September 16, 2006

Day Hike to Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock)

On Lysefjord, near Tau, Norway 

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Preikestolen (the 'Priest's Stool') is one of Norway's most-photographed locales.  Located on the north side of the 40-km-long Lysefjord east of Stavanger, it is a dramatic flat-topped rock surface which drop abruptly 700m on three sides to the fjord below.

 

The overlook is reached by taking the ferry to Tau, a 1/2-hour ride, from downtown Stavanger.  From Tau it is a short drive to the trailhead, from which it is a 2 hour/7.5km hike to the north edge of the fjord.