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Fardagafoss is a waterfall on the Miðhúsaá stream in East Iceland.
Fardagafoss is a waterfall in East Iceland, located just east of the town of Egilsstaðir.
Translated from Icelandic Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Map of Fardagafoss
Fardagafoss is in East Iceland at 65.2688°N, 14.3139°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Plan your visit
Getting there- Route 93 (Fjarðarheiði road) · near Egilsstaðir, at the base of Fjarðarheiði
Parking- Parking area along Road 93 near the rock Áningarsteinn
The walk- You can walk behind the falls
- Off the main road
- 0.6 km from Route 93
Nearest town- Egilsstaðir — 4 km away
- Distance from Reykjavík
- 383 km in a straight line
- What else is close
- 101 mapped places within 20 km
Cave behind the waterfall (accessible from behind the falls)- One of three waterfalls on the river Miðhúsaá, alongside Gufufoss and Folaldafoss
- Reached by a marked hiking trail — easy except for a tricky final section
- Folklore: a giantess is said to have lived in the cave with a cauldron of gold hidden downstream at Gufufoss, via a tunnel under Fjarðarheiði to Seyðisfjörður
Fardagafoss weather and conditions
At Fardagafoss in East Iceland, conditions as of 31 August 2026, 19:30 (Iceland time): 6°C (feels like 2°C), clear, wind 5 m/s gusting to 11 m/s. Daylight today: 14 h 57 m (sunrise 05:30, sunset 20:26). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 31 August 2026, 19:30· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
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Nearby
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- 1Múlafoss12 km
- 2
Gufufoss12 km - 3
Klifbrekkufossar15 km - 4
Búðarárfoss15 km - 5
Vestdalsfossar16 km
Waterfalls
4 waterfalls near East Iceland
Hot Springs
Swimming_pool hot spring
Swimming_pool hot spring
Swimming_pool hot spring
Public_bath hot spring
Campsites
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The camp site at Seyðisfjörður is well located close to the center of town with all…
Supermarkets
Bónus supermarket — supplies
Nettó supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
Krónan supermarket — supplies
Gas stations
Orkan · 279.7 kr/L petrol
Atlantsolía · 279.8 kr/L petrol
Orkan · 308.6 kr/L petrol
ÓB · 308.6 kr/L petrol
Tours
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Data & sources
Everything on this page comes from the sources below. Live feeds refresh automatically.
PhotographyHero & gallery photography · Photo: Visit Austurland
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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