Klifbrekku Cascade Waterfalls

The water comes down in a stacked run of tiers, and each level spreads differently across the rock. It reads better in person than in any photograph, which is the usual complaint about the place.

The second thing is the quiet. The falls sit at the end of a long gravel detour, and being the only group at the site is the normal outcome rather than luck. The drive in shows other waterfalls and the fjord as well, so the detour is part of the visit and not just the cost of it.

You can climb up alongside the falls to see the upper tiers from close range. That means crossing running water and springs, and the trail carries no markers at any point.

• The road: about 20 km of gravel. In summer a 4x4 is not needed, the surface is maintained and clear of loose stone, but drive it carefully.
• Snow: snow covers the road and hides where it runs, and a 4x4 does not solve that. Check the forecast and drive the approach in daylight.
• Footwear: the path is slippery when wet. Wear shoes with grip.
• No toilets at the site.
• Going up: the route to the upper tiers is unmarked and crosses water and springs. Turn back rather than guess at it.

You drive. The last stretch is roughly 20 km of gravel road, maintained and clear of loose stone in summer, when an ordinary car handles it — though it is not a road for a driver new to gravel. There is a car park at the site, and the base of the falls is a short walk from it. Several informal pull-outs sit along the road nearby and give different angles on the water. Going higher, to the upper tiers, means crossing running water and springs on a trail that carries no markers.

Best: summer. The gravel road is maintained and clear of debris then, and a 4x4 is not needed to reach the falls.

Avoid: snow cover. Snow hides the road and its edges, and a 4x4 does not make that safe.

The falls themselves need no timing, but the drive does. Do the approach in daylight and with a good weather forecast, so that you are not coming back out in the dark.