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Gýgjarfoss is a waterfall on the Jökulfall river in the Icelandic Highlands.
It lies on the river Jökulfall á Kili and is about 5 metres high and 20 metres wide. The waterfall is located directly beside the Kerlingarfjallavegur (road F347), which branches off the Kjalvegur (road 35) on the Kjölur route and leads into the Kerlingarfjöll mountains. At this point the Blákvísl stream also plunges down; in the past it had to be forded just above the waterfall, near the fall's edge, before a bridge was built there.
Translated from Icelandic Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Map of Gýgjarfoss
Gýgjarfoss is in the Highlands, Iceland at 64.7031°N, 19.3962°W. The interactive map has the exact pin, parking and everything around it.
Gýgjarfoss weather and conditions
At Gýgjarfoss in Highlands, conditions as of 31 August 2026, 17:30 (Iceland time): 9°C (feels like 5°C), partly cloudy, wind 2 m/s gusting to 5 m/s. Daylight today: 14 h 52 m (sunrise 05:52, sunset 20:44). Check road status before driving on live road conditions.
Data verified 31 August 2026, 17:30· source: Open-Meteo at this location’s coordinates · refreshes hourly
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- 1Skuggafoss10 km
- 2Hvanngiljafoss37 km
- 3
Dynkur42 km - 4Gljúfurleitarfoss43 km
- 5Nýifoss48 km
Waterfalls
4 waterfalls near Highlands
Hot Springs
Natural hot spring
Geothermal spot. Naturally heated, no facilities. Best with few people.
Natural hot spring
Geothermal spot
Campsites
The camping site at Mountain Kerlingafjoll is in the vally of Asgard, on the north side…
Highland campsite accessible in summer only. F-road driving required. Basic facilities…
Highland campsite accessible in summer only. F-road driving required. Basic facilities…
Highland campsite accessible in summer only. F-road driving required. Basic facilities…
F-Roads
The tough alternative to Kjölur
The long, lonely way to Kerlingarfjöll
Kerlingafjallavegur
Side trip from Hveravellir into 'thief's valley
Supermarkets
Krambúð supermarket — supplies
Krambúð supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
Supermarket — supplies
Gas stations
Olís · 315.8 kr/L petrol
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
Orkan · 308.6 kr/L petrol
N1 · 310.9 kr/L petrol
Tours
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PhotographyHero & gallery photography · rheins · CC BY 3.0
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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