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View from Selfoss to Dettifoss – Selfoss Waterfall (East Side) loop from Dettifoss

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View from Selfoss to Dettifoss – Selfoss Waterfall (East Side) loop from Dettifoss

Moderate

4.9

(29)

385

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View from Selfoss to Dettifoss – Selfoss Waterfall (East Side) loop from Dettifoss

01:14

3.68km

60m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 24, 2026

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413 m

Dettifoss

Highlight • Waterfall

Absolute must see.

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957 m

Dettifoss, Selfoss og Hafragilsfoss

Nature Reserve

1.34 km

View from Selfoss to Dettifoss

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful hiking trail that you have to look for yourself. You can only partially see the wooden flakes.

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1.59 km

Selfoss Waterfall (East Side)

Highlight • Waterfall

You don't have to go very far to see two impressive waterfalls one after the other. It's definitely worth it!

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3.54 km

View of Jökulsárgljúfur Canyon

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Indescribably beautiful canyon with the 3 beautiful waterfalls.

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3.68 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.37 km

222 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.74 km

591 m

236 m

115 m

Elevation

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August 29, 2022,🇮🇸Dettifoss East Side👍

Today I introduce you to one of the largest waterfalls in Europe, the Dettifoss. The actual plan was a Komoot hike from Dettifoss to Hafragilsfoss, but we arrived on the wrong side of Dettifoss🤷🏼‍♀️ because the road seemed "bigger" to us on the map is not: it was completely off road🫣 and up We only noticed afterwards that the west …

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August 16, 2025,Island 🇦🇽 - Die Straße der Wasserfälle

It's always beautiful to drive along the east side of the road, along Route 864. We were just surprised that there were so few visitors at the Hafragilsfoss, Dettifoss, and Selfoss waterfalls today.
We were the only ones at Selfoss at the end.

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View from Selfoss to Dettifoss

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Selfoss Waterfall (East Side)

View of Jökulsárgljúfur Canyon

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