Tour 7 – Torrfjellet mountain

This may be a difficult walk for small children but it’s amazing what they can manage with a strong hand to hold.

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Tour description

Start from the junction near the top of the funicular. Follow Bjørneseths vei to Skomakerdiket lake where you can choose to walk round the lake or continue on the track on the left bank. Up the hill on the left of the lake you will find a path marked ”Torrfjellet” on the left-hand side of the track. Follow this path up towards Torrfjellet mountain.

At the top is a signpost showing the way to a small shelter and picnic spot on Torrfjellet mountain. We recommend a small detour here, especially for bird lovers. This area has numerous bird houses in the trees which are home to a whole number of different finches, titmice and woodpeckers.

Continue on the path out onto Blåmansveien and then up to the right. At the junction where the path goes back to the lake, take the path on the left. This is signposted ”Fløyvarden” and takes you past the Regnhytten shelter, which now has a new roof guaranteed to keep you dry. After approx. 200 metres, take the path on the right signposted ”Fløyvarden”.

Instead of taking the steps towards Fløyvarden, continue into the pine forest. Due to high rain fall, this is a lush forest adorned in every imaginable shade of green. You will find several clearings with wonderful views of Bergen and the fjord. Follow the path as it winds its way over some steep, rocky ground down to a grove.

The path back to Fløyen heads left as the ground grows more flat. This is a peaceful area with huge, majestic pines and old stone walls. Don’t miss out on the viewpoint facing west on this part of the walk.

Continue uphill on the track then turn left and down towards and across Fløysletten (flat ground) and into the Troll forest (Trollskogen) and back to the start.

 

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