Muldalsfossen

Moreover, this waterfall was also prone to regulation, and I was able to infer this based on some signs around the base of the falls indicating that floods could come without warning because water releases go unannounced (in other words, they wanted us to stay away from the stream).

From the car park (see directions below), I had to walk along the road past the bridge over the stream on which the falls flowed. Unfortunately from this vantage point, trees blocked any hope of seeing the falls down here. A few paces beyond the bridge, a signed footpath forking to the left climbed steeply alongside the waterfall over several (I think I counted 13) switchbacks totalling about 2km in length. During this most strenuous part of the hike, a waterfall across Tafjorden (I think is called Slufsåfossen because it was on the Slufså watercourse) was visible.

It wasn't until I was on the 10th or 11th switchback before I even started to get a glimpse of the falls. But even then the view was mostly overgrown and quite disappointing. The photo you see at the top of this page was the best that I could do. Once I was at the very top of the falls, I saw a few farm houses, and it seemed like the trail continued further upstream. But this was the turnaround point for me as I realized that the view of the falls had gotten worse, and I wasn't about to get too close to the edge of the cliff for a look.

Apparently, it was possible after all to get a decent (possibly frontal view) of the falls. That involved going between the farm houses then descending on the other side of the falls to an overlook with guard rails. I guess I'll have to come back Norway, to see for myself.

Directions: We came to this falls from the northern approach from Åndalsnes to Sylte via Trollstigen and Valldalen (a distance of 55km). Once we got to Sylte, we then turned left and followed Tafjorden for about 11km (at 7km, we had to traverse the 4km Heggurtunnelen). Immediately after the tunnel, the car park for the hike was on the left side.

Alternatively, if you were coming from Geiranger, you could take the ferry to Sylte before following the county road mentioned above east to the trailhead.

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Trail climbing immediately as it left the county road

Looking over the top of Muldalsfossen towards Slufsåfossen

Looking into the valley beyond the houses at the top of Muldalsfossen

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