About Starefossen
Starefossen could very well be the closest named and natural waterfall to the charming and historic city center of Bergen.
You’d think that with such fortunate positioning that this waterfall ought to get more notoriety than it currently seemed to have.
In fact, I didn’t even know about this waterfall until I noticed it on one of the walking maps that we picked up at the top of Mt Fløyen, which was where you get that signature panorama and overlook of Bergen.
While it might have been a bit of a longer walk to reach Starefossen from Mt Fløyen, I ended up driving back up there on a quiet Sunday morning (though that was met with a bit of adventure since driving around Bergen was not easy).
In any case, as you can see from the photos on this page, the waterfall had a fairly short-lived flow, even though I had made my visit in late June on a Summer where Norway had a lot more rainy days than sunny ones.
The waterfall also sat in a sleepy suburb where apparently the more well-off Bergen residents tended to live.
So if you combine all these things, it becomes apparent why Starefossen lacked fanfare.
My Starefossen “Adventure”
My visit to Starefossen pretty much was all about trying to drive to its quiet suburbian residential streets (see directions below), and then trying to figure out where to park without violating some parking law.
It was almost as if I probably would have been better off extending my walk from the top of Mt Fløyen to this waterfall before returning back to the Bergen sentrum.
Once I managed to park and not get in the way of the bus or of residents, I then walked in front of some school on a path that led me towards the stream of Starefossen.
At that point, I scrambled onto the side of the stream banks to try to get a closer look.
I’m unaware of any sanctioned trail to get even closer to the waterfall, which I’m guessing might be 40-50m from what I could tell.
So I was pretty much content to just get my views of this light-flowing waterfall during my late June 2019 visit before heading out.
All told, this visit only took me around 15 minutes or so. However, the driving to get up here (due to the convoluted streets of Bergen and the steep narrow residential streets of this suburb) probably took me on the order of 30 or more minutes in each direction!
Authorities
Starefossen resides in the city and municipality of Bergen in Hordaland County, Norway. For information or inquiries about the area as well as current conditions, visit their website or Facebook page.
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