Attraction · Bláskógabyggð · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Strokkur is an attraction in Bláskógabyggð, Southern Region. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 1 of the 3 well-known points of interest nearby is within 1 km. Within 370 m you'll find a bench and a public toilet.
Audio tour · Strokkur
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You're standing at Strokkur, in the Haukadalur valley in southwest Iceland. Keep a close eye on the water in the basin in front of you. See how it bobs up and down between eruptions? That's where the name comes from: Strokkur means churn, and the water moves like milk in a butter churn.
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 water point, bike pump or food stand within 1 km.
3 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 1 of the 3 well-known points of interest nearby is within 1 km.
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Yes, according to OpenStreetMap it is wheelchair accessible.
Yes: a public toilet at 370 m.
When you stand at Strokkur, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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