Tofufoss Waterfall

The water comes down hard here, through and around bare basalt. The fall sits beside the valley road that leads up towards Hengifoss, so most people meet it as a stop on the way rather than as a destination.

Ground level does not give you the whole thing. From the verge one part of the drop shows and the rest stays out of sight; it opens up from higher ground, on the F-road above, when that road is open. Worth knowing before you plan around it: this is a stop on a longer drive, not a walk of its own.

• No facilities: no toilets, no drinking water and no information board within 5 km.
• Easy to miss: the stopping place is a grass verge, not a built car park. Save the location in a map app before you drive up the valley.
• Spring conditions: snow and mud sit on the walk up into late April. Bring waterproof boots, or leave this one for later in the year.
• Partial view: from the roadside you see a part of the fall only. The rest of the drop needs height.

No bus comes here — there is no stop within 5 km, so the only way in is by car. The waterfall lies beside the valley road up towards Hengifoss, and the place to pull in is a very small parking area on the grass verge, easy to drive straight past. The walk up to the fall from there is not long, though the ground takes mud while the snow is melting.

Better: late spring and summer, once the snow is off the slope up from the road.

Avoid: April, while snow and mud are still on the ground.

The fall runs hard in spring, and the basalt around it is easier to take in when the ground underfoot is clear.