
This Bergen hiking guide aims to be a reference with all you need to know for a great experience around Bergen. Although not the only city based around 7 hills, as you can see here, this is a very special place. A charming city, due to it’s long history, mainly related to trading and fishing. Nowadays, it’s one of the most touristic places in Norway. It’s a starting point for people who come to visit the fjords. Concretely, the 3rd longest fjord on earth, Sognefjord, is a few kilometers North from there, and is 204km long.
However, we are not going to talk about fjords this time, but about the hills of Bergen. The city was settled in a valley, surrounded by seven hills, and hiking is because of that a very common activity in the area. Probably because Norwegians are really into nature activities too.
The Seven Hills of Bergen
Although Bergen is commonly named “the city among the seven mountains”, though a bit wrongly. There are actually 9 mountains over there, which are named:
- Ulriken (643m)
- Fløyen (425m)
- Løvstakken (477m)
- Damsgårdsfjellet (284m)
- Lyderhorn (396m)
- Sandviksfjellet (392m)
- Blåmanen (554m)
- Rundemanen (568m)
- Askøyfjellet or Kolbeinsvarden (231m)
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