About the hikes
The following are just a few of the many hiking adventures that you can experience in Western Norway. Some of the hikes described in this section may be very challenging and/or very long. Be sure to be aware of the difficulty of any hike you are considering in advance, prepare ahead of time, and go with experienced hikers or guides if necessary.
Preikestolen (the Pulpit Rock)
An extremely popular 6 km hike in the vicinity of Stavanger. The hike ends at a ~25 x 25 metre glacially-formed shelf looking out over Lysefjorden. Read more about Preikestolen here. Read more about getting to Preikestolen here.
Getting there
- From Stavanger there are combo tickets available for the bus and ferry needed to get from Stavanger to Tau and from Tau to Pulpit rock (travel time is a little more than one hour each way).
- You can reach Stavanger by bus from Bergen Bus Station (between 5 and 5.5 hours) or by plane (~40 minutes flying time).
Trolltunga
Getting there
- From Odda, shuttles run 15 June - 15 September to Skjeggedal, the hike's starting point (up to 45 minutes each way).
- Bus 930 runs from Bergen to Odda (about 3 hours travel time). Or check Skyss's travel planner for other options.
Hardangervidda
Hardangervidda is a plateau stretching between west and east Norway and encompasing Hardangervidda National Park as well as other protected land. The area is enormous, nearly 10,000 square metres of wilderness. Hardangervidda offers a wide variety of hikes, including long range hikes of several days to at least a week. Read more about long range hikes on Hardangervidda here. Read more about shorter options here. Read more about getting to Hardangervidda and possibilities for accomodations here.
Getting there
Options for getting to Hardangervidda include train, bus, or car.
- One possibility is traveling to Finse from Bergen on the train (about 2.5 hours).
- Another possiblity for accessing Hardangervidda is traveling to Haukelister by bus (about 4.5 hours, one change).
Aurland and Aurlandsdalen
Getting there
You can travel from Bergen to Aurland by bus, car, or ferry.
- The expressboat goes to Aurland pier or Flåm from Bergen (5 - 5.5 hours one-way).
- The train goes from Bergen to Flåm via Myrdal (~3.5 hours give or take).
- The bus goes from Bergen Bus Station to Aurland Station or Flåm Station (~3 hours or so).