Vidden tursti — Attraction in Bergen

From Ulriken via Vidden to Fløyibanen. With 230+ days of rain per year you are likely to experience this hike under moderately difficult conditions - inside clouds, difficult to see path. Rocky/uneven surface in the first half of the hike. Rain can be strong when winds are pushing clouds up the mountain passes. Bring good rain jacket and pants and warm clothes. In some passages the hiking path is a water way. If it has rained a lot, then expect soaked shoes even if you try to avoid it. A bit of easy climbing in some places, albeit slightly risky if water is flowing down the rocks. Signage is mostly poor. Altitude meters are not that challenging. From Ulriken the first sign shows the direction for Ulriken with a red background, while other destinations have other colors, leading you believe this is the colorcode for the route. Its not. It's probably some difficulty rating or just random. Instead you are looking for rusty iron pipes about 2.5m high with an arrow on top. Towards the middle section this is replaced with stone nozzles with a blue sign on top pointing to Fløyen and back to Ulriken. They are mostly spaced close enough that you wont get lost when inside clouds, but in a few places it can be a guessing game. In the last section the signs are too far apart for navigation, and the distance to fløyen actually increases according to the signs. Highly recommend using an app or website for navigation. I suspect the total distance of 13 km is in birds perspective too. 5h at...

Visiting Bergen mid-October. Day started with rain. Took gondola up Urliken. Soo beautiful up there. The terrain is rocky and unique. I live in NY and so am used to lots of woods. This is totally different. The sky started to clear up so decided to hike to Floyen(because it was just that beautiful). Because I was alone, I was going quickly. There were many slippery parts. The rocks are very slippery and bc of the water you have to take round about paths which are fill of mud. If I did not have my high ankle hiking boots my feet would have been soaked and cold. You will slip. But there are other people along the trail and people going in the opposite direction. Also there are several first aid kits and houses of refuge in case of a desperate emergency. This gave me some peace of mind. I only took a five minute break and finished in 4.5 hrs. But I was going faster than my usual pace. Also the rocky part is only for 7km. The last 4km is all gravel and easy down hill. If I could do it again I would have take the stairs up Urliken and take a longer break to enjoy the views. If not was cloud and raining it would have been miserable. Also if done in the summer I could see it only being 4hrs bc the path would be easy. The mud made the paths challenging. But I am SO glad I did this hike. I then walked down Floyen to city center. It is an easy...

Vidden between Ulriken and Fløyen is one of the most popular tours in Bergen. Beautiful view over Bergen and the region. You can start and end the tour by taking the Ulrikensbanen (walking up popular trail "Oppstemten" which consists of 750 of Sherpa stairs straight up) or the Fløibanen (can walk from city center up the mountain) or you can walk down to the centre. Between these two beautiful city mountains lies "Vidden" and from here you can see the fjords around Bergen and the archipelago beyond. From the top of Ulriken and over Vidden towards Fløyen, it is well signposted and there are many cairns to follow. On a fine day, you can enjoy the beautiful view all the way to Folgefonna. Estimated time: 5 hours (without stops and making 📸 for me takes 3 h) Length: 15 km Must have good 👞 and alot...