Bridge Over the Border Stream – Elgåfossen Waterfall loop from Älgafallet

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Østfold

Halden

Bridge Over the Border Stream – Elgåfossen Waterfall loop from Älgafallet

Easy

4.6

(12)

hikers

Bridge Over the Border Stream – Elgåfossen Waterfall loop from Älgafallet

00:33

1.95km

40m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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326 m

Waterfall and Stone Fire Pit

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Fireplace and seating on Norwegian ground

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366 m

Old Cabin by the Waterfall

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Much of it is no longer usable

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587 m

Bridge Over the Border Stream

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Hübb de Bach is Sweden.. drüb de Bach Norway.. Flags on the railing tell you where you are

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689 m

Elgåfossen Waterfall

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Very big and beautiful waterfall, at the border between Sweden and Norway. There is a small parking nearby (4, 5 cars max), which is above the waterfall. There is a …

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1.01 km

Elgåfossen Waterfall and Border Bridge

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Great how you can see the waterfall from here, which unfortunately has little water at the moment

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1.63 km

Elgåfossen Waterfall

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Very beautiful waterfall and a worthwhile walk

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1.86 km

Wooden Bridge Over the River

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Great view over the border river between Sweden and Norway

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1.95 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

857 m

679 m

331 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

660 m

656 m

331 m

261 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 1 November

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Comments

September 11, 2023,Elgafossen (Algafallet) ⚓️11.09.2023

Elgafossen (or more precisely Elgåfossen or Elgaafossen in Norwegian and Älgafallet or Algafallet in Swedish) was a shared waterfall between Norway and Sweden.

In fact, its watercourse on a tributary of the Enningdalsälven called Elja defined parts of the Swedish-Norwegian border.

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