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Gljúfursárfoss is a waterfall in East Iceland.
Gljúfursárfoss is a waterfall in the eastern part of Vopnafjörður, in Iceland.
Translated from Icelandic Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Map of Gljúfursárfoss
Gljúfursárfoss is in East Iceland at 65.7462°N, 14.6728°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Plan your visit
Getting there- Route 917, parking lot on the southern side of Vopnafjörður · southern side of Vopnafjörður
Parking- Car park; the waterfall is just below the parking lot
- Off the main road
- 7.2 km from Route 85
Nearest town- Vopnafjörður — 7.2 km away
- Distance from Reykjavík
- 385 km in a straight line
- What else is close
- 54 mapped places within 20 km
Marked hiking path runs from the parking lot along the river, continuing to Drangsnes- River sits on the Hellisheiði eystri mountain pass and was historically a major obstacle for travellers
- A bridge over the river was built around 1900, after a horseman died attempting a winter crossing
- Set in a colorful ravine/gorge
Gljúfursárfoss weather and conditions
At Gljúfursárfoss in East Iceland, conditions as of 31 August 2026, 23:45 (Iceland time): 5°C (feels like 2°C), clear, wind 4 m/s gusting to 7 m/s. Daylight today: 15 h 01 m (sunrise 05:29, sunset 20:30). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 31 August 2026, 23:45· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
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Nearby
km column = your drive
- 1Selárfoss13 km
- 2Lagarfoss31 km
- 3Bæjarfoss32 km
- 4
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Campsites
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Supermarkets
Supermarket — supplies
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Bónus supermarket — supplies
Nettó supermarket — supplies
Gas stations
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
Orkan · 308.6 kr/L petrol
Tours
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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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