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 Karahnjukar
comprises two hyaloclastite mountains on the eastern
side of River Jokulsa a Dal, the higher one 835 meters above mean sea
level. The main canyon of Hafrahvammar is 5 km long, but the total length
between The Desja River and The Trollagil Gorge is about 10 km. Its
greatest depth is about 200 meters.
Approximately half of it is called Dimmugljufur
(The Dark Canyon).
There it is, very narrow and
spectacular, probably the wildest one of the country.
Plans have been made to harness the river there for electrical production.
A 4wd track takes you there from the farm Bru and then further south to
the junction further west near the eastern bridge across The Kreppa River
and directly west to a more northerly junction of the same route between
the main road and the Kverkfjoll area.
Asphalted roads from valley Fljotsdalur,
passable by all vehicles, continue to the dam site through
spectacular landscapes. The creation of the country's
largest water reservoir started on Sepember 28th 2006.
The bridge, used by the contractors and passers by, is
already under water. A new connection across the
canyons on the dam itself will be opened for traffic in the
summer of 2007.
Modrudalur
67 km <Karahnjukar>
Bru 33 km, Egilsstadir
115 km.
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