Discover Steinklepp

If you’re looking for a hotel in Steinklepp, the local highlights can help you plan: a cycling route to Borgund Stave Church, hikes from Steinklepp Camping, and Borgund Vedovnsbakeri as a bakery stop. Steinklepp is the centre of Borgund. Consider whether your stay will focus on the cycling route, a hike, or a stop for lunch, baked goods, and coffee.

Location and orientation in Steinklepp

Steinklepp Camping is just off Kongevegen over Filefjell, the historic King’s Road across Filefjell. The campsite is by the Borgund River, also known as the Lærdal River. In June 2026, wooden figures could be seen near Steinklepp—another visual impression alongside the area’s roads and river.

Cycling route to Borgund Stave Church

On the cycling route from Steinklepp to Borgund Stave Church, you cross the river. The route then follows the county road to the power station before joining the old national road. Borgund Stave Church is in Borgund, in Lærdal. Dating from around 1182, it is one of Norway’s best-preserved monuments. The route description thus combines specific sections of the journey with a cultural and historical destination.

Hiking and fishing

From Steinklepp Camping, hiking routes lead to Kvamsdalen, Volldalen, and Tufteåsen. These destinations give you three concrete options when choosing a hike. Fishing for brown trout is possible in the adjacent Borgund River, also known as the Lærdal River, near Steinklepp Camping, with a fishing licence. Before fishing, check the applicable licence requirements, as they may change. For planning purposes, these are different activities: hiking destinations on the one hand, and brown trout fishing with a licence on the other.

A bakery stop in Steinklepp

Borgund Vedovnsbakeri in Steinklepp is located in an old school building. As a bakery stop, it offers lunch, baked goods, and coffee. If you plan a visit, check the opening hours separately. That way, you can include the stop in your day’s plans without confusing it with the hiking or cycling destinations.

More cultural highlights in the Lærdal destination

In the wider Lærdal destination, Gamle Lærdalsøyri offers its own historical focus: the area is considered a unique historic cultural landscape of local, regional, and national importance, and was designated a special conservation area as early as 1970. The Lærdal Post and Telecommunications Museum presents local, regional, and national postal history through photographs, illustrations, texts, objects, models, and soundscapes.

A seasonal highlight in the Lærdal destination is the spawning festival. It takes place every year around the turn of October and November, when wild salmon spawn in the Lærdal River. The festival includes guided spawning walks along the river, as well as opportunities for fly-fishing and fly-tying. The programme may vary from one edition to the next; if the dates are important for your trip, check the dates for the relevant edition.

Discover more destinations: Lærdalsøyri, Borgund.

View the broader travel overview: Lærdal.