Guidebook
Lonely Planet Norway
Lonely Planet · 2024
Current Lonely Planet covering the western fjords, Hardanger, Geiranger and Telemark roads past Norway's big falls.
Norway · Leikanger Municipality
Kvinnefossen
Kvinnefossen is a waterfall of the river Kvinna in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. County Road 55 runs right past the 200-metre falls.
Essentials guide
Facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia, compiled September 2026; season and access are our estimate, not a visit report. How we build these pages.
Kvinnefossen drops 200 metres (656 ft). It is a plunge-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Sogndal, Norway. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
As a plunge waterfall, water leaves the rock entirely and falls free through the air.
What you can do here
A walk-in-and-look waterfall
No commercial adventures run at Kvinnefossen itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Sogndal are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forHikingPhotography
When to go
Snowmelt feeds the falls from late May; June to August is the short, bright season, and many access roads close in winter.
Getting there
- Base town Sogndal, Norway
- Country Norway
- Region Leikanger Municipality, Nordics & Baltics, Europe
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Kvinnefossen
Norway
Height200 mWidth—
Most similar
Cascate del Rio Verde
Italy
Height200 mWidth—
Also a plunge waterfall, of similar height and in Italy
Largest curtain
Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe · Zambia
Height108 mWidth1,708 m
Largest single sheet of falling water
Tallest on earth
Angel Falls
Venezuela
Height979 mWidth—
Widest on earth
Khone Phapheng Falls
Laos
Height21 mWidth10,783 m
Measured across the whole multi-channel system
108 m
200 m
200 m
330 m
979 m
Victoria FallsKvinnefossenCascate del Rio VerdeEiffel TowerAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
Angel Falls is 4.9× taller than Kvinnefossen. It drops 1.9× further than Victoria Falls (108 m). We don't have a reliable crest width for Kvinnefossen yet, so it is left off the width chart. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
Books worth packing
Guidebook
DK Eyewitness Norway
DK Eyewitness · 2024
Illustrated Norway guide, good for planning fjord drives such as Geiranger and Hardanger.
On the map
61.20992, 6.64775
Quick answers
Where is Kvinnefossen?
Kvinnefossen is in Norway (Leikanger Municipality). The nearest base is Sogndal, Norway. Its coordinates are 61.2099, 6.6478.
How tall is Kvinnefossen?
Kvinnefossen drops 200 metres (656 feet). It is a plunge-type waterfall.
When is the best time to visit Kvinnefossen?
Peak flow is June to August. Snowmelt feeds the falls from late May; June to August is the short, bright season, and many access roads close in winter.
What can you do at Kvinnefossen?
Beyond the viewpoints: hiking and photography. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail.
How do you get to Kvinnefossen?
The usual base is Sogndal, Norway. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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