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Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður

View of Svartifoss from above – Svartifoss loop from Skaftafell

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Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður

View of Svartifoss from above – Svartifoss loop from Skaftafell

Easy

7

hikers

View of Svartifoss from above – Svartifoss loop from Skaftafell

01:46

5.76km

200m

Mountaineering

Easy mountaineering route. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 27, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður

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1.14 km

Magnúsarfoss

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Hikers visiting Svartifoss will encounter two waterfalls on the way to the main attraction: Magnúsarfoss and Hundafoss. The Magnúsarfoss is the smaller of the two, measuring about 10 meters (about …

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1.74 km

View of Svartifoss from above

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Preview of the waterfall

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1.98 km

Svartifoss

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This waterfall, about 1.5km from the parking lot, you should definitely visit. Due to the basalt formations, this 20m high waterfall has something mystical.

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2.63 km

Sjónarsker Viewpoint

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Here you have a 360°**** panorama of the Black Sandur, with the Skeiðarárjökull glacier, the disturbing contours of the Kristinartindar and, in clear weather, far to the west, the Mýrdalsjökull. In the south, the ocean and the wild Skeiðará sparkle.

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3.58 km

Sel Farm Museum

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You can go inside to look.

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4.57 km

Bridge With View of Magnúsarfoss

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This concerns the Magnúsarfoss, which is only 10 m high. You have a better view from the eastern bank.

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5.76 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.84 km

2.06 km

852 m

Surfaces

2.42 km

1.83 km

1.04 km

399 m

< 100 m

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Wednesday 20 May

5°C

1°C

26 %

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