Seljavallalaug Swimming Pool

Swimming pool · South

Seljavallalaug Swimming Pool

Swimming pool · South

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H98V+FC9, 861 Evindarhólar, Iceland

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Historic 25m outdoor pool amid mountains, scenic walk  

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Sep 24, 2025

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"Fashion designer Sunna Dís fancies a dip in her favorite Southern spot whenever she comes back home from her base in Denmark. “Seljavallalaug is the most beautiful swimming pool in Iceland,” she says. “I love that you have to walk to get there, a small effort for the reward of being surrounded by mountains in the most amazing colors—an out of this world moment.”"

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"I made the short walk off the Ring Road to Seljavallalaug and appreciated its secluded setting at the bottom of a deep valley — it’s not super hot and the changing room shows its age, but the scenery makes it worth the visit." - Matthew Kepnes

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"I consider Seljavallalaug a special spot — it’s usually not that hot, but it sits in an amazing location that makes it well worth a visit." - Matthew Kepnes

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Jay

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The swimming pool area is super cool. If you go past the swimming pool and follow the rocky paths up, you find amazing waterfalls, impressive views and a relaxing area. Just be careful where and how far you climb, some of the rocks and cliffs are dangerous. There are even goats roaming about up there. Respect nature in all its beauty.

Catherine MacIsaac

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Rough directions: Follow the road from the private house / parking lot and walk along the path against the direction of the stream. You can hug the stream until you get there, but you may need to wade through some water. I took the path that goes up the hill (it was obvious to me where it started as a desire path had formed), but I had to cross over some fallen rocks - it was not too bad, as someone who has moderate hiking experience. I agree with the other reviews and will add that there is water flowing from a pipe into the pool and an avenue for the water to flow out of the pool. I felt more comfortable with the cleanliness knowing it was not purely standing water. The algae didn’t bother me as someone who swims in lakes!

Donna Browne

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What a very cool exsperience. a natural hot spring pouring down from the mountain side into a man-made swimming pool .. all the rest is pure natural .. ..its best to wear your bathing costumes under clothes & take a towel ..changing rooms are not that nice ..we just got dressed afterwards with holding towels around us..its well worth doing !!

Elisha Jaeke

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Really special place! May not compare to a hot spring proper, as the pipe providing the hot water doesn’t heat up the entire pool very well, but the experience of swimming outside in such a beautiful place is incomparable! The changing rooms are quite dirty, but for a free place, absolutely no complaints. The 20-minute walk was even more stunning around sunset and the pool was mostly empty around 8pm when I visited. Highly worth the trip!

Jamiesen Cyr

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So all the other reviews on here are pretty accurate, the pool is covered in algae and the dressing rooms are a mess… but that being said, this was one of the coolest adventures we went on. We went on a weekday, in the pouring rain, so not ideal conditions, but it made QUITE the journey😂 we were the only people there (on a random Thursday in March), and the views were BEAUTIFUL. So we braved the less than charming changing rooms and tiptoed into the warm pool and it was very worth it in our opinions. You just have to embrace the slime…. Also WARNING the “trail” was not easy for us to follow, and since it was raining we had to cross over some small streams so I think it took us almost 40 minutes to find it.

seija kalisvaart

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It was incredible! The water was great and the view even better. The water is mostly anything but hot, but still very pleasant and the part where the hot water comes in is really nice and hot. We went here end of april and the whole hour that we were in the pool there was no one around. I recommend coming a bit early, and don’t expect anything from the changing rooms, they are dirty and wet.

Adam Hetland

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We went at night during early June, and the only warm part of the pool was right under the pipe that pours the hot water in, and the water is too deep to touch. The hike is 0.5 miles along loose rock and slippery terrain. The changing rooms are also not pretty but got the job done and kept us warm from the winds.

roxanne eltejaye

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On of my favourite parts of my trip in iceland, finding the start of the way was a bit tricky, but we ended up following people who were already on the trail and it was fine. I didn't see much algae in the pool, it has a deep end and a shallow side. The pipe for the warm water was in the corner and was the warmest area. I must say the water coming into the pool was burning hot, I'd have to say around 50 C, and the pool itself was super warm and very easy to get into, around 25 C, especially compared to the temperature outside. The changing rooms are very dirty so take sandals to change, and there are hooks to hang your bag and clothes. Over all very nice place to stop by for a quick swim, and a gorgeous view.