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Gjárfoss is a waterfall on the Rauðá river in Iceland's South Coast.
Coming from the northeast, the river Rauða plunges 16 metres over a width of 3 metres. The Gjáin area lies northwest of the Þjórsá and can be reached via the Þjórsárdalsvegur and Stangarvegur roads. The Rauða flows on into the Fossá í Þjórsárdal and then the Þjórsá. Other nearby waterfalls are Háifoss with the Granni, and Hjálparfoss.
Translated from Icelandic Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Map of Gjárfoss
Gjárfoss is on Iceland's South Coast at 64.1513°N, 19.7366°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Gjárfoss weather and conditions
At Gjárfoss in South Coast, conditions as of 31 August 2026, 17:45 (Iceland time): 12°C (feels like 9°C), mostly clear, wind 3 m/s gusting to 6 m/s. Daylight today: 14 h 48 m (sunrise 05:56, sunset 20:44). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 31 August 2026, 17:45· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
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Hjálparfoss7 km
- 2Rangárbotnar9 km
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Tröllkonuhlaup9 km - 4
Þjófafoss12 km - 5Rauðifoss20 km
Waterfalls
One of Iceland's tallest waterfalls at 122 meters. Located in a dramatic canyon with its…
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Road to a glacier lake with a hidden waterfall
Power line road across a shield volcano
Circles a mountain through a boulder field
Western shortcut to Landmannalaugar
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Krambúð supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
Krambúð supermarket — supplies
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Olís · 315.8 kr/L petrol
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N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
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PhotographyHero & gallery photography · Pjt56 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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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