Grongstadfossen

Hoylandet, Trondelag County, Norway

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Waterfall Safety and Common Sense

Grongstadfossen (I’ve also seen it spelled Grungstadfossen) was said to be the tallest waterfall in the Høylandet municipality at 75m.

From the picnic area where we parked the car and got the view that you see at the top of this page, it was clear that the falls was very impressive.

Grongstadfossen_001_07052005 - Grongstadfossen when we first saw it in higher flow in early July 2005
Grongstadfossen when we first saw it in higher flow in early July 2005

Unfortunately, the view was very limited from where we were standing, and it left me wanting more out of the experience.

When I first showed up to this waterfall in July 2005, it was further complicated by the swarms of wasps that were also sharing the lookout and picnic area with Julie and I.

As Julie stayed in the car, I was fortunate that none of them stung me (it actually took me a while to figure out that these were indeed wasps), but it was nerve-wracking to say the least.

When I returned to Grongstadfossen in July 2019, I didn’t have a wasp issue, but I went looking around for a possible trail that might have led to the base of this impressive waterfall.

The Grongstadfossen Experience

On my first visit, there was a picnic table right at the overlook peering straight down at the sloping face of Grongstadfossen.

Grongstadfossen_008_07102019 - Context of Grongstadfossen when we saw it again in July 2019, but this time it had lower flow than the first visit
Context of Grongstadfossen when we saw it again in July 2019, but this time it had lower flow than the first visit

On my second visit, the picnic table was still there and the trees didn’t seem to block as much of the falls as before, but I did see signage around the overlook suggesting that there was a “tursti” (tourist path) around here.

At first, I thought all I needed to do was to go down the rough road that I was walking on, which would ultimately lead to level of the river Nordåa.

However, when I got down to some house or farm at the bottom of the road, it seemed like there was no other sanctioned way to go.

Further encouraged by a website feedback comment years ago suggesting there was a better and closer way to reach the falls, I probably spent a good hour or so looking for where this “tursti” was supposed to be.

Grongstadfossen_011_07102019 - Continuing down the rough road beyond the Grongstadfossen overlook where it pretty much ended at that house towards the bottom of the road
Continuing down the rough road beyond the Grongstadfossen overlook where it pretty much ended at that house towards the bottom of the road

Unfortunately, I didn’t have any luck, and I started to wonder if the farm below had obscured an old trail (especially with the clear-fell logging adjacent to the house) or if this trail ever existed in the first place!

So for all intents and purposes this was basically a nearly roadside waterfall to look at with little else on offer here despite the relics suggesting otherwise.

Thus, I can easily imagine a visit here taking no more than 15 minutes.

Authorities

Grongstadfossen resides in the Høylandet Municipality near Grong in Trøndelag County, Norway. For information or inquiries about the area as well as current conditions, visit their website or Facebook page.

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Tagged with: hoylandet, nord-trondelag, central norway, norway, waterfall, atlantic road, trondelag



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More on Grongstadfossen September 22, 2008 10:09 am by Lene - I live in Høylandet and find it interesting that you added Grongstadfossen on your website. I'm sorry that you didn't know this when you visited the place, but there's a better lookout place where you can see the whole waterfall from a much closer place. The waterfall was also important during the industrialization because it… ...Read More

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