Seljavallalaug

Skogar, Iceland

Listed December 28, 2015Last reviewed December 28, 2015Facility type: PublicNo star-rated reviewsThis listing has been viewed 42 times since July 1, 2025

Pools

Pool 1

Description25m x ~10m, with three sides at right angles and one irregularly, stone-formed, fourth sideEnvironmentOutdoorHeatinggeothermally heatedTemperatureNot reported

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Admission

Single visit

Free. [July, 2020]

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Contact & Location

Address

On an off-road trail, Skogar, 831, ICELAND

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Telephone

There is no telephone at this location; the nearest phone is about 3 km. away and is unconnected with the facility.

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Latitude, longitude

63.565993, -19.608622

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Facility Notes

Visitors can approach the pool by car, but it is about a 20 minute walk through fields of lava ash and small streams.

Built in 1923, this is the second oldest pool in Iceland. It is built right into the rocks on the side of a mountain.

It is geothermally heated but may form ice in the winter. It is cleaned by volunteers once a year in summer.

Reviews

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Anonymous

April 2016

Driving east on the ring road (No.1) turn left (north) on Road 242 marked Raufarfell. Drive straight toward Seljavellir (don’t take the one right turn toward Raufarfellsvegur); park, then walk up-river. The pool is on the left (west) side of the river. Algae obscures water so don't dive in.

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