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Hike to Skaftafellsjökull (Glacier) via Svartifoss (Waterfall)

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Hike to Skaftafellsjökull (Glacier) via Svartifoss (Waterfall)

Markus ⛰️🚴‍♂️🏂🏃 planned a hike

August 14, 2026

Hike to Skaftafellsjökull (Glacier) via Svartifoss (Waterfall)

Moderate

02:50

7.79km

2.8km/h

290m

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Overview

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Your route passes through a protected area

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Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður

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1.15 km

First viewpoint

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Viewpoint marked on the map on the Kristínartindar trail

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1.62 km

Viewpoint; (Hrutagil)

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The second viewpoint marked on the map. (Hrutagil)

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2.28 km

Viewpoint (approx. 300 m altitude)

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After 2.5 km you are about 300m high and you reach the next viewpoint that is marked on the map. Here you mainly have a view of the glacier tongue and the lagoon of the Skaftafellsjökul.

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2.99 km

Viewpoint

3.07 km

Sjónarnípa viewpoint

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Beautiful view of the Sjaftafellsjökull, but we also have a fantastic view of the highest mountain in Iceland, the Hvannadalshnúkur, which rises majestically above the Skaftafellsjökull.

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5.51 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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6.53 km

Hundafoss is a waterfall in southern Iceland, located in the Skaftafell/Vatnajökull National Park. The name 'Hundafoss' means 'Dog Waterfall' in Icelandic, which refers to a local legend where dogs dragged …

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7.35 km

Lambhagi Riverside Rest Area

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Ideal resting place to
enjoy. As many hikers take the direct route to Svartifoss.

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7.79 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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4.19 km

2.57 km

1.03 km

Surfaces

3.41 km

2.54 km

983 m

477 m

373 m

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

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Hike to Skaftafellsjökull (Glacier) via Svartifoss (Waterfall)

First viewpoint

Viewpoint; (Hrutagil)

Viewpoint (approx. 300 m altitude)

Sjónarnípa viewpoint

Svartifoss

Hundafoss

Lambhagi Riverside Rest Area

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