- The Stuðlagil Canyon is located in eastern Iceland, hidden in the middle of the Jökla River, some distance from the beaten track of road number 1.
- If you’re planning a trip to the area and don’t mind heading off the beaten path in Iceland, Stuðlagil offers an experience you’ll never forget.
- Stuðlagil is a beautiful basalt canyon in Jökuldalur valley with a turquoise river flowing through it. Jökuldalur (Glacier Valley) is a picturesque valley in East Iceland.
- Day 4 After breakfast, continue your journey. Begin the day at Stuðlagil Canyon, famous for its stunning basalt columns and the blue glacial river.
- Stuðlagil hosts one of the largest number of basalt rock columns in Iceland. There are two options how one can get to the canyon.
- When I visited Stuðlagil canyon in the summer of 2020, an observation platform was under construction on one side of the canyon.
- Tucked in the eastern hills of Iceland, Stuðlagil Canyon is breathtaking with an incredible blue river flowing through towering basalt columns.
- What does that have to do with Stuðlagil, you ask? Well, now that you know the basics, we can tell you about the recently discovered canyon, Stuðlagil!
- Stuðlagil is a ravine in Jökuldalur in the municipality of Múlaþing, in the Eastern Region of Iceland.