Rauðfeldsgjá Gorge
Rauðfeldsgjá is a narrow, dramatic gorge slicing deep into the mountainside near Arnarstapi on Snæfellsnes.
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About Rauðfeldsgjá Gorge
Rauðfeldsgjá is a narrow, dramatic gorge slicing deep into the mountainside near Arnarstapi on Snæfellsnes.
Named after Rauðfeldur, a character in Bárðar Saga Snæfellsáss who was supposedly thrown into the gorge.
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Rauðfeldsgjá Gorge is a natural wonder in snaefellsnes, one of the many extraordinary geological and natural formations that make Iceland a world-class travel destination.
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Rauðfeldsgjá is a narrow, dramatic gorge slicing deep into the mountainside near Arnarstapi on Snæfellsnes. A cold glacial stream runs through the bottom of the gorge, which narrows to barely shoulder-width in places. Adventurous visitors wade upstream through the water into the darkness, squeezing between towering cliff walls up to 50 m high. Named after Rauðfeldur, a character in Bárðar Saga Snæfellsáss who was supposedly thrown into the gorge.
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A cold glacial stream runs through the bottom of the gorge, which narrows to barely shoulder-width in places.
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Icelandic sagas and folklore from this area
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