Réttarfoss Viewpoint

Work is underway on a viewing platform from which you can view the Réttarfoss.

Réttarfoss is an impressive waterfall in northeastern Iceland, located in the Jökulsá á Fjöllum river. This river is fed by the Vatnajökull glacier and ends in the Arctic Ocean. The waterfall is about 12 meters high and 75 meters wide. The water of the Réttarfoss squeezes through a narrow gorge with an average volume of 193 m³ per second. The waterfall has a complex configuration - the front is serrated, with an island in the center. If you measure the front, the waterfall is about 470 meters wide. It is a powerful waterfall on the muddy Jökulsá á Fjöllum stream. The area is part of the Jökulsárgljúfur (Glacier River Gorge), one of Iceland's four national parks since 1945.