Hiking in Bergen

Bergen and the surrounding area offer a wide range of sports and recreational activities. Bergen's seven mountains offer many opportunities for walks in the varied mountainous and forested terrain.

Mount Ulriken

Photo: CN Innovation Norway

Fløyfjellet (399 m) and Sandviksfjellet (418 m) are good paths and hiking trails starting from Øyjord, Munkebotn (at the Old Bergen), or Svartediket / Tarlebø. Download a free map here.

Ulriken (643 m) ascended easiest starting from Montana Hostel or with Ulriksbanen. If you want a longer walk you can follow the trails north to Vidden and come down on Fløyen or Svartediket.

At Løvstakken (474 m) there are good paths from Løvstakkveien, Fjøsanger and Fyllingsdalen. Paths from Fjøsanger starts in Langeskogen forrest, one of Bergen's most beautiful natural areas. From Lyngbø the hiking trail goes to Lyderhorn (396 m).

Gullfjellet funnels is a popular recreation area in summer and winter, starting from Totland, Bontveit or Gullbotn.

Fana Mountains. Beautiful terrain. Fanaseter Cafeteria.
Further information about routes and conditions in the mountains can be obtained by contacting the Bergen Turlag, which also sell maps.

Changed 1/29/2010

Bergen

Stoltzekleiven opp - mountain race

Tough race up the rough stone stairway from Fjellveien to Sandvikspilen. Sandviksfjellet is a mountain in Bergen, and one of the traditional seven mountains that surround the city centre of Bergen. The mountain is 392 m high. Are you fit enough and over...
Address: Fjellveien, 5035 Bergen
Telephone: 920 17 814

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Bergen

City tour by GPS

We give you the option of guiding around the city and you don't need to follow a group or others timetables. The decision is yours: Where you want to go - What you want to see - when you want to see it - and in which pace.
Address: Haukelandsbakken 40, 5009 Bergen
Telephone: 55 32 55 00
Email: post@bergenbasecamp.no

Bergen Turlag - Bergen Mountain Touring Association

The mountains surrounding Bergen offer a wide range of walks in mountainous and wooded terrain. The Bergen Mountain Touring Association organises walking tours at weekends and supplies information on cabins and mountain routes all over Norway.
Address: Tverrgt. 4/6, 5017 Bergen
Telephone: 55 33 58 10
Email: post@bergen-turlag.no

Bergen

Fløibanen funicular

An 8-minute ride to the top of Mount Fløyen (altitude 320 m). Runs every half hour, every 15 minutes if necessary. A magnificent view over Bergen and the suburbs. Ideal for mountain walks. Souvenir shop open all year. Children's playground and concerts during summer.
Address: Vetrlidsalmenning 21, 5014 Bergen
Telephone: 55 33 68 00
Email: info@floibanen.no

Ulriken643

The Unriken643 Panoramic Tour takes you by cable car to the highest of Bergen’s famous ‘Seven Mountains’. The tour takes you to spectacular scenery and mountain terrain 643 metres above the city streets.
Address: Ulriken 1, 5009 Bergen
Telephone: 53 643 643
Email: post@ulriken.no

Carwalks

CarWalks is an exiting concept and offer to those who are not satisfied just taking in the scenery through the car window. A number of trips have been designed, that combine a car journey with well marked, interesting walks of reasonable lenght. Special walking and hiking sheets with maps and informative texts show you where to go and what to see.
Address: Slottsgaten 3, 5835 Bergen
Telephone: 55 55 20 10
Email: info@visithordaland.com

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