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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
Vinnufossen
Vinnufossen or Vinnufallet is one of the tallest waterfalls in Europe and the eighth-tallest in the world. The 845 m tall tiered horsetail waterfall is located just east of the village of Sunndalsøra in Sunndal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.
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.
Vinnufossen drops 845 metres (2,772 ft). It is a tiered-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).
Vinnufossen is the tallest of the 37 waterfalls we cover in Norway; number 6 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 Vinnufossen 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 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 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
Vinnufossen
Norway
Height845 mWidth—
Most similar
Kjelfossen
Norway
Height755 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
755 m
845 m
979 m
Victoria FallsEiffel TowerKjelfossenVinnufossenAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
Angel Falls is 134 m taller than Vinnufossen. It drops 7.8× further than Victoria Falls (108 m). We don't have a reliable crest width for Vinnufossen 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
62.66345, 8.66994
Quick answers
Where is Vinnufossen?
Vinnufossen is in Norway (Sunndal Municipality). The nearest base is Sunndal, Norway. Its coordinates are 62.6634, 8.6699.
How tall is Vinnufossen?
Vinnufossen drops 845 metres (2,772 feet). It is a tiered-type waterfall.
When is the best time to visit Vinnufossen?
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 Vinnufossen?
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 Vinnufossen?
The usual base is Sunndal, Norway. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
Nearby
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Svøufallet
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Runs at full natural force only a few weeks a year
Mongefossen
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Vermafossen
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