Unnamed Waterfall

Take Highway 1 east from the town of Hvolsvöllur for 47km, then turn left where signs point prominently to Skógafoss (the falls are visible and very obvious at this point). In half of a kilometer take the next left and follow the road to its end adjacent to the camping area. The trail to the top of the falls begins adjacent to the grass field at the camping area, climbing up several hundreds of stairs for about one-third of a kilometer to a viewing platform at the top of the falls. From here the trail uses a stile to cross a sheep fence, and then continues gradually uphill. This waterfall is best viewed just over one kilometer past the top of Skógafoss, and about 300 meters past the best view of the previous waterfall (or about 80 meters past the top of the previous waterfall where the trail passes it).The Skógá features dozens of waterfalls as it cascades down from the saddle between the Eyjafjallajökull and Katla volcanoes where it originates. The vast majority of visitors to the area are (understandably) satisfied with the spectacular Skógafoss just above the Ring road, but those looking for further satisfaction can hike the famous Laugavegur trail upstream along the river and pass many more waterfalls. This is the fourth significant descent encountered as one hikes upstream from Skógafoss along the trail, though "significant" in this context is a bit of a relative term. The falls drop 19 feet over a sliding cascade type fall that extends about 100 feet in length, and about the same distance across. The river makes a moderate bend just below the falls, so the trail does not allow for a head-on view of the falls, so a profile view from the rim of the canyon instead must suffice.