Rest area and viewpoint Øvstefoss
![Øvstefoss.](/siteassets/turistvegene/09-gamle-strynefjellsvegen/4-toppbilde-rasteplass-16x9/ovstefossen-toppbilde-16x9.jpg?width=1440&height=480&mode=crop)
GPS, Øvstefoss:
61.93701546, 7.26015421
Not wheelchair accessible.
The Øvstefossen waterfall, cascading down into Hjelledalen valley, has impressed travellers over Strynefjellet for more than a century.
The Øvstefossen waterfall, cascading down into Hjelledalen valley, has impressed travellers over Strynefjellet for more than a century. Starting from the road, you can take the 200-metre long footpath and experience the foaming waterfall from a close distance, safely protected by steel railings.
Map of the route
Closed for the winter
- Closed:
- Estimated open:
![](/siteassets/turistvegene/09-gamle-strynefjellsvegen/5-bildegalleri-rasteplass-kvadratisk/ovstefoss/ovstefoss-galleribilde-1b-medium_02.jpg?width=800&height=800&mode=crop)
Photo: Werner Harstad, Statens vegvesen
![](/siteassets/turistvegene/09-gamle-strynefjellsvegen/5-bildegalleri-rasteplass-kvadratisk/ovstefoss/ovstefoss-galleribilde-1a-medium.jpg?width=800&height=800&mode=crop)
Photo: Werner Harstad, Statens vegvesen
![](/siteassets/turistvegene/09-gamle-strynefjellsvegen/5-bildegalleri-rasteplass-kvadratisk/ovstefoss/ovstefoss-galleri-jw.jpg?width=800&height=800&mode=crop)
Photo: Jarle Wæhler, Statens vegvesen