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Foss á Síðu is a waterfall in Iceland's South Coast.
It flows from the lake Þórutjörn and drops down over cliffs. A farmstead called Foss lies below the waterfall.
Translated from Icelandic Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Map of Foss á Síðu
Foss á Síðu is on Iceland's South Coast at 63.8561°N, 17.8694°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Plan your visit
Getting there- Directly off Route 1 (Ring Road) · ~10 km east of Kirkjubæjarklaustur
The walk- Easy hiking path leads to Lake Þórutjörn
- Off the main road
- 10.8 km from Route 1
Nearest town- Kirkjubæjarklaustur — 13.9 km away
- Distance from Reykjavík
- 201 km in a straight line
- What else is close
- 122 mapped places within 20 km
Sits right beside Route 1 (the Ring Road)- Fed by Lake Þórutjörn, reachable via an easy hiking path
- Cascades over cliffs
- Dverghamrar (columnar basalt formation) lies just east of the falls
Foss á Síðu weather and conditions
At Foss á Síðu in South Coast, conditions as of 31 August 2026, 23:00 (Iceland time): 6°C, overcast, wind 1 m/s. Daylight today: 14 h 46 m (sunrise 05:49, sunset 20:35). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 31 August 2026, 23:00· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
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km column = your drive
- 1
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Supermarkets
Supermarket — supplies
Krónan supermarket — supplies
Krambúð supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
Gas stations
ÓB · 308.7 kr/L petrol
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N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
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Tours
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Everything on this page comes from the sources below. Live feeds refresh automatically.
PhotographyHero & gallery photography · Photo: Visit South Iceland
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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