Lysefjorden Adventure · Stavanger
The company behind our most-reviewed Kjerag day takes groups of eight from Stavanger to Preikestolen, the flat-topped cliff 604 m above the Lysefjord. Pick it if Kjerag sounds like too much: about 8 km and 4 hours on foot instead of 11 km and 6.
This is not a Kjerag tour, and we list it for one reason: plenty of people come to Stavanger for Kjerag, read about the chains and the 11 km, and choose Preikestolen instead. Lysefjorden Adventure, which also runs the guided Kjerag hike, collects you at 7:00 from a hotel or Airbnb in the centre, or meets you at the Radisson Blu Atlantic, and drives about an hour to the Preikestolen trailhead.
The hike itself is about 8 km return with roughly 500 m of climbing, around 4 hours on foot, graded medium. The reward is the flat rock 604 m above the Lysefjord, and the listing leaves time at the top for photos and lunch. With 412 reviews at 4.7, it's one of the most-reviewed hikes from Stavanger.
Medium doesn't mean easy. Guests describe steep, rocky steps that are hard on bad knees going down, and one called it "brutally difficult" for anyone out of shape. Lunch isn't included. And unlike Kjerag, Preikestolen has guided dates outside summer: reviews mention hikes in November and January, when the official advice is to go only with a guide.
From your hotel or Airbnb in central Stavanger, or at the Radisson Blu Atlantic Hotel, Olav V's gate 3.
Across the fjord and on to the Preikestolen car park.
Stone steps, open granite and a few steep stretches, at a pace your guide sets for the group.
Photos at the edge and time for lunch or a snack, 604 m above the Lysefjord.
The same trail down, then the drive back to Stavanger, about 9 hours after pickup.
★★★★★Had an amazing trip to Preikestolen, escorted by our friendly guide. Extremely hot day so would recommend going early if walking it in the summer. Kent our guide was great at allowing us to walk at our own pace. We weren't hurried at all. The view from the top was well worth it the hike up the rocks.
★★★★★The tour guide showed up in front of our hotel right at time. She's very chill and detail oriented. She would introduce some history of Norway during the hike. Also introduce us some local plants. [...] The hike is very manageable even if you're not physically strong.
★★★★★Our guide (Kenth) was great! He was helpful and made sure we were wearing the right type of clothing and hiking shoes. I have a fear of heights, everything was fine but 100 meters before Pulpit Rock I stopped and stayed put. Kenth guided our group to Pulpit Rock, then came back for me.
★★★★★Outstanding experience. Very well organized, great guide and a sympathic group.Good tempo during the hike.
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No. It goes to Preikestolen only, about an hour from Stavanger. Kjerag is a separate, longer day, about 2.5 hours each way by road: see the guided Kjerag hike.
Clearly easier: about 8 km and 500 m of climbing in around 4 hours, against roughly 11 km, 750 to 800 m and 6 hours on Kjerag, which also has three steep chained climbs.
Pickup from hotels and Airbnbs in central Stavanger is included. Or meet at the Radisson Blu Atlantic Hotel, Olav V's gate 3, at 7:00.
Yes, guided dates run outside summer: reviews mention hikes in November and January. Official advice is to hike Preikestolen between November and April only with a guide and proper gear, so a guided day is the way to do it.
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