Beautiful church & architecture. Small & cozy.
Nobody will tell you that the uphill hike is moderately rigorous with two switches, steep steps to the top where the church is located. Not handicap accessible. You must hike up the worn out trail with plenty of erosion & potholes. I visited after it rained & the trail was slippery. At some areas, there is hand rails. I had to catch my breath a few times & reminded me of a similar Alaska glacier hike that gained elevation quickly.
Getting to the church from the light rail is a little confusing. Most posts I found flowered the experience. To get to the church, exit the light rail at Paradise stop (not Fantof) and walk up the steep steps next to the building in the tram area. Then take a right, you'll be on Sandbrekkevegen street. This is an uphill walk that will make you sweat. You'll take a left at birkelundsbakken street after a few long uphill blocks. You should see a sign that is easy to miss, if the road starts to go downhill & curving then you've missed the left turn road. Once after the left turn, it's a short walk to the entry parking lot across the street to your left. The trail entry is forked, take the right trail that goes uphill. Btw, you can't walk on the other side of the street because there isn't a sidewalk and both of these roads are super busy!
I recommend taking a taxi/Uber up and walk back down since that took me less than 10 mins. I'm not sure how readily available taxi services are since I didn't see any while in the area. Walking to the location was all uphill & took what felt like 30mins to the parking lot entry. I stayed at the church less than 30 mins because there wasn't much else to see.
Last thing, there is an entrance fee as well. Check their website for latest prices. read more