Iceland – Brúarfoss Waterfall near Geysir


Wasserfall Brúarfoss im Winter mit verschneitem Ufer

Somewhere near the Geysir geothermal area hides the Brúarfoss, which I had already looked for twice in vain. The directions on the internet are sparse, which probably suits the waterfall’s neighbours just fine.

Adventure on the way

This time it finally worked, and the way there was a story in itself. We had left the car somewhere in the middle of nowhere when two cars full of Brazilian girls almost blocked us in – never mind, cameras packed and off we went with Google Maps. A larger stream crossed our path, a balancing act over stones, but we got across dry and had a little chuckle about the girls, who still had to follow us.

A surprise at the waterfall

At the waterfall we were quite astonished: the girls were already there – there was a perfectly simple path with a bridge. It got even funnier when it turned out that everyone came from Hamburg. The waterfall itself was beautiful, especially from above with the drone. Afterwards a short detour to the Geysir and on towards the Gullfoss.

Man on stones in a river in the snow on the way to the Brúarfoss
A balancing act over stones – on the way to Brúarfoss.
River with a turquoise channel in the snowy land near the Brúarfoss
A river with a turquoise channel in the snowy land.
Brúarfoss with turquoise-blue water between dark rocks in winter
Brúarfoss with turquoise-blue water between dark rocks.
Turquoise cleft of the Brúarfoss in the snow
The turquoise cleft of Brúarfoss in the snow.
Small waterfalls at the Brúarfoss in black and white
Small waterfalls plunging into the channel.
Waterfalls at the Brúarfoss with soft flowing water
The water flows softly over the cascades.
Cascades of the Brúarfoss with flowing water in black and white
Cascades of Brúarfoss.
Brúarfoss in winter under a pink sky
Brúarfoss in winter beneath a pink sky – beautiful.
Grassy island with snow in the river near the Brúarfoss
A grassy island with snow in the middle of the river.
Bare trees on the horizon of a snowy plain
Bare trees on the horizon of the snowy plain.
Small herd of horses in the white expanse of Iceland
A small herd of horses in the white expanse.
Eruption of the Strokkur geyser in black and white
Strokkur erupting – a quick detour to Geysir.

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