Moonlight Hike on Mount Ulriken (27.01.2021)


Start point Haukelandsbakken (107m)
Endpoint Bunnpris, Montana (166m)
Characteristic Hillwalk
Duration 1h 11min
Distance 4.4km
Vertical meters 504m
GPS
Ascents Ulriken Vest (607m) 27.01.2021
Image #1: Long exposure image of Mount Ulriken, using only the available moonlight. The stairs up this mountain side were all covered by snow.
Image #1: Long exposure image of Mount Ulriken, using only the available moonlight. The stairs up this mountain side were all covered by snow.
Image #2: A telephoto image captured from the same spot as image #1 (using 52 mm lens vs. 26 mm for the other image).
Image #2: A telephoto image captured from the same spot as image #1 (using 52 mm lens vs. 26 mm for the other image).

The city of Bergen, on the west coast of Norway, has traditionally been named The City Between the Seven Mountains. There has always been some discussions about which mountains should actually be counted among the seven, as you have several options; but it is generally agreed that Mount Ulriken is definitely one of them. The elevation of the summit is 643 m.a.m.s.l., with a vertical separation of only 40 meters. The summit isn't actually visible from downtown Bergen, however, so the peak or "top" that people generally refer to when they talk about Mount Ulriken, is the west peak, which has an elevation of 607 meters and a vertical separation of 19 meters. Moreover, this western peak of the mountain has a splendid viewpoint overlooking most of the city of Bergen, it has a nice little restaurant; and even a cable car that might take you up there if you're not in for the climb. Nevertheless, the climb up to the west peak / western viewpoint of Mount Ulriken, is actually the one that I did on this occasion. The most commonly used trail up to the viewpoint has been very nicely prepared with stairs of granite stones, making the mountain feasible to climb, apart from when the stairs are all covered by snow. On this day, there was only a thin layer of snow, however; just enough to give the mountain a very beautiful look. I've lately actually been climbing this mountain so often, that I usually don't register the trips to Mount Ulriken here on peakbook; but I thought these two images were so nice, that I decided to make an exception for this beautiful evening hike.

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