Tysvikfossen

Tysvikfossen is best viewed at the same locations as Vøringsfossen, but the best views of the falls are from the south rim of the canyon. From the visitors center in Øvre Eidfjord follow Highway 7 east for 10km to the large signed parking area for Vøringsfossen. Follow the trail to the edge of the canyon for full views of the falls dropping opposite of Vøringsfossen. Additional views looking down on the falls can be had from the viewpoints adjacent to the Fossli Hotel (see link to Vøringsfossen below for directions).Situated directly across from Norway’s most famous waterfall – Vøringsfossen – is a second waterfall, probably equally admired due to the sheer number of visitors who stop at Vøringsfossen, but almost certainly universally dismissed as insignificant in the face of comparison to its much more voluminous counterpart. While Vøringsfossen is much more powerful, Tysvikfossen is a waterfall with a character and grace - not to mention a taller drop - which Vøringsfossen does not possess. The falls begin as its namesake stream splits into two channels amid the snow-stunted trees and shrubs of the Hardangervidda Plateau. Both channels plunge over the edge of the canyon in sluice-like chasms and as they fall they angle towards one another. As both streams converge, a small amount of water breaks off and cascades its own way down the cliff while the majority of the stream veils then plunges to the bottom of the chasm in a total drop of about 242 meters (795 feet).