Stavanger to Haugesund

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waters	North Sea
political	Europe > Norway

The coast between Stavanger and Haugesund is dominated by large, deep cut fjords. There, you also can find the most popular fjord of Norway: the Lysefjord. This fjord draws many kilometres into the inland, cliffy rock faces towers many hundred meters at both sides. The Preikestolen, a platform at 600m above the fjord can be ascended.

The passage from Stavanger to Haugesund requires a short trip through the open North Sea (in difference to Haugesund to Bergen, where the complete passage inside the skerry belt is possible). You can pass the Karmsound, the channel at Haugesund to stay longer in protected waters. Especially in the north of the Karmsound you must expect strong tidal streams with speed up to 3kn.

Contents 1 Towns and marinas 2 Anchorages 3 Tips 4 Pictures

[edit] Towns and marinas

• Stavanger - big, modern city
• Haugesund - larger city with industry and dockyard, a marina and a protected, but remote anchorage.

[edit] Anchorages

• coordinate: 59°21'35.72"N 005°17'20.19"E Anchorage near Haugesund inside the Karmsund. Well protected, but settled. Depth: 20m

[edit] Tips

• Lysefjord - see Stavanger

[edit] Pictures

Passage at Haugesund with view to the Karmsund bridge. Attention: Here, tidal streams with speed over 3kn are possible here

Isles near Stavanger

View at the Lysefjord from a 600m high platform