Series of powerful waterfalls where the Víðidalsá river drops into Kolugljúfur canyon.
✓Treat Kolufossar and Kolugljúfur as one stop even though both remain searchable in the app.
Reached with Kolugljúfur; local road conditions can vary in winter.
Short walk from parking
Dramatic canyon carved by the Víðidalsá river, with the powerful Kolufossar waterfalls plunging into its upper section.
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