A staircase of falls
Four large ones in succession rather than one.
The highest of the four waterfalls of the Husedalen valley, dropping about a hundred and fifty metres on the Kinso river in the Hardanger region. The valley is known for its sequence: four large waterfalls in succession on a single walking route — Tveitnosfossen, Nyastølfossen, Nykkjesøyfossen and Søtefossen — climbed one after another. This makes it among Norway's best waterfall walks, because you do not see one fall but climb a staircase of them. The path starts from Kinsarvik on the Hardangerfjord and climbs about seven hundred metres over roughly six kilometres each way. Hard but clear and marked. The valley lies at the edge of Hardangervidda National Park, the largest mountain plateau in northern Europe, and the walk can be continued into it. Volume is seasonal and peaks with the snowmelt, and the path may be closed or dangerous early in the season.
Four large ones in succession rather than one.
Northern Europe's largest mountain plateau begins here.
The path starts on the fjord and ends on the plateau.
The Husedalen valley, Kinsarvik, Hardanger
The area around the Hardangerfjord, Norway's second longest, known for two things: fruit orchards and their blossom in May, and waterfalls. The climate here is milder than one would expect at this latitude thanks to the Gulf Stream, so apples, cherries and pears are grown on the fjord slopes. Apple juice and cider from the region have become a known product with geographical protection.
Trolltunga is the internationally famous one — a rock tongue projecting above Lake Ringedalsvatnet, but it is a very long walk of eight to twelve hours needing good fitness and a booked parking place. The Vøringsfossen waterfall is seen from the road with no walking, with a footbridge over the gorge. And the Hardangervidda plateau itself has a hut network for multi-day walking.
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