A little off the tourist route which made it quiet and unspoilt. The canyon and waterfall can be viewed from the bridge close to the car park, but for more interesting views you can climb along the top of the canyon. We were lucky to have beautiful sunshine in November so the light and shadow made for spectacular photographs. The only downside was that the toilets are closed for the winter
A bit of a hike but well worth it. The views were spectacular. The canyon is quite steep but if you don't want the sttep hike you can always go along the river.
My wife and I stopped by here around 6pm one night. About 5 minutes off highway 1, a little rough (she was scared) but well worth it. Amazingly awesome canyon where you could walk down. Peaks went out over the canyon that you could also walk on.
Beautiful and dramatic with black jagged cliffs, vivid green mosses and the bright blue water, you can hike in the canyon (unless it's summer and very dry, you'll need to do some wading) or you can follow the right top edge of the cliffs up to the main waterfalls. If you're coming by Vik or going all the way to Skaftafell then it's definitely worth stopping off to visit. It's just 10 minutes off highway 1 up the 206, and there's a little parking area with some new toilets. When we arrived there were no other cars and when we left there was one other couple hiking up - a great escape from the tour bus stops!
We have been many places and seen many sites. This canyon has to be in the top 3 places I've ever been. So untouched and undisturbed by humans. So peaceful and beautiful in ways one cannot explain. Free from too many tourist. And makes for the most breathtaking pictures.
This place is seriously beautiful, and was one of my favorite in Iceland. An easy drive and an easy walk along the edges of the canyon- just be careful! Make it to the end and enjoy waterfalls from every direction.
It is about 3 miles off Ring Road on Road #206. Easy to find but the road is not maintained in the winter. There is a small parking area with restrooms. It was solid ice topped with an inch of snow when we were there in January. We had to be very careful driving there and walking once we arrived as it was super slick. If you have time, it would be awesome to hike to the waterfall at the end. We were short on time and just hiked to the nearest lookout point for a picture or two. Looks completely different in the winter vs the summer photos.
My boyfriend and I in a day hiked about 4km in this canyon and then out. The hike took us so much longer than we anticipated as every 20 minutes we were stopping to take pictures of yet another gorgeous waterfall. It was by far one of the most beautiful walks I've ever done in my life. Our only regret was that we had to turn around and we couldn't keep walking!
The day we were here it was raining. We thought we were driving forever... but we found it. Yeah! It's totally worth the treck to get there.. Stunning even in the rain.