Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Lysebotn
The ferry ride from Stavanger takes you to the fjord head at Lysebotn, where a narrow and
much-photographed road corkscrews spectacularly 1000m up towards Sirdal in 27 hairpin
bends. From Lysebotn, the road twists up the mountain, from where you can continue on
into the Setesdalen region and to Oslo.
Activities
After Preikestolen, the most popular Lysefjord walk leads to
Kjeragbolten
, an enormous
oval-shaped boulder, or 'chockstone', lodged between two rock faces about 2m apart -
you've surely seen it on postcards around Norway. The 10km, five-hour return hike in-
volves a strenuous 700m ascent from the Øygardsstølen Café car park (parking Nkr30),
near the highest hairpin bend above Lysebotn.
The route trudges up and over three ridges and, in places, steep muddy slopes can make
the going quite rough. Once you're at Kjeragbolten, actually reaching the boulder requires
some tricky manoeuvring, including traversing an exposed ledge on a 1000m-high vertical
cliff! From there, you can step (or crawl) directly onto the boulder for one of Norway's
most astonishing views. The photo of you perched on the rock is sure to impress all of
your Instagram followers.
If this doesn't provide sufficient thrills, then base jumping from Kjeragbolten could just
be Norway's craziest activity; check out the website of the
Stavanger Base Club
(
www.basekjerag.com
)
.
Sleeping & Eating
Lysefjorden Tourist Cabin
HOSTEL
( 94 82 66 02;
booking@lysefjordenturisthytte.no
; Lysebotn; per person Nkr325; Jun-Aug)
Fifty metres from the quay is the former Lyse canteen. Stavanger Hiking Association now
offers rooms with shower and toilet, or cheaper accommodation in dormitories. An at-
tached cafe and lounge is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and is licensed for beer and
wine. Bed linen and towels can be hired.
