Fagrifoss
Fagrifoss is a waterfall in South Coast, Iceland — about 264 km from Reykjavik and reached by a drive to the trailhead and a short walk in (footwear and weather check). Shoot it during the summer window, when light, road status, and crowd levels line up for photography, then use the GPS coordinates, parking notes, and nearby waypoints below to fold this stop into a longer photography route.
Overview
Fagrifoss is waterfall situated in Southeast Iceland near the Lakagígar region. It is located along the 4x4 road F206 approximately 24 km from Kirkjubæjarklaustur and 40 km from Laki.
Fagrifoss is one waypoint of many — you can load all 43 waterfall locations before you leave signal.
Notes on this location
Compiled from published sources rather than a visit. Sources are listed below.
A single-drop waterfall in the highlands, almost on the F206 road to the Lakagígar craters — 24 km from Kirkjubæjarklaustur and 40 km from Laki. Reaching it means fording a river, so a 4x4 is required.
- Drops
- One
- Where
- The Highland region, almost on road F206 toward the Lakagígar craters
- Distances
- 24 km from Kirkjubæjarklaustur, 40 km from Laki
- Access
- Requires crossing a river ford, for which a 4x4 vehicle is needed
- Not in the source
- The cited article gives no height, does not name the river and does not translate the name; it is short and flagged as needing citations
The ford is the whole planning question — an F-road and a river crossing put this outside standard rental terms, and it is the same constraint as Veiðivötn rather than a lesser version of it. Widely quoted figures put the drop at around 80 m, but the source cited here does not give a height, so treat the scale as unconfirmed until you see it.
SourcesFagrifoss — Wikipedia
Light & aurora at this spot
Calculated from this location’s coordinates (63.869, -18.246). Iceland stays on UTC year-round, so these are local times.
- Summer
- June: sun up 02:49–23:38 (20.8 h). Evening golden hour 21:47–23:38, light coming from the NNW.
- Winter
- December: only 4.4 h of daylight (10:57–15:19), but the sun never climbs above 2.9° — the entire day is golden hour. Sunrise bears SSE, sunset SSW.
- Aurora
- Aurora-grade darkness Sep–Mar, peaking at 12.9 h a night in December. Not possible Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug — the sky never gets dark enough.
Bar height is daylight hours. Months marked • have enough astronomical darkness for aurora; the rest do not.
Questions & answers
Fagrifoss is a waterfall in South Coast, Iceland, approximately 264 km from Reykjavik. Exact GPS coordinates are included in the downloadable Waterfall map.
The recommended season for Fagrifoss is Summer. For light, plan around blue hour and the first hour after sunrise; Iceland's long shoulder-season twilight extends usable conditions on either side.
Drive/Hike access. Bring weather-appropriate footwear and check conditions before setting out. The downloadable GPS map puts the waypoint on your phone; your own app routes you to it from wherever you are.
Fagrifoss is best visited during Summer. Outside that window, expect limited access, weather closures, or significantly different photographic conditions.