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Waterfall: Norway, Oppland, River Vagamo, Smadoela

What's it like

Smadoela is a great 18 meters (ca 55 feet) fall straight into a deep pool. The landing is a little bit narrow and there is a risk of pancaking. The runnable line is pretty much straight forward in the middle. The surrounding WW consists of short, tight and really hard technical creeking: class V, with portages.

The water is damn cold: 6-7°C. The best time is late summer or early spring.

How to get there

From Oslo, take the E6 road up to Vagamo (appr. 5 hours). About 10 kms after you have passed Vagamo, you'll take the steep road towards Randsverk. After 3 kms make a right turn up to Brimi Fjellstue (dirt road). Drive past Brimi and continue along the lake, the road will lead you to it.

More info

For water level info you can call the Sjoa Kajakksenteret: +47 90066222.

Footage

The upcoming Norwegian kayak-video Sweet North will show this fall in action

Info sources

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