Location: 55 km from Borgarnes, between Reykholt and Husafell on road no. 518. From Borgarnes you drive first road 50.

Hraunfossar - Lava Falls- are beautiful and unusual natural phenomena. The waterfall Hraunfossar is one of Icelands most precious pearls of nature. It is in the land of Gilsbakki at the edge of Hallmundarhraun. Clear, cold springs of subterranean water seep through the lava and run as tiny waterfalls and rapids into the Hvita River.Hraunfossar have been protected since 1987.

There is a viewpoint at the car park offering an amazing view over the Lava Falls and Hvita River.A coffee shop at the waterfalls is open during the summer months.

The waterfall Barnafoss is above a walking bridge at Hraunfossar. Barnafoss takes its name from two boys who fell into the waterfall, according to the legend. In Þjóðsögur Jóns Árnasonar is the following story: "Barnafoss" (Children's Falls):Once there lived a widow on the farm Hraunás. She was well off and among her possessions was the farm Norðurreykir in Hálsasveit. She had two children. They were quite young when this story took place. There came a time when evening services were to be held at Christmas at Gilsbakki. The Mistress of Hraunsás and all her folk, except the children, attended the service. The children were told to stay at home and play. The moon was shining and the weather was fine. When the people came home the children had disappeared. Their footsteps led to the stone arch over the river. Their mother had the arch destroyed, saying that no man would ever be allowed to cross the falls alive. She later donated to the Church at Reykholt the farm Norðurreykir, in memory of her children. (Kristleifur Þorsteinsson II (1972) Hvítá.276) (from webside Husafell.is)