Langárfoss
Langárfoss is a waterfall in West Iceland, Iceland — about 83 km from Reykjavik and reached by a drive to the trailhead and a short walk in (footwear and weather check). Shoot it year-round, though winter wind, ice, and short daylight rework the shot list, then use the GPS coordinates, parking notes, and nearby waypoints below to fold this stop into a longer photography route.
Overview
Langárfoss is a small roadside waterfall
As a photography stop, Langárfoss is a waterfall in West Iceland, roughly 83 km from Reykjavik, reached by a drive to the trailhead and a short walk in (footwear and weather check). Plan the shoot year-round, though winter wind, ice, and short daylight rework the shot list. The downloadable Waterfall map pins exact GPS coordinates, parking, and nearby waypoints so you can fold it into a wider route instead of hunting for the pull-off on arrival.
Langárfoss sits inside all 43 waterfall locations, alongside the other spots worth routing a day around.
Notes on this location
Compiled from published sources rather than a visit. Sources are listed below.
One of three small falls on the Langá á Mýrum north of Borgarnes, off Route 54. Langárfoss and Sjávarfoss lie south of Skuggafoss, which is about 8 km north of Borgarnes; Sjávarfoss is roughly 1 km from it.
- River
- Langá á Mýrum, in Borgarfjörður, West Iceland
- The group
- Skuggafoss lies about 8 km north of Borgarnes on Route 54; Sjávarfoss and Langárfoss are south of it, Sjávarfoss about 1 km away
- Skuggafoss for scale
- About 3 m — the only one of the three the source gives a height for
- Naming, unverified
- Another waterfall database reports that a roadside sign labels this fall Skuggafoss while the National Land Survey of Iceland names it Langárfoss. That page could not be retrieved, so the claim is noted rather than asserted
- Not in the source
- No height for Langárfoss or Sjávarfoss, and no access detail for either
Three falls within about a kilometre on one river, at least one sign that may name the wrong one, and a 3 m benchmark for the group — this is a stop where the map matters more than the light. Expect something modest and roadside, and expect to check which of the three is in front of you.
Light & aurora at this spot
Calculated from this location’s coordinates (64.590, -21.993). Iceland stays on UTC year-round, so these are local times.
- Summer
- June: sun up 02:45–00:12 (21.4 h). Evening golden hour 22:08–00:12, light coming from the NNW.
- Winter
- December: only 4 h of daylight (11:24–15:22), but the sun never climbs above 2.1° — 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
Langárfoss is a waterfall in West Iceland, Iceland, approximately 83 km from Reykjavik. Exact GPS coordinates are included in the downloadable Waterfall map.
The recommended season for Langárfoss is All. 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.
Yes — Langárfoss can be visited year-round, though winter conditions may require a 4x4 or storm-tolerant plans.