Type
Tourist Attraction
Location
Urriðafossvegur, Iceland
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
Distance from center
15.9 km
High season
Summer
Family-friendly
Yes
Average rating
9.6
Number of reviews
2403
Urriðafoss is a waterfall in the Þjórsá river in South Iceland.
Explore this area while on a self drive tour in Iceland.
Photo from Wikimedia, Creative Commons. by Árni Hjaltarson. No edits made.
Located between the towns of Selfoss and Hella, this feature is just off of Route 1, which encircles Iceland. Though not particularly tall, it is immensely powerful with a water flow of 360 m³ (12,700 ft³) cubed per second. This is more than half the flow of Dettifoss in North Iceland, the most powerful waterfall in Europe.
Uriðafoss is a popular river for salmon fishing in the summer.
