Fossarett Waterfall

Two things stand side by side here: a small waterfall and the stone walls of an old sheep fold. The walls are dry-stone work, laid by hand without mortar, and they hold as much attention as the water. Folds like this were built to gather and sort sheep after the autumn round-up. The name of the site joins the Icelandic words for waterfall and sheep fold, which is exactly what is on the ground. The falls and the ruins sit together beside the road, so this is a quick stop rather than a destination.

• No toilets — there are no toilets at the falls, and none within 5 km.
• No drinking water — there is no tap at the site or within 5 km. Bring what you need.
• Easy to miss — the falls are hard to spot from the road. Set the coordinates in your map app before you set off.
• Old stonework — the walls of the sheep fold are dry-laid and loose. Look at them, do not climb on them.

No bus stop lies within 5 km, so you arrive by car. The waterfall is beside the road and hard to spot from it, so drive to the coordinates rather than watching for water. The nearest car park is 151 m from the falls, and the rest is on foot.

Better: summer, when the ground around the falls is in flower and daylight runs long.

Avoid: planning a long stay — the falls and the ruined fold are seen from the same few metres of ground.

There is nothing here that opens or closes, so timing comes down to light. In the dark the falls are hard to find at all, since they are easy to miss from the road even by day.