Four thousand four hundred and forty-four steps
Why it is on a Kjerag site
Because it answers a question Kjerag cannot: what do you do on the Lysefjord when the mountain pass is not part of your plan. Flørli is reachable by boat and not by road, so a trip there is a boat trip with a walk attached rather than a drive with a walk attached. Seven hours against eleven, an hour on the water instead of two and a half on a mountain road, and a staircase instead of chains.
It is also the listing I would point at when someone tells me they want stairs rather than slabs. The 4,444 steps run beside the old penstock up the hillside, and they are steps: relentless, countable, and very different from picking a line across wet rock with a chain in your hand.
The catch, and it is a real one
This trip is listed as a rare find and is usually unavailable. Twelve places on a RIB is a small number, and the dates go. If it matters to you, look early rather than three days before you fly, and have a second plan ready. Mine would be the Lysefjord cruise for the fjord without the climb, or the Preikestolen hike for a cliff in half a day.
Flørli is also a stop on the passenger boat that runs up the fjord to Lysebotn, which is the same route described on the getting-out page. Different boat, different purpose, and worth knowing if you are piecing a journey together yourself.
Included
- A RIB out of Strandkaien 37 and back, about an hour each way
- An English-speaking guide
- Four hours at Flørli
- A group of no more than twelve
- The 4,444-step staircase beside the old penstock, if you choose to walk it
Not included
- Lunch. Bring it, or buy something at the café
- Kjerag or Kjeragbolten, which are nowhere on this trip
- Warm and windproof layers: an open RIB on a fjord is cold at speed
- Any obligation to climb the whole staircase, which is a choice and not a rule
What works
- A boat trip and a walk in seven hours, with no mountain road involved
- Twelve people maximum, which is small even by the standards of this site
- A staircase rather than chains, if that is the kind of effort you prefer
- A village with no road to it, which is a rarer thing than a famous cliff
- Four hours ashore, so the day is not a rush
Worth knowing
- Listed as a rare find and usually unavailable, so dates are scarce
- Twelve reviews, and the listing is small
- An open RIB in fjord weather is a cold hour if you dress for the city
- 4,444 steps is a serious climb, and the descent is harder on the knees than the ascent
Count the steps or do not, but decide how far up you are going before you start. The staircase gives you no natural turning point, so people keep going by default and then have the same number of steps to come down on tired legs. Half way is a perfectly respectable answer.
Book Flørli 4444
Live availability is below, and it is often empty, which is the nature of this listing. The longer write-up is on the review page.
If this one is not right
No hiking at allStavanger: Electric Fjord Cruise to Lysefjord & Preikestolen
The shorter neighbourStavanger: Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) Hike with Local Guide
Eight people maximumStavanger: Kjerag Hike with Guide and Transportation
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Frequently asked questions
How many steps are there at Flørli?
4,444, in a wooden staircase beside the old penstock. It is a different kind of effort from Kjerag: how hard Kjerag is.
Can you drive to Flørli?
No. It is reachable by boat only, which is why this trip exists. Road access on the Lysefjord is covered on the driving page.
Why is it so often unavailable?
Twelve places on a RIB and a short season. Other Lysefjord options are on the bookings hub.
Is lunch included?
No. Bring it or buy at the café there. What I carry on a fjord day is on the packing page.