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Hundafoss – View of Svartifoss from above loop from Skaftafell

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Hundafoss – View of Svartifoss from above loop from Skaftafell

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4.9

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870

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Hundafoss – View of Svartifoss from above loop from Skaftafell

02:28

8.60km

190m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: July 11, 2026

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Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður

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1.44 km

Skaftafell Visitor Centre, Vatnajökull National Park

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Internet and modest cafeteria. Explanation about the area and the Vatnajökull. Paid parking for the maintenance of the area.

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2.35 km

Hundafoss

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Hundafoss is a waterfall in southern Iceland, located in the Skaftafell/Vatnajökull National Park. The name 'Hundafoss' means 'Dog Waterfall' in Icelandic, which refers to a local legend where dogs dragged …

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2.35 km

View of Svartifoss and the Coast

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the black basaltic waterfall.

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2.55 km

Magnúsarfoss

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Hikers visiting Svartifoss will encounter two waterfalls on the way to the main attraction: Magnúsarfoss and Hundafoss. The Magnúsarfoss is the smaller of the two, measuring about 10 meters (about …

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3.16 km

View of Svartifoss from above

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Preview of the waterfall

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3.38 km

Stórilækur Bridge and Svartifoss Viewpoint

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Cross the stream and hike up to the Sjónarsker viewpoint.

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3.95 km

Sjónarsker Viewpoint

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Here you have a 360°**** panorama of the Black Sandur, with the Skeiðarárjökull glacier, the disturbing contours of the Kristinartindar and, in clear weather, far to the west, the Mýrdalsjökull. In the south, the ocean and the wild Skeiðará sparkle.

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5.20 km

Sel Farm Museum

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You can go inside to look.

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8.60 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.22 km

2.48 km

1.63 km

1.15 km

Surfaces

3.46 km

2.19 km

1.78 km

794 m

159 m

105 m

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Tuesday 14 July

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Comments

June 19, 2024,🇮🇸 - Wanderung zum Svartifoss im Skaftafell National Park

Despite constant rain and only 8 degrees, we went on two hikes in full rain gear on the way from Vik to Höfn today. Once in (warning!) Fjoarglijufer Canyon and the second in Skaftafell National Park. It was an interesting experience but we wouldn't mind if the weather was better tomorrow.

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September 4, 2024,🇮🇸 Svartifoss

Nice hike. There are several waterfalls along the way. Great view of the glacier

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October 5, 2021,Wanderung🚶‍♀️ im Nationalpark 🌲 Skaftafell zum 🌊 Svartifoss

It was a wonderful hike today in the Skaftafell National Park. With 13 ° and an unusual calm, we could enjoy the vastness, the beautiful autumn landscape and the many rivers and waterfalls. An area I would have loved to have hiked all day. But we are drawn on ...

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July 12, 2022,Skaftafell zum Svartifoss (S2)

From the Visitor Center you can do various hikes with different levels of difficulty. They are not marked with the letters on the way. That's why you should remember beforehand (take a picture of the sign!) where you want to go. On the way you can also vary, or take the wrong path.

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May 31, 2026,🇮🇸Island (24). Magnúsarfoss und Swartifoss.

Before we drive away from the coast for 2 days into the Icelandic highlands, we'll make a short hike en route to (what else?) two more waterfalls.

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Hundafoss – View of Svartifoss from above loop from Skaftafell

Skaftafell Visitor Centre, Vatnajökull National Park

Hundafoss

View of Svartifoss and the Coast

Magnúsarfoss

View of Svartifoss from above

Stórilækur Bridge and Svartifoss Viewpoint

Sjónarsker Viewpoint

Sel Farm Museum

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