Reykjadalur Hot Spring River
A hot river in a steaming valley, reached only on foot.
Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bathing
- Outdoor
Reykjadalur — the valley of steam — lies above Hveragerði, where geothermal ground vents and hot streams feed a river that cools to comfortable bathing temperature along a marked stretch. There are no buildings and no attendants: the bath is the riverbed itself, with a boardwalk and a few changing screens.
The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Reykjadalur geothermal river
- Mineralisation
- Geothermal surface water
- Character
- Boiling side vents mix with cold stream water; bathing temperature varies along the marked stretch.
Practical information
A 3 km uphill hike from the car park above Hveragerði, about an hour each way. Stay within the marked bathing section, keep out of the boiling side channels, and take everything back down with you.
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