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Preikestolen or Prekestolen, also known by the English
English language

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 translations of Preacher's Pulpit or Pulpit Rock, and by the old local name Hyvlatonnå, is a massive cliff 604 metres (1982 feet) above Lysefjorden, opposite the Kjerag
Kjerag

Kjerag or Kiragg is a Norway mountain, located in Lysefjorden, in Forsand municipality, Rogaland. Its highest point is 1110 m above sea level, but its northern drop to Lysefjorden attracts most visitors....
 plateau, in Forsand
Forsand

Forsand is a Municipalities of Norway in Rogaland Counties of Norway, Norway. Forsand was separated from H?le on 1 January 1871. In 1999, evidence of a population here dating back to around 7500 BC was located....
, Norway
Norway

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. The top of the cliff is approximately 25 by 25 metres (82 by 82 feet) square and almost flat, and is a famous tourist attraction in Norway.

During the four summer months of 2006, approximately 95,000 people took the 3.8 km (2.4 mi.) hike to Preikestolen, making it one of the most visited natural tourist attractions in Norway.

There is a trail
Trail

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 from the Pulpit Rock lodge through different mountain landscapes.






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Preikestolen or Prekestolen, also known by the English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 translations of Preacher's Pulpit or Pulpit Rock, and by the old local name Hyvlatonnå, is a massive cliff 604 metres (1982 feet) above Lysefjorden, opposite the Kjerag
Kjerag

Kjerag or Kiragg is a Norway mountain, located in Lysefjorden, in Forsand municipality, Rogaland. Its highest point is 1110 m above sea level, but its northern drop to Lysefjorden attracts most visitors....
 plateau, in Forsand
Forsand

Forsand is a Municipalities of Norway in Rogaland Counties of Norway, Norway. Forsand was separated from H?le on 1 January 1871. In 1999, evidence of a population here dating back to around 7500 BC was located....
, Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
. The top of the cliff is approximately 25 by 25 metres (82 by 82 feet) square and almost flat, and is a famous tourist attraction in Norway.

During the four summer months of 2006, approximately 95,000 people took the 3.8 km (2.4 mi.) hike to Preikestolen, making it one of the most visited natural tourist attractions in Norway.

There is a trail
Trail

A trail is a path or road used for walking, cycling, cross-country skiing, or other activities. Some trails are off-limits to everyone other than hikers, and a few trails allow motorized vehicles....
 from the Pulpit Rock lodge through different mountain landscapes. A trip to Preikestolen from the closest car park and Norwegian Mountain Touring Association
Norwegian Mountain Touring Association

The Norwegian Trekking Association is a Norwegian association which maintains mountain trails and cabins in Norway. The association was founded on 21 January 1868 with the scope "to help and develop tourism in this country"....
s-staffed refuge Prekestolhytta takes about 3-4 hours for a round trip hike. The parking facility and hut are about one hour from Stavanger
Stavanger

is a city and municipalities of Norway in the counties of Norway of Rogaland, Norway. Stavanger was established as a municipality 1 January 1838 . The rural municipalities of Hetland and Madla merged with Stavanger 1 January 1965....
 city by ferry and car.

The walk to Preikestolen is very steep in places. The path starts at the Preikestolhytta Youth Hostel at an elevation of approximately 270 metres (886 feet) above sea level, and climbs to 604 metres (1982 feet). The hike takes 1-3 hours depending on the experience of the hikers. Even though the elevation difference is only 334 metres (1096 feet) and the walk is not particularly long (3.8 km each way), the total elevation gain and loss over the course of the hike is more than one might initially expect, as the path climbs and descends various ridges.

A granite sculpture of the cliff is erected in Forsand's twin town
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, Langeskov
Langeskov

Langeskov is a town in central Denmark with a population of 3,972 , located in Kerteminde municipality in Region Syddanmark on the island of Funen....
 in Denmark
Denmark

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.


See also

  • Kjerag
    Kjerag

    Kjerag or Kiragg is a Norway mountain, located in Lysefjorden, in Forsand municipality, Rogaland. Its highest point is 1110 m above sea level, but its northern drop to Lysefjorden attracts most visitors....
  • Trolltunga
    Trolltunga

    Trolltunga is a piece of rock that stands horizontally out of the mountain above Skjeggedal in Odda, Norway.To get to Trolltunga, which is Norwegian language for "Troll's tongue", you need to go to Odda, then to Skjeggedal via Tyssedal....


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