State/Province/Region: Hordaland County
Bordalsgjelet
Bordalsgjelet (the “Bordal Gorge”; pronounced “BOR-dahls-yell-uh”) was what I consider to be kind of as close to an inside-the-gorge experience as I got in Norway. Typically, we explored such…
Starefossen
Starefossen could very well be the closest named waterfall to the city center of Bergen. You’d think that with such fortunate positioning that this waterfall ought to get more notoriety…
Ringedalsfossen and the Trolltunga Waterfalls
Ringedalsfossen (also known as Skjeggedalsfossen) was definitely the most conspicuous waterfall in the Skjeggedal Valley, and it acted as my waterfalling excuse to go on the epic hike to Trolltunga.
Sagfossen and the Rullestad Waterfalls
Sagfossen was a conspicuous waterfall that we spotted while driving the E134 between Skarre and the nearby Langfossen Waterfall. Back when Julie and I first noticed this waterfall, we didn’t…
Stalheimsfossen and Sivlefossen
Stalheimsfossen and Sivlefossen were two giant waterfalls tumbling on opposite sides of the serpentine road known as Stalheimskleiva. In addition to the waterfalls, there was a lot of scenery…
Tvindefossen
Tvindefossen (I’ve also seen it spelled Tvinnefossen) was a gorgeous 152m waterfall tumbling in strands with a graceful character that strangely contrasted the gushing waterfalls we had been used…
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…
Skarvefossen
Skarvefossen was a waterfall that we happened to have noticed on our way to Skjervsfossen, but we never realized that it had this name until we did some post-trip research of what we experienced…
Kvernhusfossen and Geitaskardet
Both Kvernhusfossen and Geitaskardet were attractive waterfalls on opposite sides of the valley of Modalen (the Health Valley?) and the town of Mo (pronounced “MOO”). The town was situated right…
Stigfossen and Fjellfossen
The waterfall tandem of Stigfossen and Fjellfossen sat at the back of the communities of Myster and Eidslandet. According to the old Norgesglasset, Stigfossen was the lower waterfall while Fjellfossen
Hesjedalsfossen
Hesjedalsfossen (I think is pronounced “HEH-sheh-dahls-foss-un”) was a dual waterfall that we managed to notice just before we were about to enter a tunnel. It was a good thing we noticed it…
Fossen Bratte
Fossen Bratte (pronounced “BRAH-tuh” meaning “steep”) was a pretty waterfall that we targeted on a visit to Steinsdalsfossen and the charming city of Bergen (since it sat in between them). I tend…
Steinsdalsfossen
Steinsdalsfossen was a waterfall that seemed to have a lot of fanfare and notoriety (at least that was our impression when we were researching for our trip). When we visited the falls in June 2005…
Skjervsfossen
Skjervsfossen (I think is pronounced “SHERVS-foss-un”) was a large waterfall of about 150m in cumulative drop over its two main sections. The upper tier was a steep twin drop said to be about 70m…
Espelandsfossen
Espelandsfossen was one of two waterfalls that we visited frp, the same county of Hordaland that also happened to share the same name. As if that wasn’t confusing enough, this waterfall also seemed…
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…
Valursfossen
Valursfossen certainly had to be one of the most memorable hikes Julie and I had ever done. This wild and powerful waterfall on the Velg River was said to be 262m tall but I also saw a more…
Vedalsfossen and the Hjolmodalen Waterfalls
Vedalsfossen was actually one of many roadside waterfalls that we encountered while driving on the narrow and steep road through the Hjølmo Valley (Hjølmodalen; [pronounced “YEUWHL-moo-dal-un”])…
Voringsfossen
Voringsfossen (Vøringsfossen; I think is pronounced “VEWH-rings-foss-un”) was definitely one of the waterfall highlights of our visit to the Eidfjord Municipality. The falls dazzled us with what…
Skykkjedalsfossen
Skykkjedalsfossen (I think it’s pronounced “SKIK-sheh-dahls-foss-un”) was an impressive plunging waterfall deep in the narrow Simadal Valley (Simadalen). Prior to our visit to this falls, Julie…