Linafallet

Sortjarn, Jamtland County, Sweden

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Waterfall Safety and Common Sense

Linafallet (also called Linfallet) was kind of a case of mistaken identity for me.

You see, there happened to be a different waterfall of the same name that promised to have a lot of volume as well as ease of access.

Linafallet_024_07112019 - View of Linafallet from the middle of the Linan Stream
View of Linafallet from the middle of the Linan Stream

Unfortunately, as you can see from the picture above, the one I saw did not live up to the expectation of that larger waterfall.

In fact, that other waterfall just so happened to be in a different part of Sweden closer to the Finnish border, whereas I happened to be looking in the Berg Municipality south of Östersund.

Nevertheless, I followed through with this visit, where this version of Linafallet had a small drop of maybe 5m or so.

Of course, I also had to endure a nasty swarm of hungry mosquitos as well as a bit of an awkward scramble to try to get a better look at the front of the falls.

All things considered, I made a brief half-hour visit to take in both the hike and scramble.

Linafallet_014_07112019 - Looking up at Linan as I was seeking out Linafallet
Looking up at Linan as I was seeking out Linafallet

At least I was all alone to bask in the tranquility of this very off-the-beaten path waterfall (except for the mozzies).

Hiking to Linafallet

I started my hike from an overgrown, narrow, and grassy road right next to some signs where I couldn’t tell if the signs suggested Linafallet was in the direction of a clear-felled area or down the grassy road.

I ultimately figured that I should follow the grassy road, where after about 150m, I reached the end of the overgrown road, which appeared to be the “official” trailhead provided you had a higher clearance car to get there.

I then continued hiking on a somewhat well-defined trail as it ascended towards a sign that pointed the way to Linafallet on the left.

This sign was roughly another 150m from the end of the grassy road.

Linafallet_020_07112019 - Context of Linafallet with a Swedish and German sign talking about a pair of accidents that have occurred here
Context of Linafallet with a Swedish and German sign talking about a pair of accidents that have occurred here

Then, I reached a small bluff, where any further progress required a bit of scrambling alongside the small 5-7m waterfall.

There was a sign here in Swedish, which apparently told of a pair of accidents that have happened here (belying the tranquility of this place).

I ultimately scrambled onto the stream where I had a decent frontal view of the falls.

But after having my fill, I then quickly made a beeline back to the parked car as the mosquitos were quite relentless here.

Authorities

Linafallet was in the municipality of Berg near Klövsjö in the county of Jämtland, Sweden. For information or inquiries about the area as well as current conditions, you may want to try the local municipality website.

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