Kjerag

KJERAGBOLTEN

Success- one of the iconic places to see in Norway. The glaciers carved the granite over 11,000 years ago and when they retreated, they left a 'chockstone' wedged between 2 cliffs. 

It is a 2 hour hike with 500 meters of elevation gain over 3 rocky humps. About 5 kilometers over to Kjerag and then to the chockstone, the trail follows stone flags (with a red T) up and down on stone steps, some steeper areas using chains. If it were raining or snow, it would be quite slippery and dangerous, hence the recommendation to do it on a dry, sunny day!

The hike profile

Some scrambling

Some chains for steep or slippery sections

only 1000 meters of air down to Lysefjord!

Stone steps built by Sherpas from Nepal

Norway tour 2018

My 9th tour in Norway in the best weather ever! It usually rains at least 50% of the time. This is a hot one up to +29C many days. With 9 ferry crossings, we saw some new fjords and some familiar ones. Drove from Stavanger to Flåm, on to Ålesund on the west coast to see the Atlantic road for a future cycle tour, through the Romsdalen, past Trollveggen and on to Lom which has the best bakery in the world and skied in Sognefjellet, then on to Lillehammer for 2 nights to prep a ski tour for March 2019, and back over the Hardangervidda to Stavanger for a wee rest! Spent a day in town, caught up on laundry and headed to Kjerag....next post!

Skiing Sognefjellet

Ringnes Stave Church

Eidfjord

Hardangervidda

Lom Bakery - the best in the world!

Ålesund

The Atlantic Road - Eldhusøya