Gljufursarfoss Waterfall (Gljúfursárfoss)
Gljufursarfoss Waterfall (Gljúfursárfoss)
Few visitors succeed in pronouncing the name of this waterfall but if you want to try, gli-woofer-sour-foss should do the job!
To get there from Vopnafjordur, drive south on road 85 and then turn left on road 917 (Hlíðarvegur).
After 10.5 km, you'll reach the river Gljufursa. Park here and walk down on a path following the river to view the spectacular 45m high falls.
The path continues to the coastal cliffs at Drangsnes and the abandoned farm Krummsholt, where there are indistinct Viking ruins.
The circular 2.2km walk returns to the road and will take about an hour to complete.