and farm in Iceland
3 h 58 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 2.0 de · Photo: Christian Bickel fingalo
Merkjárfoss
Waterfall · Hvolsvöllur
waterfall in Iceland
1 h 57 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Bromr
Systrafoss
Waterfall · Kirkjubæjarklaustur
waterfall
3 h 49 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Bromr at Dutch Wikipedia
Morsárfoss
Waterfall
waterfall in Iceland
Height 227 m · 4 h 49 min from Reykjavík · The nearest road is about 11 km away.
CC BY 3.0 · Photo: Denis DespaiR
Þjófafoss
Waterfall · Hella
waterfall on the river Þjórsá in Iceland
2 h 5 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Grunkhead
Laxfoss
Waterfall · Borgarnes
waterfall on the Norðurá river, Iceland
1 h 38 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Bromr
Bjarnarfoss
Waterfall · Grundarfjörður
2 h 39 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Bromr
Mígandi
Waterfall · Siglufjörður
foss í Eyjafirði
6 h 4 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo: Markus Trienke
Hverfandi
Waterfall
7 h 47 min from Reykjavík
Goðafoss
Waterfall · Hólmavík
3 h 50 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Bromr
Fardagafoss
Waterfall · Egilsstaðir
waterfall in Iceland
8 h 46 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Bromr
Fagrifoss
Waterfall · Kirkjubæjarklaustur
waterfall
4 h 9 min from Reykjavík
Public domain · Photo: Nave111
Þórufoss
Waterfall · Hveragerði
41 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Bromr
Tröllkonuhlaup
Waterfall · Hella
waterfall in Iceland
1 h 58 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Bromr
Grundarfoss
Waterfall · Grundarfjörður
waterfall in Vesturland, Iceland
2 h 41 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Bromr
Þórðarfoss
Waterfall · Hvolsvöllur
watterfall in Iceland
1 h 57 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Bromr
Írárfoss
Waterfall · Vestmannaeyjar
2 h 6 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Bromr
Laxfoss
Waterfall · Borgarnes
waterfall on the Grímsá river, Iceland
1 h 36 min from Reykjavík
CC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Bromr
Hestavaðsfoss
Waterfall · Vík
waterfall in Iceland
2 h 22 min from Reykjavík
CC BY 4.0 · Photo: Jakub Hałun
Hundafoss
Waterfall · Kirkjubæjarklaustur
4 h 48 min from Reykjavík
CC BY 2.0 · Photo: Guillaume Baviere from Uppsala, Sweden