Locale: Stryn Municipality
Ovstefossen (Ovstebrufossen)
Ovstefossen (more accurately Øvstefossen; I’ve also seen it called Ovstebrufossen or Øvstebrufossen) was yet another one of the accidental unplanned roadside waterfalls that we ended up stopping…
Krunefossen and the Kjenndalen Waterfalls
Krunefossen was a gushing waterfall at the terminus of the Krunebreen arm of the vast Jostedalsbreen Glacier. According to my Norgeskart measurements, the entire waterfall lost about 480m in…
Ramnefjellsfossen
Ramnefjellsfossen was a very tall waterfall spilling into the beautiful but deceptively calm and dangerous lake Lovatnet (pronounced “LOO-vaht-nuh”; meaning “the napping or laughing lake”?).
Hoysteinfossen, Huldrefossen, and the Bodalen Waterfalls
Hoysteinfossen (Høysteinfossen; “HUHY-styen-foss-un”; meaning High Stone Falls) and the Bodalen Waterfalls (Bødalen) were my waterfalling excuses to talk about a little detour that Julie and I took…
Volefossen and the Oldedalen Waterfalls
Volefossen (I’ve also seen it spelled Vålefossen) was a very tall and commanding presence at the head of the valley Oldedalen. I’ve read that this waterfall was said to tumble from a height of 355m…
Kleivafossen
Kleivafossen was basically my waterfalling excuse to talk about our memorable out-and-back hike up to the terminus of the Briksdal Glacier (Briksdalsbreen). The falls was actually around the…