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Sirdal → Lysebotn

Lysevegen

Hard#3 in Norway720 votes
Distance
29 km
Duration
Half day
Best time
Jun – Sep
Highest point
640 m

Twenty-seven hairpins down a wall into Lysefjord. A closed-in-winter county road that exists because a hydro plant needed one. The view is an accident of engineering.

Top highlights

  • High altitude640 m
  • ØygardstølKjerag is the walk from here. The road is the descent after.
  • The hairpinsStop only in a bay. Count them if you must; twenty-seven is the number.
  • Road qualityNarrow, steep, one lane with bays. Opens mid-May, closes with the snow. The last kilometres to Lysebotn are the postcard. Buses and campervans in July.
  • PermitsSeasonal opening. Check Rogaland fylkeskommune. The road is free when it is open.
  • Best timeJun – Sep

Recommended itinerary

  1. Sirdal

    Start

  2. Øygardstøl

    8 km

  3. The hairpins

    20 km

  4. Lysebotn

    29 km

  5. Lysebotn

    End · 29 km

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