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Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður

View of Svartifoss from above – Svartifoss loop from Skaftafell

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Iceland
Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður

View of Svartifoss from above – Svartifoss loop from Skaftafell

Hard

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View of Svartifoss from above – Svartifoss loop from Skaftafell

02:29

17.1km

710m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 7, 2026

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Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður

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1.14 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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1.74 km

View of Svartifoss from above

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Preview of the waterfall

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1.98 km

Svartifoss

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This waterfall, about 1.5km from the parking lot, you should definitely visit. Due to the basalt formations, this 20m high waterfall has something mystical.

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2.63 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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7.73 km

View of Morsárjökull and Morsárdalur

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Nyrðrihnaukur: The most beautiful view of the hanging Morsá Glacier and the colorful mountains of Kjós can be found just north of the marked trail.

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11.2 km

View of Vatnajökull Glacier

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Unfortunately, the glacier tongue is quite grey at the lower edge and is therefore melting even faster.

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14.7 km

Viewpoint (approx. 300 m altitude)

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After 2.5 km you are about 300m high and you reach the next viewpoint that is marked on the map. Here you mainly have a view of the glacier tongue and the lagoon of the Skaftafellsjökul.

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15.3 km

Viewpoint; (Hrutagil)

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The second viewpoint marked on the map. (Hrutagil)

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15.8 km

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17.1 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

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14.5 km

1.45 km

1.09 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.9 km

2.67 km

1.26 km

790 m

399 m

< 100 m

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