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Kjosfossen

Kjosfossen





Kjosfossen is the waterfall highlight of our Flåm Railway (Flåmsbana) experience. This wide (almost hourglass-shaped) waterfall tumbles a reported 93m, and the railway even stopped for this waterfall twice (both on the way there and on the way back). There was a large viewing platform (which can get quite crowded as you can imagine) allowing us to take photos of the falls while trying to fight off the spray. Adding to the entertainment value, there was music blaring from the train when we started to notice ladies dancing on a peninsula right in front of the waterfall (though the PA announcer proclaimed that they were spirits or fairies or something like that who haunted the area). This was the last major waterfall we saw as the train went from Flåm to Myrdal.

It turned out that the train was probably the only way we were able to see Kjosfossen because we actually tried to make an attempt to drive to this waterfall when we were essentially stopped short at Blomheller (the half-way point to Myrdal). It turned out that I think private vehicles could continue to some farms, but the road was so narrow and was being shared with lots of walkers that we didn't feel comfortable in going further (heck, we weren't even sure vehicles were supposed to keep going beyond Blomheller). All things considered, we weren't even close to an independent self-drive to Kjosfossen, and perhaps with hindsight being 20/20, we could've done something like parking the car at Blomheller, taking the train to Myrdal, then walking back to Blomheller. Or for a less complicated way of doing it, we could've just taken the train one-way all the way to Myrdal and then walked all the way back to Flåm (that would've taken all day as I think it's about 22km each way).

Blomheller signKjosfossen is sourced by Reinunga Lake (Reinungavatnet), which we were able to see from the train. So I think this waterfall flows quite reliable year-round unless the power lines we noticed were indicative of this waterfall being regulated (which we couldn't really tell).

Directions: The train station for Flåmsbana is within the town of Flåm, which is at the head of Aurlandsfjorden (one of the arms of Sognefjorden - the world's longest fjord). It's about 58km from Voss (29km east of Stalheim) and about 7km south of Aurlandsvangen along the E16.

Once nearby Flåm, E16 junctions with Rv50 near the west end of town. A signed turnoff leads you south, which in turn leads to an intersection. Turn left at this intersection, then turn left again at the next intersection to head north to the Flåm Railway station. At the station, there is a large complex where we could buy food, buy railway tickets, and get questions answered at the visitor centre.

In order to drive through parts of the Flåm Valley (again, we weren't able to drive further Blomheller 12km from Flåm and 8km from Myrdal), go straight instead of left at the second intersection.

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Closeup of Kjosfossen with a lady with her arms spread outCloseup of the Flåm Railway's feature waterfall with the dancing lady spreading her arms before the falls

Quite a few people at the viewing platform for the fallsQuite a few people at the viewing platform for the falls

Sign for the falls but I disagree with the words 'free fall' in thereSign for the falls but I disagree with the words "free fall" in there

Pedestrian sign near BlomhellerPedestrian sign near Blomheller; we couldn't tell from this sign whether we could continue driving or not

Sharing the road with bikersSharing the road with bikers. This will slow you down big time if they don't pull over for you.

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Where is the Kjosfossen waterfalls?  starstarstarstarstar
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I would like to know the location of the Kjosfossen waterfalls? What is the railway going through the waterfalls and connecting railway stations?...

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I have just returned from a trip to the Kjosfossen waterfall . The ladies and the music were really great.

Do you know the music that is played? If ...

Train up (Flamsbana) and bike down the mountain!   starstarstarstarstar
Our group - three adults - two kids - took the train up and biked down the mountain last week (August 1 2011).

We rented bikes - next to the train ...



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