Jökulsárgljúfur is a big national park in the Northern part of Iceland in the surroundings of the river Jökullsá á Fjöllum. Hiking here is full of surprises and gorgeous sights. We spent three days here, not only to see Dettifoss, Selfoss and Ásbyrgi but also the less known Hafragilsfoss and simply the impressing landscape.


jokulsargljufur

Route, pictures


Road in Jökulsárgljúfur national park
Road in Jökuls&...te;fur national park

Desert landscape in Jökulsárgljúfur national park
Desert landscape in ...te;fur national park

Do you see the yellow signs that indicate the road?
Do you see the yello...t indicate the road?

Desert landscape in Jökulsárgljúfur national park
Desert landscape in ...te;fur national park

Memorial for the victim of a car accident near the road to Ásbyrgi
Memorial for the vic...ad to Ásbyrgi

Also near the road: an elf castle
Also near the road: an elf castle

Our Nissan Almera that served us well even in rough road conditions
Our Nissan Almera th...ough road conditions

Hafragilsfoss, north of Dettifoss
Hafragilsfoss, north of Dettifoss

 Hafragilsfoss, north of Dettifoss - Martin approaching the edge
Hafragilsfoss, nort...approaching the edge

Near Hafragilsfoss facing upstream
Near Hafragilsfoss facing upstream

Hafragilsfoss once again (I)
Hafragilsfoss once again (I)

Hafragilsfoss once again (II)
Hafragilsfoss once again (II)

Downstream of Hafragilsfoss
Downstream of Hafragilsfoss

Downstream of Hafragilsfoss - the black stuff on the river bank is lava sand
Downstream of Hafrag...er bank is lava sand

That%27s what the ground looks like in Jökulsárgljúfur national park
That's what the grou...te;fur national park

Elf castles are to be found everywhere, also in the most lonesome regions in the national park
Elf castles are to b...in the national park

Hafragilsfoss once more
Hafragilsfoss once more

Snow field sourrounded by lava
Snow field sourrounded by lava

Snow field again
Snow field again

Snow field with two curious people exploring it ;-)
Snow field with two ...ple exploring it ;-)

See the farm in the distance? This afternoon was really some kind of magic
See the farm in the ...y some kind of magic

If you need loneliness and absolute tranquility, try this farm! It even has its private lake (Hafursstaðavatn)
If you need loneline...Hafursstaðavatn)

The farm...
The farm...

..under a cloudy sky.
..under a cloudy sky.

At the beginning of this hike, there was still a road we could follow but this changed quickly
At the beginning of ...this changed quickly

Walking past Hafursstaðavatn towards Forvöð area and Urriðafossar waterfalls (II)
Walking past Hafurss...ssar waterfalls (II)

Walking past Hafursstaðavatn towards Forvöð area and Urriðafossar waterfalls (II)
Walking past Hafurss...ssar waterfalls (II)

Approaching Urriðafossar falls
Approaching Urriðafossar falls

%22Like a bridge over troubled water...%22 - near Urriðafossar falls
"Like a bridge over ...riðafossar falls

Forvöð area again
Forvöð area again

Pretty close to Urriðafossar falls, looking away from the river
Pretty close to Urri... away from the river

Forvöð area (Christian and Martin consider this the most impressive place we visited)
Forvöð area...ve place we visited)

Forvöð area (I)
Forvöð area (I)

Forvöð area (II)
Forvöð area (II)

Forvöð area (III)
Forvöð area (III)

Grotto in the Forvöð area
Grotto in the Forvöð area


Photo album generated by album from MarginalHacks on Wed Sep 29 23:35:53 2004