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Attraction · Norðurþing · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Hafragilsfoss in Norðurþing

Hafragilsfoss is an attraction in Norðurþing, Northeastern Region. This place has a story in the app.

Hafragilsfoss in Norðurþing
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Photo: Dariusz Freliga - burras · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Hafragilsfoss in Norðurþing, photo 2
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Photo: Bromr · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Hafragilsfoss in Norðurþing, photo 3
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The story

Story · Hafragilsfoss

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You're standing at Hafragilsfoss, a waterfall deep inside a canyon in northeast Iceland. Take a look down. The water drops twenty-seven metres in a single plunge, across a width of more than ninety metres. This isn't a delicate little veil. It's a wide, roaring wall of water.

Read 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).

Photos

9 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

Hafragilsfoss in Norðurþing
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Photo: Dariusz Freliga - burras · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Well-known points of interest nearby

2 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first.

Dettifoss
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Dettifoss · 2.1 km

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Photo: Spike · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Selfoss
AttractionStory

Selfoss · 3.1 km

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Photo: Andreas Tille · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Hear the story of Dettifoss on the spot with the app

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