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Loop Trails near Stavanger

27 routes near Stavanger qualify, ranked below by how much walkers rate them. They average 7.3 km and 161 m (528 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 15.7 km.

That is 38 percent of the 71 routes we map near Stavanger.

Circular routes: park once, finish where you started, and never walk the same section twice. The mix is broad: 10 are rated easy and 1 are hard or harder, so there is something here whether you have two hours or a full day. A good share of them are loops, so you can park once and finish where you started.

Trails

Moderate

Brusaknuten

Rogaland · Norway

Distance
8.0 km
/ 5.0 mi
Elevation gain
175 m
Typical duration
1 hr 55 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Bursfjell round trip

Rogaland · Norway

Distance
8.5 km
/ 5.3 mi
Elevation gain
186 m
Typical duration
2 hr 2 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Bynuten

Rogaland · Norway

Distance
12.1 km
/ 7.5 mi
Elevation gain
267 m
Typical duration
2 hr 56 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Grimslifjellet

Rogaland · Norway

Distance
8.2 km
/ 5.1 mi
Elevation gain
180 m
Typical duration
1 hr 58 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Hatten

Rogaland · Norway

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
87 m
Typical duration
57 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Kyrkjefjellet

Rogaland · Norway

Distance
5.7 km
/ 3.5 mi
Elevation gain
124 m
Typical duration
1 hr 22 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Liarvatnet rundt

Rogaland · Norway

Distance
9.6 km
/ 6.0 mi
Elevation gain
212 m
Typical duration
2 hr 19 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Preikestolen Roundtrip

Rogaland · Norway

Distance
8.2 km
/ 5.1 mi
Elevation gain
181 m
Typical duration
1 hr 59 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Ramnafjellet

Rogaland · Norway

Distance
6.1 km
/ 3.8 mi
Elevation gain
135 m
Typical duration
1 hr 29 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Rundtur til Heiahorn

Rogaland · Norway

Distance
7.5 km
/ 4.7 mi
Elevation gain
165 m
Typical duration
1 hr 49 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Selvigstakken

Rogaland · Norway

Distance
10.4 km
/ 6.4 mi
Elevation gain
228 m
Typical duration
2 hr 30 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Skrussfjell

Rogaland · Norway

Distance
5.5 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
121 m
Typical duration
1 hr 20 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Skålshammeren

Rogaland · Norway

Distance
3.4 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
75 m
Typical duration
49 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Skårlandskula

Rogaland · Norway

Distance
6.8 km
/ 4.2 mi
Elevation gain
149 m
Typical duration
1 hr 38 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Tibergfjellet

Rogaland · Norway

Distance
8.1 km
/ 5.0 mi
Elevation gain
178 m
Typical duration
1 hr 57 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Tømmervatnet rundt

Rogaland · Norway

Distance
8.2 km
/ 5.1 mi
Elevation gain
180 m
Typical duration
1 hr 58 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Vårlivarden

Rogaland · Norway

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
66 m
Typical duration
43 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Åslandsnuten

Rogaland · Norway

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
79 m
Typical duration
52 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Øykjafjellet

Rogaland · Norway

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
94 m
Typical duration
1 hr 2 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Revsvatnet

Rogaland · Norway

Distance
5.2 km
/ 3.2 mi
Elevation gain
114 m
Typical duration
1 hr 15 min

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
7-toppturen i JørpelandsheieneRogaland15.7 km346 m3 hr 49 minHardJune to October
BrusaknutenRogaland8.0 km175 m1 hr 55 minModerateJune to October
Bursfjell round tripRogaland8.5 km186 m2 hr 2 minModerateJune to October
BynutenRogaland12.1 km267 m2 hr 56 minModerateJune to October
Frøylandsstølane via DokkolstølenRogaland9.1 km199 m2 hr 11 minModerateJune to October
GrimslifjelletRogaland8.2 km180 m1 hr 58 minModerateJune to October
HattenRogaland4.0 km87 m57 minEasyJune to October
KyrkjefjelletRogaland5.7 km124 m1 hr 22 minEasyJune to October
Liarvatnet rundtRogaland9.6 km212 m2 hr 19 minModerateJune to October
Preikestolen BaseCamp – MoslifjelletRogaland6.7 km147 m1 hr 37 minModerateJune to October

If you only have time for one, start with Selvigstakken, Tengesdalsvatnet-Nonsknuten rundtur, Veraland-Paddetjørna rundtur. Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.

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