Storseterfossen View Point,  Geirange, More og Romsdal, Norway

Storseterfossen View Point, Geirange, More og Romsdal, Norway 

Storseterfossen (or Storsæterfossen) was one of the more memorable waterfalls in the Geiranger Fjord area because of a couple of things. One was that it couldn’t be seen on the cruise of Geirangerfjorden, which itself featured numerous waterfalls, as this falls sat hidden in the Vesterås Valley (Vesteråsdalen). So we had to hike to it, which already made it stand out compared to the other waterfalls easily seen on the cruise. The other thing was that we were able to go behind the 30m falls so the experience felt more intimate. As a bonus during our hike, we were also able to catch views towards the imposing knob of Vinsåshornet where the cascading Grinddalsfossen tumbled beneath it. Julie and I were quite glad that we took the time to do this excursion after our Geirangerfjorden Cruise even though we were already pretty waterfall-fatigued by that time.

That said, Julie and I soon realized that getting to this waterfall wasn’t easy. From the car park (see directions below), we initially had to walk back down the unpaved road for a few minutes towards the Hole (“HOO-luh”) Hyttas camping before getting to the actual trailhead, which was well signposted. So far, this part wasn’t bad as we enjoyed the views across the valley towards the imposing knob of Vinsåshornet (VIN-sohs-horn-uh”) where the profile of the cascading Grinddalsfossen made its long tumble.

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