Steinbogafoss Waterfall

Steinbogafoss Waterfall

About the place

Steinbogafoss is one of a long string of waterfalls the Skógá river makes as it drops off the highland above Skógafoss, in Skógar, South Iceland. It comes third on the "Waterfall Way" — the lower part of the Fimmvörðuháls trail — after Hestavaðsfoss and Fosstorfufoss, where a small platform marks a good place to pause. The name means "stone-arch falls". The path is a straightforward but exposed climb beside the river, with views back to the coast and quieter falls above. It trades the Skógafoss crowds for near solitude.