By air
Stavanger (SVG), ~1 h
Europe · Norway
Preikestolen, Norway
A cliff above the Lysefjord
Getting there
Best time to visit
May to September — the hiking season
Don't miss
Preikestolen
The Lysefjord
Kjeragbolten
Stavanger
Things to do
The Preikestolen hike
Lysefjord cruises
The Kjeragbolten hike
Where to eat
Sources: Photo: Clementp.fr · CC BY-SA 4.0
What to pack
Hiking boots, layers
A quieter corner
Stavanger's white-wooden old town
Questions travellers ask
When is the hiking season at Preikestolen?
May to September. Wear hiking boots and bring layers.
Where should I fly into for Preikestolen?
Stavanger (SVG); it is about 1 h from there.
What else is there near Preikestolen?
Cruise the Lysefjord below the cliff, or take on the Kjeragbolten hike.
Is Stavanger worth a stop?
Yes — its white-wooden old town is a hidden gem, and Stavanger's seafood is the thing to eat.
About Preikestolen
- Mountains
Where it is
Preikestolen, or Pulpit Rock, is a flat-topped cliff in Strand municipality in Rogaland county, south-west Norway, rising about 600 m above the Lysefjord, east of the city of Stavanger.
History
The cliff was formed about 10,000 years ago, when water from a glacier froze in cracks in the rock and split away great angular blocks. Its name was coined around 1900, when the local tourist organisation, Stavanger Turistforening, began promoting walks to it, and in 2013 Nepalese Sherpas improved the main path.
People
The cliff rises above a thinly populated fjord landscape where people speak Norwegian and have long lived from farming and fishing; today tourism and the oil and gas industry centred on nearby Stavanger are major employers.
Known for
- The hike to the clifftop
- Views straight down to the Lysefjord
- Its flat, almost square clifftop
- Lysefjord boat trips from Stavanger
Did you know?
The climactic cliff-face fight of the 2018 film Mission: Impossible – Fallout was filmed at Preikestolen.
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