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Thorufoss

Laxa i Kjos, Capital Region (Höfuðborgarsvæði), Iceland

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Thorufoss (Icelandic spelling is Þórufoss; pronounced “THOR-oo-foss”) was an obscure yet attractive waterfall we saw on the Laxá í Kjós River. Not only did it have a pretty satisfying size in a raw and Naturesque landscape, but it also featured a somewhat trapezoidal shape.

I called this waterfall obscure because it didn’t seem to be well signposted (if at all). It basically came down to trusting our GPS with map software and hoping that the pre-trip waypoint was correctly put in. The waterfall and ravine that it was in was not visible from the small pullout (see directions below), but we had to walk a short distance towards the river (and the source of the noise of falling water) before it finally revealed itself. As you can see from the photos on this page, we were certainly glad that we persisted on this one!

Apparently, the river Laxá í Kjós was known more for its quantity of feisty Atlantic Salmon. While it did look like it was possible to do the steep scramble to access the river below the waterfall (I’m sure some local anglers have done it), it required scrambling over very steep terrain on loose rocks and boulders. It was definitely not for everyone and we didn’t do it.

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Tagged with: thorufoss, porufoss, laxa, kjos, hvalfjordur, iceland, waterfall, reykjavik, west region, vesturland



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