Walking trail / Store Stokkavatn
Walking trail Store Stokkavatn, Stavanger / Store Stokkavatn
Store Stokkavatn is a short distance from Stavanger city centre. You can swim in the lake in the summer and it is also a great hiking area. It is an incredibly popular outdoor area for the locals. The lake Store Stokkavatn is situated some kilometres from the city centre and are surrounded by green areas that are changing between forest, agricultural areas and old cultural landscape. There are several hiking tracks and flood lighted trails around the lakes. The surroundings around the Stokkavatn lake is home to flocks of deer, and you can often see the deer close by. To the south of the lake Store Stokkavatn, the track goes through the wetland at Madlaforen where the birdlife is especially rich. Text: VisitStavanger.com
