About Espelandsfossen
Espelandsfossen was the first of a handful of major waterfalls that we encountered in Oddadalen (Odda Valley).
So it wasn’t surprising to us that this valley was also known as the Valley of Waterfalls.
It turned out that this was merely one of two waterfalls of the same name that we visited during our June 2005 visit to Norway.
And as coincidences would have it, the other waterfall in Granvin appeared to look similar to this one, which conspired to confuse us during our pre-trip research.
I’m guessing that this one got its name from a nearby village somewhere above the falls by the name of Espeland (at least I inferred this from looking at the Statens Kartverk map).
In any case, our research of this falls also indicated to us that it was said to be 102m though I’m not sure if that was exaggerated or not.
Experiencing Espelandsfossen
This waterfall was quite easy to visit as it was next to the Rv13, which was the road that cut through the heart of Oddadalen Valley.
It was quite literally just a few minutes walk from the neighboring (and more famous) Låtefossen just to the north.
Since we were heading north from the E134 along the Rv13 (see directions below), we quite literally couldn’t miss this.
Moreover, the spray from this gushing waterfall onto the road further ensured we’d pay attention to it.
Nonetheless, finding a suitable place to pull over to get a less stressful look at this waterfall turned out to not be so obvious.
Indeed, we happened to find an obscure space on the narrow Rv13 road as a pullout.
Back in our first visit in June 2005, we had noticed a handful of these pullouts.
However, from our more recent visit in June 2019, there didn’t appear to be as many such pullouts.
It was almost as if stopping for this waterfall was discouraged.
That’s why perhaps officially, you might be better off stopping at Låtefossen before walking along the Rv13 towards Espelandsfossen.
That said, the parking is very limited there, and the Rv13 has no shoulders (it’s practically single lane or close to it around here) so even walking along the road requires a bit of caution.
Authorities
Espelandsfossen resides in the Odda Municipality. For information or inquiries about the area as well as current conditions, visit their website or Facebook page.
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