Lysebotn is a village in

Sandnes Sandnes () is a city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway. It lies immediately south of Stavanger, the 4th largest municipality in Norway, and together the Stavanger/Sandnes area is the third-largest urban area in Norway. The urban city of Sand ...

municipality in

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county,

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. The village is located at the eastern end of the Lysefjorden in a very isolated valley that is only accessible by a seasonal road or by boat. The name itself means the "bottom ndof the Lysefjorden". It's a destination for over 100,000 tourists annually, and it is an access point for the

Kjerag Kjerag or Kiragg is a mountain in the Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The tall mountain sits on the southern shore of Lysefjorden, just southwest of the village of Lysebotn. Its northern side is a massive cliff, plunging al ...

mountain, a popular

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spot. There are cruises and an express boat to Lysebotn from Skagenkaien in the city of Stavanger, Lauvvik in

, and the village of Forsand. All of which pass beneath the famous

Preikestolen Preikestolen or Prekestolen () is a tourist attraction in the municipality of Strand in Rogaland county, Norway. Preikestolen is a steep cliff which rises above Lysefjorden. Atop the cliff, there is an almost flat top of approximately . Preike ...

cliff on the way to Lysebotn. Lyse Chapel, built in 1961, is found at Lysebotn. Lysebotn at one time had its own school, but that is now closed.

Economy

Lysebotn is largely populated by workers at the nearby Lysebotn Hydroelectric Power Station and Tjodan Hydroelectric Power Station, both of which are built inside the surrounding mountains. At the Lysefjord plant, the water falls to the turbines, producing up to of

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. At Tjodan, the water falls to yield an output of . The two power plants provide electricity for more than 100,000 people. Lysebotn today has its own campground, bed & breakfast, and tourist cabins. Guided kayak tours and other activity offerings are available during the summer. There are also trailheads near Lysebotn for access to the Lyseheiane back-country, and a huge flume for Lyse Power nearby, that generates

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Transportation

The only way in to Lysebotn is by boat or by the spectacular Lysebotnvegen (Lysebotn road), officially known as Lyseveien (Bokmål) and Lysevegen (Nynorsk), which connects it to the nearby municipality of Sirdal in

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county. The long road rises over up a very steep cliff, going through 27 hairpin turns, including one hairpin turn inside a long tunnel that goes inside the mountain. The road was opened in 1984 and it is open only in the summer, when it is ice free and safe. The road has its highest point at above sea level. At the top of the turns is Øygardstølen which has a parking lot, food service, and a service building for hiking trips to the nearby

mountain,

Kjeragbolten Kjeragbolten ( English: ''Kjerag Bolt'') is a boulder on the mountain Kjerag in Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The rock itself is a glacial deposit wedged in a large crevice in the mountain. It is a popular tourist desti ...

boulder, and Kjeragfossen waterfall.

Climate

References

External links

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Rødne Lines Lysefjord cruise

Map

* Norwegian Wiki for Lyse Kraftverk Villages in Rogaland Sandnes {{Rogaland-geo-stub