Laegdafossen

(Lægdafossen, Sagfossen)

Laegdafossen, Naeroyfjord, Sogn og FjordaneLægdafossen (also named as the Sagfosssen) is a astonishing beautiful waterfall in the river Sagelvi located in the Næroyfjord. With a total height of 575 meters, a significant water flow (in summer) and a good view on the 4 cascades, this waterfall is one of my favorite waterfall in the region of Sogn og Fjordane. Lægdafossen is fed by several small lakes in the Steindalen, one of them is the Lægdavatnet on an altitude of 772 meters.

Lægdafossen can only be reached/viewed by boat when going through the Næroyfjord. From Aurland-Flam there is ferry going through the Næroyfjord to Undredal and Gudvangen. It takes two hours with the ferry to get from Flam to Gudvangen. Other possibility to visit all waterfalls in the Næroyfjord is  to rent a canoe or Kayak at Nordic Ventures in Gudvangen.

I visited the Næroyfjord once by ferry. You can departure from Flåm or from Gudvangen. It doesn’t matter much where to start from, oneway trip time is appr. 1h 45min. We departed from Flåm. There are many companies offering boat trips but we took the slow (old) ferry boat of LustraBaatane. It was cheap (compared) to other boats, personal was very friendly and there was a big deck from where we could enjoy all waterfalls in the Næroyfjord. Prices (oneway) for 2019 are 295 NOK and 200 NOK for children. More information can be found on: LustraBaatane.com.

Unfortunately the weather was not very good when the ferry turned into the Næroyfjord. The first major waterfall you meet in the Næroyfjord is Lægdafossen (Sagfossen) at the right side of the fjord. The waterfall was covered with clouds and it was slightly raining. Nevertheless we enjoyed the trip very much. This was an experience you have to face.

The Næroyfjord is a very narrow fjord and is a side arm of one of the deepest fjords in the world, the Sognefjord. Going through the Næroyfjord you can view several unnamed and named waterfalls like the Odnesfossen, Tuftofossen and the Styvefossen.

The Lægdafossen is an official named waterfall and can be found on all maps.

Note: if you go by ferry one way and you were by car, you have to take the bus back. I can remember we had to wait over 1 hour before the bus departed!!!!

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About Laegdafossen

CountryNorway
RegionSogn og Fjordane
LocationDyrdal-Næroyfjord
RiverSagelvi-Legdeelvi
Height575m
Latitude60.982482
Longitude7.004769
Rating

Most nearby waterfalls

WaterfallDistance (linear)Rating
Styvefossen 9 km
Storefossen (Flam) 12 km
Odnesfossen 12 km
Tuftofossen 17 km
Brekkefossen 18 km