Þjófafoss (Icelandic pronunciation:[ˈθjouː(v)aˌfɔsː], "thieves' waterfall"; also Thjofafoss) is located on the river Þjórsá on the east side of the Merkurhraun lava fields in the south of Iceland, at the southwest tip of the hill Búrfell. A viewing point for the waterfall can be accessed by a gravel track that leads about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northwest from Route 26 or by a track that leads south from Route 32 past the hydroelectric power stationBúrfellsstöð and Hjálparfoss.
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The view east from Merkurhraun showing Þjófafoss and Þjórsá.
