Norway's oil capital, with a wooden old town, and the gateway to two of the country's most photographed hikes.
Stavanger is Norway's oil capital, with about 151,700 residents in the municipality (2025) and the Equinor headquarters. Its protected core is made of 18th and 19th century wooden houses. Lysefjord lies to the east and holds Preikestolen and Kjerag.
Visit Norway says Preikestolen is a May to October hike, and that from November to April you need equipment and a guide.
Visit Norway: there is a bus from Stavanger to Preikestolen, or you can drive via the ferry to Tau and then Rv 13. Wikipedia says Kjerag is about two hours' drive from Stavanger, with a summer ferry from Lauvvik to Lysebotn.
Visit Norway grades it medium: about 8 km round trip, around 4 hours and about 500 m of climbing.
May to October according to Visit Norway. In winter it needs equipment and a guide.
By bus, or by car via the ferry to Tau and then Rv 13, according to Visit Norway.
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