LYSEKAMMEN · Stavanger Cruise Terminal
A black coach collects you outside the Stavanger cruise terminal, drives about 40 minutes through the subsea tunnels to the trailhead, and local guides walk you up to the flat top of Pulpit Rock and back. Pick it for the one thing no boat can give you: the view straight down the Lysefjord from 604 m.
Every cruise on this site shows you Preikestolen from below. This is the other half. LYSEKAMMEN's coach waits in the Stavanger Cruise Terminal parking area, right outside the ship, and takes about 40 minutes to the trailhead by way of the Ryfast tunnels. The listing bills one of them as the world's deepest subsea tunnel. The trail starts around 270 m above sea level, steep at first, then levelling out over woods, streams and open rock.
The hike itself is about 8 km there and back with about 500 m of climbing, roughly four hours with stops. Guides walk with the group, explain the landscape, and give you time on the plateau, 604 m above the fjord, for the photo and the view down the Lysefjord you'd sail on a cruise. A snack, lunch and water are included, which is rare on this trail. Guides speak English, Norwegian, Danish and Swedish.
Some caveats. It's a real mountain walk, not a stroll: the listing excludes children under 7 and low fitness, and asks for hiking shoes and rain gear. There's no railing on the rock. It's busy in summer, with hundreds of thousands of visitors a year, so expect company at the top. And it isn't a boat trip, so book a cruise for another day. From $136 per person.
In the parking area of the Stavanger Cruise Terminal, just outside the ship.
Under the fjords via the Ryfast subsea tunnels to the trailhead.
A steep start from about 270 m, then woods, streams and open rock slabs.
Time on the plateau for the view down the Lysefjord, with the guide's stories.
The same trail down, then the coach back to the cruise terminal.
★★★★★The views from the top were awesome. Well worth the hike.
★★★★★The guide picked us up at the ship's exit, and the timing was perfect.
★★★★★It was excellent experience with Tore, our guide - I warmly recommend it, spectacular views, nice company, good pace :)
★★★★★This was such a fantastic experience!
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About 6 hours in all: around 40 minutes each way by coach and about 4 hours on the trail, with time on top.
Moderate: about 8 km there and back and about 500 m of climbing, with a steep start. The listing excludes children under 7 and low fitness.
Yes. The listing includes a snack, lunch and water, along with the coach and the guides.
Only from below, by boat. Our Pulpit Rock guide compares the two views.
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A guided hike to the top of Preikestolen with the bus from Stavanger, snacks and lunch included.
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