Prekestulen - a rock for daredevils, Norway
Prekestulen is a giant cliff 604 meters high, located in the Luce Fjord in Norway. The top of the cliff is a platform with a square and flat surface, the size of 25x25 from which a mind-blowing landscape opens. Thanks to this kind of rock became known as one of the main attractions of Norway and the most visited. Usually the climb takes about 2-3 hours. The road to Prequestulen is not easy enough, in places the road is very steep. It starts at Preikestolhytta Youth Hostel at an altitude of about 270 m and rises to 604 m. Usually, the climb takes about 2 hours, but for an experienced traveler it can take about an hour. Despite the fact that the elevation difference is only 330 m and the distance is 3.8 km (one way), in fact the climb is longer and more difficult, because the trail repeatedly rises and falls on passes. Due to the fact that the road to Prequestulen is laid at different altitudes, it passes through several different belts of vegetation, from forests at the base to mosses and lichens in the highlands. Despite the difficulty of climbing, the rock is almost never empty.
Not everyone will dare to approach the edge of the cliff, only the most daring guests of Perkestulen, because it creates a feeling that it is about to give a crack, which winds the formed crack, located in the middle of the cliff. But there is a legend that this will not happen soon, namely when 7 sisters in one area of Norway will become the wives of 7 brothers. So the collapse will not happen for sure anytime soon.
Preikestolen is one of the famous natural attractions of Fulke Rugalann.
The cliff probably formed when rocks were cracked by frozen water as the glacier passed about 10,000 years ago.
The cliff was discovered in 1900 and has since become a tourist destination.
Gymnast Thomas Randalph traveled on the steamer Oscar II. When the captain, pointing to the cliff overhanging Luce Fjord, said: "It looks like a preacher's pulpit," everything became clear to the gymnast and athlete - he wants to climb there.
In 1949, the tourist community of Stavanger paved a tourist route to the cliff.
In 1961, a highway was laid to the stopping point.
How to get there
By bus: from May to October, a bus runs several times a day between Tau and the Prestulen stop.
The bus schedule is linked to the schedule of the ferry departing from Stavanger. The climb usually takes about 2 hours.
By car: to the ferry marina Lauvvik (Rv 13), then by ferry to Oanes and by Rv 13 to Jøssang and then to the stopover "Prestulen". This is the best route.
You can also take a ferry to Tau and then take Rv 13 via Jørpeland.
You can climb the cliff in winter if there is little snow. But the trail can be slippery, so there is a chance of going back before reaching the top of the cliff.
If you think you are brave, then go ahead and conquer Prequestulen!
