Archives: Waterfalls
Feigefossen
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, Ryefossen, and the Jostedalen Waterfalls
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.
Siseljafossen
Siseljafossen was a waterfall that tested my determination for visiting it. What I remembered most about this excursion (besides heavy rain during my visit) was how obscure and tricky it was…
Tvindefossen
Tvindefossen is a convenient and popular 152m waterfall that sees lots of tour bus traffic. It’s just north of Voss along the E16 in Vestland County, Norway.
Stalheimsfossen and Sivlefossen
Stalheimsfossen and Sivlefossen are large 126m and 142m waterfalls, respectively, flanking the serpentine road Stalheimskleiva in Vestland County, Norway.
Kjelfossen
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, Rjoandefossen, and the Flam Railway Waterfalls
Kjosfossen is a 93m hourglass-shaped waterfall that is the main highlight of the Flam Railway (Flåmsbana) experience, which featured many other waterfalls.
Stodnafossen
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
Rjukandefossen is a powerful double-waterfall where the raging Mørkedøla dropped 18m throwing up a lot of its namesake ‘smoke’ in the Hemsedal Valley.
Hydnefossen
Hydnefossen is a tall 140m waterfall watched over by the 1300m Veslehorn Mountain in the famed ski resort area of Hemsedal Valley in Buskerud County, Norway.
Kyrfossen
Kyrfossen was one of those waterfalls that Julie and I accidentally stumbled upon when we decided to drive to Osafjorden and the town of Osa on a whim. I didn’t recall exactly what compelled us to…
Skarvefossen
Skarvefossen is a roadside waterfall that we happened to stumble upon while searching for Espelandsfossen in the Granvin Municipality of Vestland, Norway.
Espelandsfossen
Espelandsfossen is a large waterfall overlooking the lake Espelandsvatnet in Granvin Municipality reachable by a short climbing trail in Vestland, Norway.
Skjervsfossen
Skjervsfossen is a two-step waterfall with a 150m cumulative height with a 70m upper drop near the town of Voss in the Granvin Municipality of Norway.
Steinsdalsfossen
Steinsdalsfossen is a 46m waterfall with an easy trail allowing you to go behind it. Kaiser Wilhelm II loved this place and came here each summer before WWI.
Fossen Bratte
Fossen Bratte is an 80m waterfall between Bergen and Norheimsund with a pair of memorials – one for a French couple at the bottom and a WWII one at the top.
Hesjedalsfossen
Hesjedalsfossen is a 70m dual waterfall facing the Osterfjord on the narrow road near Eidslandet in the Vaksdal Municipality of Vestland County, Norway.
Stigfossen and Fjellfossen
Stigfossen and Fjellfossen are a waterfall tandem sitting at the back of the communities of Myster and Eidslandet in Vaksdal Municipality of Vestland, Norway.
Kvernhusfossen and Geitaskardet
Both Kvernhusfossen and Geitaskardet are attractive waterfalls on opposite sides of the valley of Modalen and the rural town of Mo in Vestland, Norway.
Vedalsfossen and the Hjolmodalen Waterfalls
Vedalsfossen is said to be a tall waterfall twisting and turning its way into the Hjølmodal Valley and the Veig River as seen from a narrow mountain road.