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Andre fotturar. The mountains around Lysefjorden is a paradise for hikers. Here you will find all the best of the Norwegian nature. Quiet lakes, running water falls, steep cliffs, fjords, greenbeds, small rural communities, old farms and old travelling routes.

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You can wander through the real Norwegian culture and nature. The area is also very rich in animal and plant life.

There are marked paths around the entire fjord. The whole trip takes around 8-10 days, with lodging located at suitable daily legs.You can also select to split up the path around the fjord, so you can compose everything from great one-day trips and up to 10-day trips yourself.

YOu will find different suggestions for trips below. If you want to go for longer hikes in the mountainswe recommend that you contact the  Stavanger Turistforening: www.stavanger-turistforening.no, tel. 51 84 02 00, which offers a selection of maps and books from the area, and an overview of the tourist associations cabins.

Arround Lysefjorden

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Are you really fit, you can now conquered the whole Lysefjord by Walking Stavanger Trekking Association trails "Around Lysefjorden"

Other walk guides for Forsand and Lysefjorden

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The Municipality of Forsand has made several walk guides with trips of various lengths. The trips are spread throughout the entire municipality.

Kjerag - The Queen of Lysefjorden

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Kjerag thrones 1000 meters above the Lysefjord. From the top of Kjerag you have a dream view of the Lysefjord and the mountains surrounding it. You can start the trek from Lysebotn and Øygardsstøl. If you do not suffer from vertigo you can step out onto the Kjeragbolt, a boulder stuck in a crevice hundreds of meters above the fjord

Preikestolen / the Pulpit rock

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The most famous mountain formation in the Lysefjord is The Pulpit Rock. The plateau or mountain shelf, protrudes about 30 meters from the precipitous mountain and thrones some 600 meters above the fjord.