Skógafoss, south Iceland
Skógafoss is is located to the west of Vík í Mýrdal in south Iceland and is one of the best known and biggest waterfalls in the country.
After the coastline had receded (it is now 3 miles from Skógar), the former sea cliffs remained parallel to the coast creating a clear border between the coastal lowlands and the interior Highlands of Iceland. The Skógá River drops over the cliffs of the former coastline and the waterfall has a width of 82 feet and a drop of 200 feet. Due to the amount of spray the waterfall consistently produces, a single or double rainbow is normally visible on sunny days.
At the eastern side of the waterfall, a hiking and trekking trail leads up to the Fimmvörðuháls pass between the Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull glaciers. It then goes down to the Þórsmörk glacial valley on the other side and continues as the famous Laugavegur trekking route to Landmannalaugar area of the interior Highlands of Iceland.
Date: 8th June 2015
Location: view from the trail from the Skógafoss car park
After the coastline had receded (it is now 3 miles from Skógar), the former sea cliffs remained parallel to the coast creating a clear border between the coastal lowlands and the interior Highlands of Iceland. The Skógá River drops over the cliffs of the former coastline and the waterfall has a width of 82 feet and a drop of 200 feet. Due to the amount of spray the waterfall consistently produces, a single or double rainbow is normally visible on sunny days.
At the eastern side of the waterfall, a hiking and trekking trail leads up to the Fimmvörðuháls pass between the Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull glaciers. It then goes down to the Þórsmörk glacial valley on the other side and continues as the famous Laugavegur trekking route to Landmannalaugar area of the interior Highlands of Iceland.
Date: 8th June 2015
Location: view from the trail from the Skógafoss car park
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