Dynjandi

Twenty kilometres east of Hrafnseyri, where Route 60 curves around the northeastern corner of Arnarfjörður, Dynjandi is a showstopping highlight of the North and the West Iceland trip. The waterfall plunges more than 100 meters over a cliff into the fjord at Dynjandisvogur inlet, forming a distinctive triangular cascade that starts at roughly 30 meters wide and fans out to over 60 meters at the base. Below the main fall, five smaller chutes carry the waters of the Dynjandisá toward the sea.

In the low summer light, it’s a beautiful place to linger into the evening, even if the soundtrack is loud. Dynjandi is famously noisy, its name meaning “the thundering one.”

All long-distance buses make a ten-minute stop at Dynjandi; and with your own transport, it’s possible to reach the head of the falls – continue south along Route 60 for around 5km, and once the road has climbed up onto the Dynjandisheiði plateau, you’ll see the Dynjandisá river, which crosses the road; walk west from here, following the course of the river to the falls.

Top image: Dynjandi foss cascade waterfall with mossy canyon in the foreground at the Westfjords of Iceland © Alla Khananashvili/Shutterstock