A highly recommended trip for a solo hiker, couples or family with kids. The place is bit over an hour drive south from Stavanger. The hiking route is about 5 km (both ways) and will take over an hour depending on your speed. The route is mostly flat with few short uphills and downhills. You will be walking by the water with nice sceneries. As you hike along the way to Eigerøy lighthouse, you go in a large crystallized magma chamber. This chamber is known as Egersund-Ogna anorthosite. The anorthosite was formed deep in the soil for about 930 million years ago. Anorthosite is a rare type of rock on our planet, but everyone has nevertheless seen it – because the light parts of the moon consist of namely anorthosite.
Eigerøy Lighthouse (Norwegian: Eigerøy fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located at the small island of Midbrødøya which is located immediately west of the island of Eigerøya in Eigersund municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. This was Norway's first cast iron lighthouse, and its success encouraged the building of many more on the Norwegian coastline. The light sits at an elevation of 46.5 metres (153 ft) above sea level, sitting atop a 32.9-metre (108 ft) tall tower. The light emits three white flashes every 30 seconds. It was established in 1854 and automated in 1989. (source Wikipedia)
Eigerøy Lighthouse (Norwegian: Eigerøy fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located at the small island of Midbrødøya which is located immediately west of the island of Eigerøya in Eigersund municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. This was Norway's first cast iron lighthouse, and its success encouraged the building of many more on the Norwegian coastline. The light sits at an elevation of 46.5 metres (153 ft) above sea level, sitting atop a 32.9-metre (108 ft) tall tower. The light emits three white flashes every 30 seconds. It was established in 1854 and automated in 1989. (source Wikipedia)
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