page_title: Lysebotn
section_title: Transportation
hierarchical_section_title: Lysebotn / Transportation
caption_attribution_description: English: 180 degree (almost) panoramic view over the en:Lysebotn village located in the municipality en:Forsand, en:Rogaland, en:Norway. The village is located innermost in the fjord en:Lysefjord. Taken from Øygardstøl.
context_page_description: Lysebotn is a village in Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located at the eastern end of the Lysefjorden in a very isolated valley that is only accessible by one road or by boat. The name itself means the "bottom [end] of the Lysefjorden". It's a destination for over 100,000 tourists annually, and it is an access point for the Kjerag mountain, a popular Base Jumping spot. There are cruises and an express boat to Lysebotn from Skagenkaien in the city of Stavanger, Lauvvik in Sandnes and the village of Forsand. All of which pass beneath the famous Preikestolen 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.
context_section_description: The only way in to Lysebotn is by boat or by the spectacular Lysebotnvegen (Lysebotn road) which connects it to the nearby municipality of Sirdal in Vest-Agder county.  The 29-kilometre (18 mi) long road rises over 900 metres (3,000 ft) up a very steep cliff, going through 27 hairpin turns, including one hairpin turn inside a 1,103-metre (3,619 ft) 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 932 metres (3,058 ft) 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 Kjerag mountain, Kjeragbolten boulder, and Kjeragfossen waterfall.
caption: Lysebotn seen from Øygardstøl (full view)
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