Fløyen

A visit to Mount Fløyen is required for all visitors to Bergen. It's the closest of the seven mountains to the city center. You can be whisked away with Fløibanen, or reach the summit on foot.

Facts about Fløyen

Elevation: 399 meters (Fløyfjellet itself)
Hike duration: 25-60 min
Track: asphalt road or trail
Difficulty level: easy

Fløyen (400 m) is the most famous of the city mountains in Bergen. It is the plateau (322 m) next to the highest station on the Fløibanen funicular that is the most visited. It is spectacular and one of the top five tourist destinations in Norway. At the plateau, there is a cafe, a store for buying your Fløyen souvenir, a snack bar, a restaurant and two playgrounds, one of them with a small zip-line. Do not forget to say hi to the quite popular Fløyen goats!

How to get to Fløyen

Walking from the city centre to Fløyen

The three main paths from the city centre are Fløysvingene, Tippetue and Kamveien.

If you start from the Fish Market, walk past the lowest station of Fløibanen, by the old fire station at Skansen and up to Fjellveien. You can choose between the three different paths.
Tippetue is the steepest of the three routes, and is popular for sledging in the winter. Depending on the path you choose, the time estimate from the city center is from 30 to 60 minutes.
Getting to Fløyen by starting at Fløysvingene is ideal for hikes with strollers and wheelchairs, as it is mostly terrain with asfalt all the way up.
If you need to use public transport to get into the city centre, you can search for the best transit options for you on the Skyss Travel Planner.

Parking spots by Fløyen

If you travel by car, you have many opportunities to park in one of the parking houses in the city centre. Closest to Fløyen is the Rosenkrantz garage. Note that these come with additional charges.

The Hike up Fløyen

If you start from Bryggen, the trail is about 6.3 km.
If you are looking for suggestions for other routes for your adventure to Fløyen, check UT.no's interactive map to search for more options. In order to limit searches to hiking trips, select "fotturer" only. You will also have to zoom in on Bergen in order to search for options. Keep in mind that UT.no is only available in Norwegian so keep Google translate handy if needed.

Hiking opportunities from Fløyen

From Fløyen, there are endless hiking opportunities on either gravel road or paths through the forrest and up to other mountain tops.

Less than 2 km from Fløibanens upper station, you can find Brushytten (a popular kiosk for families in Bergen), and from here there are several routes to explore.You can reach two mountain tops; Rundemanen and Blåmanen from Brushytten. If you’re up for a real challenge, take the Vidden trail to Ulriken.

Other activities on top of Fløyen

On Fløyen it is possible to do a number of other activities besides hiking:

Take a swim in one of the popular lakes, like for example Skomakerdiket.
Rent a canoe or paddleboard for free (or fairly cheap) during certain periods of the year.
Rent a mountain bike
Visit the playground, kiosk or restaurant
And of course meet the goats!