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Lonely Planet Norway
Lonely Planet · 2024
Current Lonely Planet covering the western fjords, Hardanger, Geiranger and Telemark roads past Norway's big falls.
Norway · Sunndal Municipality
Svøufallet
Svøufallet is a waterfall in Sunndal Municipality, in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 246-metre tall waterfall is located in the Jenstadjuvet gorge, along the river Grødøla, which is a tributary of the larger river Driva.
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.
Svøufallet drops 246 metres (807 ft). It is a plunge-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Sunndal, 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 Svøufallet itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Sunndal are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forHikingPhotographyWildlife & safari
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 Sunndal, Norway
- Country Norway
- Region Sunndal Municipality, Nordics & Baltics, Europe
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Svøufallet
Norway
Height246 mWidth—
Most similar
Morsárfoss
Iceland
Height227 mWidth—
Also a plunge waterfall, of similar height and in Iceland
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
227 m
246 m
330 m
979 m
Victoria FallsMorsárfossSvøufalletEiffel TowerAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
Angel Falls is 4.0× taller than Svøufallet. It drops 2.3× further than Victoria Falls (108 m). We don't have a reliable crest width for Svøufallet 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
62.50999, 9.05782
Quick answers
Where is Svøufallet?
Svøufallet is in Norway (Sunndal Municipality). The nearest base is Sunndal, Norway. Its coordinates are 62.5100, 9.0578.
How tall is Svøufallet?
Svøufallet drops 246 metres (807 feet). It is a plunge-type waterfall.
When is the best time to visit Svøufallet?
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 Svøufallet?
Beyond the viewpoints: hiking, photography and wildlife & safari. 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 Svøufallet?
The usual base is Sunndal, Norway. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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