3-Day Stavanger Itinerary for Hikers in Summer, Stavanger, Norway

While Stavanger is the energy capital of Norway with oil being its main production, it is ironically surrounded by vast breathtaking nature. And for this reason, many people outside of business purposes, arrive at Stavanger to hike some of the most popular routes in Norway. In particular, the hikes to Pulpit Rock and Kjeragbolten are the two most well known ones. This 3-day Stavanger itinerary for hikers in summer shows how you can plan a visit to the third largest city in Norway as well as hike to the Pulpit Rock and Kjeragbolten in summer.

This Stavanger itinerary for hikers, particularly applicable in summer, is most suited to keen hikers who have some experience in hiking physically difficult routes. This is because the hikes to Pulpit Rock and Kjeragbolten do require some physical ability given its significant gains in elevation.

Unless you really want to, renting a car is not necessary for this 3-day Stavanger itinerary as there are adequate public transport within the city. Also, express buses are available to get you to the hiking start points. Do note that Stavanger is a relatively small and compact city and as can be seen from the map below, most places are within 1km from each other. Therefore, I also think it is not necessary to get any transport passes for this 3-day Stavanger itinerary. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).