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 · Stryn Municipality
Ramnefjellsfossen
Ramnefjellsfossen is unofficially listed as the third-highest waterfall in the world in several publications. On the other hand, The World Waterfall Database, a waterfall enthusiast website, which includes all minor and seasonal waterfalls in the country, lists it as eleventh-tallest.
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.
Ramnefjellsfossen drops 818 metres (2,684 ft) across a face roughly 23 metres wide. It is a tiered-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Stryn, Norway. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Ramnefjellsfossen is the second-tallest of the 37 we cover in Norway; number 10 on our list of the tallest waterfalls in the world. As a tiered waterfall, a series of distinct drops, one below the other.
What you can do here
A walk-in-and-look waterfall
No commercial adventures run at Ramnefjellsfossen itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Stryn are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forBoat cruisesCampingHikingPhotography
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 Stryn, Norway
- Country Norway
- Region Stryn Municipality, Nordics & Baltics, Europe
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Ramnefjellsfossen
Norway
Height818 mWidth23 m
Most similar
Vinnufossen
Norway
Height845 mWidth—
Also a tiered waterfall, of similar height and in Norway too
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
330 m
818 m
845 m
979 m
Victoria FallsEiffel TowerRamnefjellsfossenVinnufossenAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
Ramnefjellsfossen
23 m
Angel Falls is 161 m taller than Ramnefjellsfossen. It drops 7.6× further than Victoria Falls (108 m), but Victoria's curtain is 74× wider. Khone Phapheng Falls is 469× wider. 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
61.78941, 6.96664
Quick answers
Where is Ramnefjellsfossen?
Ramnefjellsfossen is in Norway (Stryn Municipality). The nearest base is Stryn, Norway. Its coordinates are 61.7894, 6.9666.
How tall is Ramnefjellsfossen?
Ramnefjellsfossen drops 818 metres (2,684 feet), across a face about 23 metres wide. It is a tiered-type waterfall.
When is the best time to visit Ramnefjellsfossen?
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 Ramnefjellsfossen?
Beyond the viewpoints: boat cruises, camping, 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 Ramnefjellsfossen?
The usual base is Stryn, Norway. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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