Attraction · Norðurþing · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Dettifoss is an attraction in Norðurþing, Northeastern Region. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. Within 830 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet and a water point.
Audio tour · Dettifoss
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You're standing at Dettifoss, in the northeast of Iceland. Hear that roar? This is one of the most powerful waterfalls in Europe. The water drops forty-four metres here, across a width of about a hundred metres.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No bike pump or food stand within 1 km.
2 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first.
No, according to OpenStreetMap it is not wheelchair accessible.
Yes: a public toilet at 590 m and a water point at 830 m.
When you stand at Dettifoss, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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