About Mordolefossen
Mordolefossen (or more accurately Mordølefossen) was a waterfall that Julie and I nearly confused with the more conspicuous Feigefossen nearby as they seemed to have a somewhat uncanny resemblance.
It turned out that we noticed this waterfall (just barely) as we were driving back from Jostedalen and headed towards Skjolden.
That was when Julie spotted the falls from across the Luster Fjord (Lustrafjorden) and she captured it with her camera from the car while I was busy concentrating on the narrow road.
I was only able to identify this waterfall by name after the trip when we realized that Norgesglasset gave it a name.
When I came back 14 years later in 2019, I made sure to see how else this falls could be experienced.
What I found on that trip was that there were a handful of pullouts, including a picnic area, along the narrow Fv55 between Skjolden and Luster.
Mordølefossen fell on the Mordalselvi, and it seemed to have reliable flow given that it was sourced by several lakes and tarns beneath Larsokfjellet and feeding Mordalen..
For all intents and purposes, experiencing this waterfall was a roadside affair.
The tricky part was knowing when and where to pull over considering how stressful driving the Fv55 can be due to its narrow width while supporting bi-directional traffic.
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Mordolefossen resides in the Luster Municipality near Skjolden in Sogn og Fjordane County, Norway. For information or inquiries about the area as well as current conditions, visit their website or Facebook page.
The best way I can suggest where to experience Mordølefossen would be by pointing out exactly which pullouts that I’ve managed to stop and mark on my GPS logs.
Using the Mørkrisdalen turnoff (Fv333) at the Fv55 in Skjolden as a starting point, I drove west on the Fv55 for about 6.5km to a pullout on the left (fjord) side.
That gave me my first view of Mordølefossen.
About 1.4km beyond the previous pullout (or about 600m from the exit of the tunnel), I reached what I consider to be the best viewpoint of Mordølefossen.
Finally, at another 900m or so, I encountered a very large pullout with a picnic area.
While this stop didn’t have the best view of Mordølefossen, it was a pretty relaxing place to chill out.
Going in the opposite direction from the Dalsdalen turnoff in Luster, I drove about 1.3km to get to the big pullout with picnic area on the right.
After another 900m, I then encountered the best view of the falls.
And finally, at another 1.4km beyond the best view (just on the other side of the tunnel), I reached the first of the pullouts mentioned above.
For geographical context, Skjolden was about 30km (over 30 minutes drive) northeast of Ornes, 27km (30 minutes drive) northeast of Gaupne, about 43km (under an hour drive without a ferry) or 34km (over an hour drive with a ferry) northeast of Solvorn, 55km (about an hour drive) northeast of Sogndal, 47km (over an hour drive via the mountain pass on Fardalvegen/Tindevegen) north of Øvre Årdal, 124km (or 2.5 hours drive with a ferry crossing) north of Flåm, and 288km (over 4.5 hours drive with a ferry crossing) northeast of Bergen.
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View across the Lustrafjord towards the Mordolefossen from a smaller pullout that's more directly across
Sweep from some larger pullout along the narrow Rv55 across the fjord towards Mordolefossen
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