Hallormsstaðaskógur is one of the larger „real“ forests in Iceland, not far from Egilsstadir, it’s a National forest. Originally is has been a birch forest which was protected beginning of the 20th century and since then the area has nearly doubleb and 85 different tree species can be found now.
Hallormsstaðaskógur is next to the big lake Lögurinn, with a 25 x 2.5 kilometer surface the river Lagarflót flows through.
Not far from this forest and lake the 3rd highest waterfall in Iceland can be found, the Hengifoss. It is 128 m high and surrounded by basaltic strata with thin, red layers of clay between the basaltic layers. Further down the Hengifossá river is the waterfall Litlanesfoss, 30 m high and notable for the columnar jointed volcanics around it.
Hiking up to the Hengifoss showed me that I’m definitely not a mountain goat, nor an Icelandic sheep… 😉