Hangandifoss

Because there are no signs pointing to the trailhead, and the road leading from Highway 1 to the parking area is rough and hard to spot, finding the falls may be a bit of a chore. The turn off to the trail is found 3.75km west of the signed turn to Fjallsárlón, or 13km west of Jökulsárlón (the Glacial Lagoon). The road was difficult to spot when driving past, so keep a sharp eye out - the falls should be partially visible from the highway in the area. Once the correct road has been located, follow it for a very rough 2.2km to its end. There are no signs indicating that cars are restricted from driving the road, but it is rough enough that it may be impassable without high clearance and 4wd. At the end of the road, look for a very faint path which climbs up the flood dike, then heads to the left and becomes more obvious in a few hundred feet. Watch for short wooden stakes in the ground marking the trail, which climbs steadily for about 2km to the rim of the canyon directly across from the falls.Hangandifoss is one of Iceland's tallest waterfalls, but due to its off-the-beaten-track nature and lack of signage of any kind (or readily available documentation for that matter), it seems to be very often overlooked. The falls occur along the stream Fosslækur, which flows from a lobe of the Öræfajökull near Kvisker, southwest of Jökulsarlon. The Hangandifosslækur is a tributary to a much larger stream, which has carved an immense and very impressive canyon called Múlagljúfur. Where the two streams intersect the Hangandifosslækur is left hanging well above the canyon floor, resulting in a graceful plunging waterfall of 402-feet into a small grotto within the verdant defile. The primary method of access to the falls involves following a nondescript, though poorly marked trail to a vista along the rim of the Múlagljúfur opposite the falls. However, as the parking area for the trail is situated just downstream of the mouth of the canyon, it appears to be possible to hike up the bottom of the canyon (no trail) to view the falls as well - though this method of access will almost certainly require wading across its river multiple times. Though the falls are sourced in a large glacier, the size of the stream seems to be somewhat limited. Throughout the warmer months of the year the falls will without a doubt flow well - especially during the warmest periods of summer - but as the temperatures drop in the autumn the lack of melting ice will almost certainly impact the falls. Depending on the winter climate the falls may flow during the winter (fueled by rain) or may freeze dry entirely if the temperatures stay low enough - considering the falls are just six kilometers from the ocean, this is hard to speculate on.Hangandifoss translates to Hanging Falls in english - a very apt, if uncreative title.