Øvre Årdal / Vettisfoss

To the north of Årdalstangen, on the Årdalsvatn, is the industrial township of Øvre Årdal. From here a road runs north to Hjelle, from which it is a three-four hours' walk up the Vettisgjel gorge to the Vettisfoss, a waterfall 260m/850ft high, which has been protected since 1924 as a natural monument.