{"id":2952,"date":"2012-05-05T17:00:12","date_gmt":"2012-05-05T17:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icelandaurora.com\/tours\/?p=2952"},"modified":"2023-11-19T14:55:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T14:55:36","slug":"hraunfossar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/hraunfossar\/","title":{"rendered":"Hraunfossar Waterfall &#8211; West Iceland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lava Field Waterfall<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hraunfoss is a beautiful array of many waterfalls in West Iceland. Hraunfoss directly translated, means \u201clava falls\u201d, and as the name suggests, Hraunfoss describes a waterfall that emerges from lava tubes under the Hallmundarhraun lava field.\u00a0 It is very close to Barnafoss, a waterfall that comes from a <strong>normal <\/strong>river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are good facilities at Hraunfossar Waterfall.\u00a0 There is a proper car park and a little snack store with toilet facilities.\u00a0 All around the waterfall are structured walkways with view points and railings.\u00a0 This is all to protect the delicate nature of the waterfall and for safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get there<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>About 1 hour from Reykjavik, leave the ring road just before Borganess and drive through some beautiful rolling valleys through the town of Reykholt and other areas of geothermal beauty. There are no sign posts for Hraunfossar until you are there,\u00a0and the only clue that you are travelling in the right direction is the tour buses coming away from the location\u2026\u00a0Hraunfossar Waterfall, Iceland. The total travel time from Reykjavik is around 2 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n<ins class=\"bookingaff\" data-aid=\"2230813\" data-target_aid=\"2230813\" data-prod=\"map\" data-width=\"100%\" data-height=\"590\" data-lang=\"ualng\" data-dest_id=\"0\" data-dest_type=\"landmark\" data-latitude=\"64.7028034\" data-longitude=\"-20.9771601\" data-landmark_name=\"Hraunfossar Waterfall\" data-mwhsb=\"0\" data-address=\"Hraunfossar Waterfall, Vesturland, Iceland\" data-zoom=\"11\">\r\n    <!-- Anything inside will go away once widget is loaded. -->\r\n        <a href=\"\/\/www.booking.com?aid=2230813\">Booking.com<\/a>\r\n<\/ins><script>\r\n\r\n    (function(d, sc, u) {\r\n      var s = d.createElement(sc), p = d.getElementsByTagName(sc)[0];\r\n      s.type = 'text\/javascript';\r\n      s.async = true;\r\n      s.src = u + '?v=' + (+new Date());\r\n      p.parentNode.insertBefore(s,p);\r\n      })(document, 'script', '\/\/cf.bstatic.com\/static\/affiliate_base\/js\/flexiproduct.js');\r\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\" id=\"attachment_2953\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/photoguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/05\/RD7A2269.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/photoguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/05\/RD7A2269.jpg\" alt=\"Hraunfossar Waterfall\" class=\"wp-image-2953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/05\/RD7A2269.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/05\/RD7A2269-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/05\/RD7A2269-768x996.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hraunfossar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Barnafoss Waterfall<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Barnafoss is a nearby waterfall, which translates as \u201cChild\u2019s waterfall\u201d. Barnafoss used to have a natural arch. The arch was destroyed by the mother of two children who fell from the arch to their deaths. This was how Barnafoss (Children\u2019s Falls) got its name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\" id=\"attachment_84442\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/photoguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/RD7A4412.jpg\" alt=\"Barnafoss Waterfall\" class=\"wp-image-84442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/RD7A4412.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/RD7A4412-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Barnafoss Waterfall at Hraunfossar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photo tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a tripod and a dark filter to slow the shutter for the silky effect. Long shutter speeds work well for these falls. As well as long-exposure photography, take a selection of focal lengths to frame the falls well. The whole array of water falls is quite long. Capturing these requires a wide angle, but for better details, take some long lenses to frame segments tightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\" id=\"attachment_2957\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/photoguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/05\/RD7A2293.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/photoguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/05\/RD7A2293.jpg\" alt=\"Hraunfossar, Iceland\" class=\"wp-image-2957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/05\/RD7A2293.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/05\/RD7A2293-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/05\/RD7A2293-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/05\/RD7A2293-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/05\/RD7A2293-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hraunfossar Waterfall study.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eat green<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Why not stop at the geothermal restaurant at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hverinn.is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hverinn \u00e1 Kleppj\u00e1rnsreykjum<\/a>. A geothermal area with a lot of fresh produce coming from the geothermal greenhouses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tours to Hraunfossar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">These day tours include Hraunfossar<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div data-vi-partner-id=\"P00056912\" data-vi-language=\"en\" data-vi-currency=\"USD\" data-vi-partner-type=\"AFFILIATE\" data-vi-url=\"42839P15,161018P2,14334P12\"><\/div>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.viator.com\/orion\/partner\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Multi-day tours of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/photoguide\/golden-snaefellsness\/\">Sn\u00e6fellsness and West Iceland.<\/a>&nbsp;may include the waterfall and t might be subject to season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hraunfoss in the Winter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hraunfoss waterfall is normally accessible in the Winter.&nbsp; The road leading right to Hraunfossar waterfall is a proper tarmac road.&nbsp; It is maintained well because it gives access to Husafell where glacier tours on Langijokull depart.&nbsp; Winter has its own charm.&nbsp; The delicate cascades with a snowy background can be attractive.&nbsp; These photos were taken on a Late-March tour around Iceland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\" id=\"attachment_84054\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/photoguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/image205.jpg\" alt=\"Hraunfossar in Winter\" class=\"wp-image-84054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/image205.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/image205-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/image205-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/image205-610x407.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A delicate cascade from under the sow-capped lava field.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/photoguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/image206.jpg\" alt=\"Hraunfoss waterfall in Winter\" class=\"wp-image-84055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/image206.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/image206-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/image206-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/image206-610x407.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summer at Hraunfossar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With it\u2019s proximity to the Snaefellsness Peninsular and Reykjavik, Hraunfossar is a good consideration for the long days of the Icelandic Summer.&nbsp; With sunsets late in the evening, the lava field and series of waterfalls at Hraunfossar can work well with a colourful sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\" id=\"attachment_84441\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/photoguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/RD7A4416.jpg\" alt=\"Hraunfossar Summer Evening\" class=\"wp-image-84441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/RD7A4416.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/05\/RD7A4416-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vertical photo of Hraunfossar on a summer evening.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tJust one hour from Reykjavik we leave the ring road and drive through some beautiful Icelandic countryside and geothermal areas to get to Hraunfossar Waterfall.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":2957,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[232,362,500],"table_tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/05\/RD7A2293.jpg",1000,667,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/05\/RD7A2293-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/05\/RD7A2293-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/05\/RD7A2293-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/05\/RD7A2293.jpg",1000,667,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/05\/RD7A2293.jpg",1000,667,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/05\/RD7A2293.jpg",1000,667,false]},"post_excerpt_stackable":"<p>\t\t\t\tJust one hour from Reykjavik we leave the ring road and drive through some beautiful Icelandic countryside and geothermal areas to get to Hraunfossar Waterfall.\t\t<\/p>\n","category_list":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/category\/location-guide\/waterfalls-locations\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Icelandic Waterfalls<\/a>","author_info":{"name":"Tony Prower","url":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/author\/walstib\/"},"comments_num":"0 comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2952"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2952"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88590,"href":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2952\/revisions\/88590"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2952"},{"taxonomy":"table_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.icelandaurora.com\/archive-phototours\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/table_tags?post=2952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}