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Glymur Waterfall Parking

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Willem VS

May 28, 2024

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The walk to the Glymur waterfall starts at a parking lot at the end of Hvalfjörõur (road 47), where you turn right onto a dirt road. From this parking lot …

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haertera

February 6, 2022

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The gravel road to the hiking car park is well developed and therefore no problem with the car. At the parking lot there is an information board with the route. The ascent to the edge of the waterfall is via a rocky path and proper hiking shoes are required. When we first visited in June 2010, the waterfall was still the highest in Iceland.

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Annette

May 27, 2017

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A hike to the second highest waterfall in Iceland, the Glymur, is worthwhile in any case, because it leads through a valley that is almost lovely for Icelandic conditions, with …

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