Háifoss

Story & Folklore

Háifoss is Iceland's second highest waterfall at 122 metres, pouring from the rim of the Fossá canyon into an almost perfectly circular basin of ancient lava. The twin waterfall Granni falls immediately beside it, creating a dramatic paired spectacle. What makes Háifoss especially remarkable is its setting — the canyon walls here reveal 700,000 years of stratified lava flows, the geological history of central Iceland laid bare in hundreds of distinct layers. The falls are accessed via a dirt road off Route 26. One of Iceland's most underrated major waterfalls, usually much less crowded than the Golden Circle giants.