Fifty shades of green: Hengifoss waterfall
With its 128 meters altitude, the Hengifoss is one of the highest waterfalls in Iceland. In addition, it is also one of the most colorful, I read on various websites. Reason enough to want to visit this waterfall, but...
I also read that to get to the waterfall, you have to walk 2.5 km, and in that 2.5 kilometers you have to climb, climb a lot: 355 meters to be exact. And there was a problem. Because I have a couple of damaged knees, and overweight. Now I had already walked a lot in the holiday, resulting in pain in my knees, and so it was the question whether I could do this walk. But not tried was certainly not successful, so we went up the mountain.
Our base was Egilsstadir, where we arrived by road 1, 95 and 931 at the parking lot of the Hengifoss. Hengifoss is 35 km from Egilsstadir. On the (free) parking lot you will find a toilet, very nice when you go for a walk, or when you come back.
Then the road up: Before you start: Take your time for this walk! It is a tough walk, but there is plenty to see along the way, and there are viewpoints.
You start by climbing a few stone steps, these go up steeply, but are easy to walk.
