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Bjarnarfoss is a 79-meter waterfall in West Iceland.
Bjarnarfoss is a waterfall on the southern part of the Snæfellsnes peninsula in Iceland, located near the turnoff at Fróðárheiði.
Translated from Icelandic Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Map of Bjarnarfoss
Bjarnarfoss is in West Iceland at 64.8477°N, 23.4038°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Plan your visit
Getting there- Road 54 (Snæfellsnesvegur) · above Búðir, Snæfellsnes Peninsula
Parking- Large car park below the waterfall
The walk- 0.6 km one way, 12 min
Best time- Accessible year-round
- Off the main road
- 1 km from Route 54
Nearest town- Grundarfjörður — 10.8 km away
- Distance from Reykjavík
- 105 km in a straight line
- What else is close
- 218 mapped places within 20 km
Drops from a basalt cliff formed by the extinct volcano Mælifell- Columnar basalt rock formations
- On the Nature Conservation Register (protected)
- Won the Icelandic Tourist Board's Environment Prize in 2018
Bjarnarfoss weather and conditions
At Bjarnarfoss in West Iceland, conditions as of 1 September 2026, 03:15 (Iceland time): 5°C (feels like -1°C), clear, wind 7 m/s gusting to 11 m/s. Daylight today: 14 h 47 m (sunrise 06:11, sunset 20:57). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 1 September 2026, 03:15· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
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Nearby
km column = your drive
- 1Rjomafoss7 km
- 2Kvernárfoss10 km
- 3
Kirkjufellsfoss10 km - 4Grundarfoss11 km
- 5Rjúkandi13 km
Waterfalls
4 waterfalls near West Iceland
Hot Springs
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Natural hot spring
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Campsites
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Supermarkets
Supermarket — supplies
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Bónus supermarket — supplies
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Gas stations
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
ÓB · 308.7 kr/L petrol
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
Tours
IF THIS ONE SHOWS UNAVAILABLE, CHECK OUR OTHER DAY TOURS as we run one tour per day.
Step away from busy destinations like the Golden Circle and the South Coast with the tour.
Join a small group shore excursion from Grundarfjordur Port and explore the landscapes of the Snaefellsnes Peninsula often call
Data & sources
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PhotographyHero & gallery photography · Photo: Visit West Iceland
Visit West Iceland (west.is)Visitor access & practical facts
Icelandic WikipediaEncyclopedic description · CC BY-SA 4.0
VegagerðinLive road status & cameras · Icelandic Road Administration
Open-MeteoWeather forecast · CC BY 4.0
NOAA SWPCAurora (planetary Kp) forecast · public domain
OpenStreetMapInteractive-map data · ODbL
Esri, Maxar & Earthstar GeographicsSatellite imagery for the 3D terrain render · GIS User Community
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