Fjord Hikes · Stavanger
A licensed guide drives a group of eight at most from Stavanger through the Hunnedalen valley to the Kjerag trailhead, then leads all three climbs to the boulder. Pick it for the guiding: all 52 reviews give it five stars.
Fjord Hikes is a small Stavanger guiding company that runs Kjerag, Pulpit Rock and longer trips along the Lysefjord. The day starts at 7:00 at the pickup point you choose. The route out runs through Hunnedalen, a huge glacial trough, past a village and over the bare, moon-like plateau of the Lysevegen road to Øygardstøl. The Kjerag café and restaurant stands at the trailhead there, and the listing includes a short stop.
On the trail it's the standard plan: three climbs, each separated by an alpine valley, about 11 km in all. Guests name their guides (Stephan and Erlend come up most) and praise them for warning about the hard sections before they arrive and lending a hand on the chains. The listing gives about 30 minutes at Kjerag itself, enough for lunch, the boulder and the cliff edge if nobody dawdles.
The catch is the pace. One guest wrote that there are "less breaks as we need to return to Stavanger by 7", and the listing asks for strong fitness, not moderate. The trailhead parking, about NOK 300 a day, is paid for you; lunch and tips are not. At $236 it costs $22 more than the Lysefjorden Adventure day, for a younger listing with a perfect score.
Your driver meets you in front of the pickup point you chose when you booked.
East through the glacial valley of Hunnedalen, then across the high plateau road to the Kjerag car park at Øygardstøl.
A quick stop at the café and restaurant by the trailhead: last toilets and coffee before the trail.
Up, down into a valley, up again. Chains on the steepest granite, and a steady tempo.
Photos at the boulder and lunch above Lysebotn, then the long way back over the same three ridges.
Guests report the guide aims to have everyone back by about 7 p.m.
★★★★★Guide responded to all questions before the hike. Pickup was prompt and he helps with photos. Overall a great day!! The hike is intense and ther are less breaks as we need to return to Stavanger by 7. So make sure you're fit. Both uphill and downhill are equally challenging
★★★★★Our guide Stephan was an expert, he knew every detail of the hike. The tempo of trail was perfect. He anticipated the difficult part and gave plenty of warning, and lent you a hand just when you needed it.
★★★★★We had a great time on our hike. We were a small group (5 people) and our guide Erlend was fantastic. The hike is challenging in parts because it is very steep, but it's worth it. [...] The whole tour was very well organised.
★★★★★It's hard trek but worth it. Double check weather before you go. Guide was amazing and took great care of us. He was very educational and knowledgeable.
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About 11 hours on the listing, starting at 7:00. Guests report being back in Stavanger around 7 p.m. Roughly 5 of those hours are driving; the rest is the hike and a short café stop.
Yes. The Øygardstøl parking fee, about NOK 300 a day, is covered. Lunch and tips are extra.
10. Children aged 10 to 12 and youths aged 13 to 17 have their own rates and must book with an adult. The listing asks for strong fitness, so a 10-year-old should already be a keen hiker.
Same trail, same cap of eight, same 7:00 start. Fjord Hikes costs $236 against $214, includes parking, drives via Hunnedalen and scores 5.0 from 52 reviews. The Lysefjorden Adventure hike has 173 reviews at 4.6 and picks up at any hotel or Airbnb. Our tour comparison puts them side by side.
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A licensed guide, the trailhead parking paid and a group of eight at most, with a 5.0 rating from 52 reviews.
Guided Kjerag Hike from StavangerThe most-reviewed Kjerag day: hotel pickup at 7:00, a guide on all three chained climbs and eight hikers at most.★ 4.6 · 11 hours · from $214
Kjerag Hike with a Local GuideA newer outfit with a black minibus, a local guide and room for 15. The shortest guided day, no reviews yet.New · 9 hours · from $244
Pulpit Rock & Kjerag Overnight TripPreikestolen, a night in Lysebotn and Kjerag the next morning, with a guide and most meals. Adults 18 to 70.New · 2 days · from $1,077