Waterfall
Aldeyjarfoss
At the northern entrance to the Sprengisandur highland road (F26), Aldeyjarfoss is one of Iceland’s most dramatic and spellbinding waterfalls: the roaring Skjálfandafljót foams through a narrow gorge framed by jet-black, symmetrical basalt columns.
- Region
- Northeast
- Time to allow
- 45 min
- Entry
- Free
- Season
- June – September
Practical information
- Kind
- Waterfall
- Road
- F-road · 4x4 required
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Nearest town
- Akureyri · 51 km
- Reykjavík
- 257 km (as the crow flies)
- Coordinates
- 65.3700, -17.3400
- On the map
- Open location
Before you go
- The last stretch is the F26; don’t take a low car.