World of Waterfalls Blog

Hoysteinfossen (Høysteinfossen; “HUHY-styen-foss-un”; meaning High Stone Falls) and the Bodalen Waterfalls (Bødalen) were my waterfalling excuses to talk about a little detour that Julie and I took…

Volefossen is a prominent 355m waterfall at the head of Oldedalen, which is a valley featuring numerous other glacier-fed waterfalls in Vestland County, Norway.

Kleivafossen is a 37m waterfall dropping vigorously from the meltwaters of the famous Briksdal Glacier, which is rapidly disappearing due to Global Warming.

Kvinnafossen is a 120m roadside waterfall facing the vast Sognefjord (the longest fjord in the world) in the Leikanger Parish of Vestland County, Norway.

Svedalsfossen is an obscure waterfall that we noticed while driving through Fjærland between Sogndal and the E39 by Skei in Vestland County, Norway.

Vikafossen is another obscure waterfall dropping towards the northern head of the lake Jølstravatnet between Skei and Førde in Vestland County, Norway.

Huldrefossen is an 87m waterfall sitting behind an agricultural school in the Waterfall Country municipalities of Førde and Gaular in Vestland County, Norway.

Laukelandsfossen and Osfossen are a pair of waterfalls in the Waterfall Country area of the Sunnfjord Region in Gaular Munipality of Vestland, Norway.

Eikjelandsfossen is a 15m waterfall that is the most powerful of the numerous waterfalls of the Fossestein and the Fossheimen paths in Sunnfjord, Norway.

Vettisfossen is the tallest permanent and unregulated single-drop waterfall in Norway at 275m requiring a 12-13km return hike with 173m Avdalsfossen en route.

Hjellefossen is a 240m roadside waterfall on the Hjelledøla in the Utladal Valley, a valley that has the highest concentration of untamed waterfalls in Norway.

Asafossen (Åsafossen) is a prominent waterfall upstream of the scenic town of Skjolden as part of the memoral Sognefjell Alpine Road in Vestland, Norway.

Mordolefossen (Mordølefossen) is a high an obscure waterfall noticeable across the Lustrafjord between Skjolden and Luster in Vestland County, Norway.

Feigefossen is an unregulated waterfall by the Lustrafjord near Skjolden dropping 218m in a single leap making it the second tallest such waterfall in Norway.

Geisfossen is a series of four segmented side-by-side waterfalls in the Jostedal Valley. It is one of several waterfalls in the valley, including Ryefossen.

Stalheimsfossen and Sivlefossen are large 126m and 142m waterfalls, respectively, flanking the serpentine road Stalheimskleiva in Vestland County, Norway.

Kjelfossen is a 755m waterfall tumbling into the Nærøydal Valley making it one of the tallest waterfalls in Norway. It sits near both Gudvangen and Flåm.

Kjosfossen is a 93m hourglass-shaped waterfall that is the main highlight of the Flam Railway (Flåmsbana) experience, which featured many other waterfalls.

Stodnafossen (Stødnafossen) is an 88m waterfall nestled behind a residential area in the town of Lærdal. We only got roadside views and didn’t hike to it.

Rjukandefossen is a powerful double-waterfall where the raging Mørkedøla dropped 18m throwing up a lot of its namesake ‘smoke’ in the Hemsedal Valley.