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ies. From the car park, a 2.5km loop walk takes in the dramatic, canyon-edge viewpoint of
Dettifoss plus views of a smaller cataract, Selfoss .
Getting There & Away
By car, Dettifoss can be reached three ways:
Rte 862 south from Ásbyrgi (37km). At the time of writing this route was still gravel, but
there are plans to seal the road in coming years. Note this gravel stretch is closed in winter.
Rte 862 north from the Ring Road. The turn-off to Dettifoss is 27km east of Reykjahlíð
(Mývatn); it's then an easy 24km on sealed road to reach the falls.Note that snowfall may
occasionally close this road in winter.
Rte 864 on the eastern side of the river. It's gravel for its 60km length, from the Ring Road
to Ásbyrgi. It's not an F road, but it is tough going in a 2WD (and impassable in winter).
Loads of tours visit the falls, and there is a summer bus service run by SBA-Norðurleið
( 550 0700; www.sba.is ) . Once a day from mid-June to the end of August, bus 641 runs
from Akureyri to Húsavík then on to Ásbyrgi, then drives south along Rte 862, stopping at
Hljóðaklettar in Vesturdalur before halting at Dettifoss. The bus stops at the falls for an
hour; after that, you can retrace your steps via bus 641a, or connect to bus 661a to Krafla
and Mývatn.
It's well worth double-checking these bus routes and timetables, as things may change
when Rte 862 is fully sealed.
NORTHEAST CIRCUIT
Bypassed by the tourist hordes who whiz around the Ring Road, this wild, sparsely popu-
lated coastal route around Iceland's remote northeast peninsula is an interesting alternative
to the direct road from Mývatn to Egilsstaðir. It's an area of desolate moors and beautiful
scenery, stretching to within a few kilometres of the Arctic Circle. If you're looking for un-
spoilt, untouristed, unhyped Iceland - well, you've found it.
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