East Iceland · Iceland
Hengifoss car park
Car park below the Hengifoss trail on the west side of Lagarfljót, about 35 km from Egilsstaðir, with no settlement nearby; watch from the car park rather than climbing the trail at night.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North-east along Lagarfljót.
- Darkness
- Very dark sky, grade 0 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. No towns or road lights nearby; the faintest aurora shows.
- Aurora
- Near the edge of the auroral oval: aurora on most active nights, low in the northern sky on quiet ones.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 39 km by road from the middle of East Iceland (estimate), roughly 45 min by car.
- Parking
- Hengifoss car park (Road 931).
- Coordinates
- 65.0730, -14.8800 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Dress for standing still in the cold, bring a head torch with a red light, and park only where parking is allowed. A forecast is guidance, not a promise: check the road and weather warnings for Iceland before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from east.is.