Hafragilsfoss Travel Guide

Last updated: Aug 20, 2026
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Type
Waterfalls, Rivers, Canyons
Location
Northeastern Region, Iceland
Destination
Reykjahlíð, Iceland
Height
27 m
Width
91 m
High season
Summer
Average rating
9.4
Number of reviews
276
Price level
Free
Opening hours
Monday: Open 24 hours; Tuesday: Open 24 hours; Wednesday: Open 24 hours; Thursday: Open 24 hours; Friday: Open 24 hours; Saturday: Open 24 hours; Sunday: Open 24 hours

Hafragilsfoss waterfall

Downstream of Dettifoss, Europe's most powerful waterfall, is another major waterfall, the thunderous Hafragilsfoss.

Like Dettifoss, Hafragilsfoss is a part of the glacier river Jokulsa a Fjollum in North Iceland. Hafragilsfoss drops at 27 meters into Jokulsargljufur canyon. 

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Photo above from Wikimedia, Creative Commons, by Bernd Thaller.


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