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Öxarárfoss – View of the Thingvellir Rift loop from Þingvellir

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Öxarárfoss – View of the Thingvellir Rift loop from Þingvellir

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Öxarárfoss – View of the Thingvellir Rift loop from Þingvellir

00:40

2.48km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 27, 2026

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Parking

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532 m

Stekkjargjá (Dead Man Walking)

Highlight • Historical Site

Dead man walking
During the time of the Old Commonwealth (930-1262) executive powers in Iceland were very limited. At the Alþingi (national assembly) at Þingvellir, laws were enacted, and cases …

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Öxarárfoss

Highlight • Waterfall

Small but very picturesque waterfall, especially in winter. Absolutely visit.

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1.39 km

Basalt columns in Thingvellir National Park

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The basalt columns are common in Iceland, but still quite beautiful to look at.

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1.49 km

Typical flora of Þingvellir National Park

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1.60 km

View of the Thingvellir Rift

Highlight • Gorge

Nice view from here on the gorge

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1.85 km

Rift Trail in Þingvellir National Park

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Here the gorge path becomes narrower and narrower and leads away from the other highlights

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2.48 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.49 km

416 m

319 m

253 m

Surfaces

1.24 km

567 m

416 m

253 m

Elevation

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Öxarárfoss – View of the Thingvellir Rift loop from Þingvellir

Stekkjargjá (Dead Man Walking)

Öxarárfoss

Basalt columns in Thingvellir National Park

Typical flora of Þingvellir National Park

View of the Thingvellir Rift

Rift Trail in Þingvellir National Park

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