Volefossen

Volefossen is a waterfall at the end of the Oldedalen near Briksdal in the region Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.

Volefossen-OldevatnetFrom Olden you have to drive 22 kilometer into the Oldedalen, passing lake Oldevatnet (with some beautiful views) until you reach the big parking in front of Volefossen.

Busloads of people travel every year to the Kleivafossen and Briksdal glacier without noticing that there is more beauty in the surrounding. Dozens of (named and unnamed) waterfalls are gushing down the mountain, most of them with melted ice from glaciers.

At the beginning of the second part of the Oldevatnet (after the bridge) there is a parking where everybody stops, so it can be busy. here you have a great view on the Briksdal glacier and a good look on Volefossen at the right side of the glacier. Showing this picture at home is a guarantee for all those oh and ah’s.

Volefossen

Driving further along the lake you will have several great views on the glacier and Volefossen. I also stopped at Olden camping Gytri. Years ago we had a great time at the camping site with one of the most beautiful views of Norway. Drive further on to the parking (fee 50 nok) and you will stand in front of Volefossen. Toilet and restaurant is available at the house at Melkevoll Bretun.

From the parking taking the path up to the tourist shops and information boards. It can be crowded in summertime but it didn’t bother me. In earlier days a tour on a donkey or carriage was possible. Now you can rent a sort of electric golf cart…..terrible to see.

Brikdalbreen near MelkevollfossenIt is a short walk (7-10 minutes) along the river Briksdalselva before you reach Kleivafossen. In the background you can see the beautiful Briksdalbreen. I can spend all day at this waterfall. With a great power the water tries to find its way down over 35 meter.

You can walk further on to base of the glacier Briksdalbreen walking up along Kleivafossen with several man made viewpoints. I prefer to leave nature as it is. In appr 10 minutes you will reach the glacier lake.

The Briksdalbreen was a long stretched glacier ending at a glacier lake. Since 2000 the glacier retreats rapidly (over 200 meters). Nowadays glacier walkings on the ice is dangerous and not possible anymore. An information sign about Briksdal glacier stand in front of the tourist shops. Briksdalbreen is still responsible for a very nice and astonishing surrounding and even more beautiful (un)named waterfalls.

VolefossenOn the way you will have (again) a great look in Volefossen from top to bottom. Here you can see how big Volefossen actually is. Total height of the waterfall is near 350 meter with a single drop of appr. 275 meter

Volefossen is being fed by a series of lakes and glaciers. The origin of the mountains stream lies at a small lake just under the glacier Flatebreen on an altitude of 1.500 meter. Flatebreen is a side arm of the bigger Myklebustbreen with a surface of 57km2.

Best time to visit waterfalls in the Oldedalen is early summer and summer when the weather is warm and melts down snow and ice from the surrounding glaciers. Volefossen falls towards the east. If you don’t want backlight, the morning is a good time to visit Volefossen.

KleivafossenI visited the Oldedalen three times, last time July 2017 and every time it still surprises me that there are so many waterfalls in the Oldedalen. A lot of them are seasonal and not named, but there are still many official named waterfalls left. Most beautiful ones are Volefossen and Kleivafossen.

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About Volefossen

CountryNorway
RegionSogn og Fjordane
LocationBrigsdal-Oldedalen
RiverFlatebreen (glacier)
Height275-350m
Latitude61.660418
Longitude6.806867
Best visitSummer
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