<p><strong>The Hraunfossar waterfalls (Lava Falls) in Borgarfjörður are exceptionally beautiful and unusual. Visitors say that the water seems to magically appear from the lava. However, it is actually a clear spring surging through lava and into the glacial Hvítá River. </strong></p>
<p>The Hraunfossar falls are distinctive for their turquoise blue waters, which give a beautiful flourish to the surrounding landscape. As a result, Hraunfossar became a National Monument in 1987.</p>
<p>This series of waterfalls comes from rivulets streaming over a distance of about 90 metres (300 feet) out of <a href="https://www.icelandtravel.is/attractions/hallmundarhraun-lava-field/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hallmundarhraun</a>. Indeed, this mystical lava field  flowed from an eruption of a volcano lying under Langjökull glacier over a thousand years ago.</p>
<h2>Engineered waterfall?</h2>
<p>The Icelandic literary work <em>Heiðarviga Saga</em> mentions a medieval engineer named Músa-Bölverkur. He lived at the farm Hraunsás, and the Saga mentions he diverted the Hvítá River&#8217;s course to the north of the hill Hraunsás. It lies there today.</p>
<h2>Hraunfossar viewpoint</h2>
<p>A viewpoint at the car park gives visitors an amazing view over Hraunfoss, the nearby <span id="urn:local-text-annotation-4ypne88jqrw9ewg2a8obklv0pqojol1e" class="textannotation disambiguated wl-place">Barnafoss,</span> and Hvítá River. Locals built a pedestrian bridge across the river in 1891, and they renovated it exactly a century later. Moreover, a hiking trail leads from Hraunfossar to the brilliantly blue Barnafoss (Children’s Falls).</p>
<p>During the summer months, you can get coffee and refreshments at a shop near the falls.</p>
<h2>Where are the Hraunfossar falls?</h2>
<p>Hraunfossar falls are situated near <a href="https://www.icelandtravel.is/attractions/husafell/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Húsafell</a>, <a href="https://www.icelandtravel.is/attractions/snorrastofa-reykholt/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reykholt</a>, and the <a href="https://www.icelandtravel.is/attractions/vidgelmir-the-cave-west-iceland/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Viðgelmir</a> lava-tube cave. The waterfalls are about 122 km from Reykjavík, a 1 hour and 40 minute drive.</p>
<p><em><strong>GPS: 64.7029° N, 20.9772° W</strong></em></p>


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