Nykurhylsfoss (Sveinsstekksfoss)

A wooden footbridge crosses the top of the falls, and that turns the walk here into a loop rather than a there-and-back. The path climbs one side, crosses the bridge and comes down the other, so Nykurhylsfoss is seen from below, from level with the lip and from above. The northern car park skips the climb altogether: it sits higher than the falls and looks down on them. At the foot, boulders in the stream can be hopped across to the edge of the lower drop. The full circuit is steep, and stopping often on the way up is normal.

• Allow 30 to 45 minutes for the short uphill walk from the southern car park up to the falls.
• The full circuit is demanding. Up one side, over the footbridge and down the other is steep throughout, and frequent stops on the climb are normal.
• No step-free access. Neither the car parks nor the entrance is wheelchair accessible.
• Good for children. Boulders in the stream below the lower fall can be hopped across, and the footbridge is a short crossing.

Nykurhylsfoss lies just off Route 1, on the road around the Eastern Fjords, and is reached by car. Two car parks serve it. The northern one is higher up and gives a view down onto the falls with no walking. The southern one is the start of the path, which climbs uphill to the footbridge and comes back down the far side. Allow 30 to 45 minutes for the shorter walk.