This time of year the weather may be varied in the high mountains, but the autumn colours are usually very pretty. We often spend a few weekends in Geilo during the autumn since we have a place there. Beautiful view towards Geilo, Kikut, and the valley from the top of Urundberget, 1218 m.a.s.l. at Geilo, Norway. In Geilo the most known hike…
Ulriken is the highest among the seven Bergen city mountains. Hiking at Mt Ulriken (643 m.a.s.l.) is always an experience, even if you have been there several times before. Every time we go there the view stuns us, overlooking the entire Bergen valley with the Bergen fjords, and the mountain plateau Vidden. Ulriken offers amazing views over Bergen and the fjords. If…
If you are in Bergen in a rainy period the small hidden waterfall Starefossen will quickly get a lot of water down its steep fall off its cliffs. Starefossen waterfall has water coming down from the lake Skomakerdiket. The fall is located in the residential area also named Starefossen, between Mt Fløyen and Bergen city centre. Starefossen waterfall is located behind these…
Kysten rundt Bergen er svært godt egnet for seiling. Det kryr av øyer, halvøyer, fyrtårn, gamle fiske- og handelssteder, og også noen bra gjestehavner. Sailing to Brandasund: get in touch for information in English. Når vi er på seiltur liker vi godt å ha noe å se frem til i havnene vi skal besøke. Vi liker også å komme oss på en…
June is the perfect month to seek out waterfalls. This winter had lots of snow late in the seaon, much of which is still to melt in the weeks to come. Steinsdalsfossen lies in a beautiful area with historic houses, now housing a cafè and souvenir shop. Only 70km from Bergen, right next to the road on route to Norheimsund is a…
I love running in Bergen, because the city has short distances and running here gives a lot of variety in a short space of time. One can actually run in Bergen city and still have a very scenic run pretty close to nature. In Bergen the nearest view point somewhere is usually not far away. The Store Lungegårdsvannet seen from Fjellveien with…
Fjellveien is a road slightly up the hill from Bergen town offering spectacular views. Running or walking in Fjellveien is popular among locals, and the length of Fjellveien is about 4,5 km one way. I particularly like this route on sunny evenings, as the beautiful Bergen sunsets are seen very well from Fjellveien. The view towards west gives a unique sight of…
Not many cities have the UNESCO World Heritage sights right around the corner. Sometimes when I run in Bergen I have to remind myself how lucky we are. One of my favourite runs on a Sunday morning is running to the Nordnes penisula overlooking the seafront and the main fairway to Bergen port. Then running on to the famous Bryggen on my…
One of the best things about staying in Bergen is the easy access to great hiking terrain, even when you live in the city centre. The town of Bergen is known to be surrounded by “seven summits”. All the seven mountains are relatively easily accessible, which is great if you are interested in a bit of hiking whilst in Bergen. It is…
The Småpudden pedestrian bridge Modern neighbourhoods near Damsgårdssundet, with Mt Ulriken in the back. Seen from the Småpudden bridge. The Småpudden pedestrian bridge that crosses the Damsgårdssundet, and the area around Møhlenpris offers some scenic dock and mountain views. In addition you get sights of Mt Ulriken, Mt Løvstakken and Mt Fløyen in the background. The view seen from standing at the…