The name Bergen is derived from the word Bjørgvin, which translates as "field below mountain," and Bergen is nicknamed "the city between seven mountains.”
Bergen is a true combination of nature and culture. In only eight minutes the Fløibanen funicular will whisk you from the heart of the city centre to the top of Mount Fløyen. All the other mountains around Bergen are easily accessible by foot. Ulriken is the highest of these with its 642 m, and can also be reached by cable car.
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Vidden
Vidden, the plateau between Mount Ulriken and Mount Fløyen, is perhaps the most popular site for day trips within the city mountains surrounding Bergen.
The Seven-Mountain Hike
This annual event has become a large attraction—some even call it a mass migration. No times are registered, and you have the whole Sunday to cover the approx. 30-kilometre route, which involves a total ascent of 2,200 metres.
Bergen Mountain Hiking Association
For more information about hiking in Bergen and Western Norway you can contact the Bergen Mountain Hiking Association:
Address: BERGEN TURLAG, Tverrgaten 4-6, NO-5017 Bergen
Tel.: (+47) 55335810
E-mail: post@bergen-turlag.no
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