Svabergfjellet from Sollibotn (15.05.2026)

Written by hbar (Harald Barsnes)

Start point	Sollibotn ekspressbåtkai (2m)
Endpoint	Sollibotn ekspressbåtkai (2m)
Characteristic	Hillwalk
Duration	7h 31min
Distance	20.5km
Vertical meters	1,019m
GPS

Ascents	Flolifjellet (409m)	15.05.2026 12:04
	Svabergfjellet (546m)	15.05.2026 12:58
	Heia (510m)	15.05.2026 13:32
	Ormekletten (527m)	15.05.2026 14:05
Visits of other PBEs	Flogefjellet utsiktspunkt (350m)	15.05.2026 11:36
Visits of other PBEs	Olavskorset (12m)	15.05.2026 16:26

Svabergfjellet from Sollibotn

A return to Gulen to complete the ascent of Svabergfjellet that I had to abandon due to running out of time during my hike three weeks earlier. Once more I took the express boat from Bergen and followed the gravel path towards Eivindvik but this time skipping the visit of Gulakvila and Kvitebergnova and instead heading directly to Undertun and the marked trailhead for the hike around Undertundalen.

After a quick stop at Flogefjellet, I continued east towards Svabergfjellet via Flolifjellet on a rather weak and (at best) inconsistently marked trail. But at least the otherwise potentially challenging descent into Floliskardet was clearly marked and the overall direction, except for the descent to Floliskardet, was pretty obvious.

Due to a strong and cold wind at the summit, I did not stay long at Svabergfjellet but quickly continued towards Heia and Ormekletten, still on a rather weak and inconsistently marked trail. I did however also make an on-purpose detour from the trail for a better look at the green-colored Nordgulfjorden and Svaberghavet.

From the cairn west of the summit of Ormekletten, the consistency of the trail markers finally improved and from there on it was much easier to follow the trail back to the starting point. Instead of returning along the tractor road to Undertun, I tried the marked trail via Ospehaugen, which provided much better views and is probably the recommend route for both directions.

After a short walk along the culture trail in Eivindvik, all that remained was the walk along the main road back to Sollibotn, where I, largely due to the wind making it unpleasant to take longer breaks along the way, arrived with more than 1.5 hours to spare.

To conclude, an excellent hike with spectacular views that can be highly recommended, although the trail, both with regards to quality and markers, could have been better, hence this is maybe not a hike for those preferring marked trails.

The start of the roundtrip via Svabergfjellet

Eivindvik from the ascent to Flogefjellet

Towards Svabergfjellet from Flogefjellet

One of the occasional trail markers on the way to Flolifjellet

Looking back at Flogefjellet from the highest point at Flolifjellet

The marked descent route to Floliskardet

Looking back at the descent to Floliskardet. The trail is down to the right.

Looking back at Flolifjellet from the last part of the ascent to Svabergfjellet

Approaching the summit of Svabergfjellet

Svabergfjellet with Brattelifjellet to the left

The weak trail from Svabergfjellet to Heia

Nordgulfjorden/Svaberghavet from a detour from the trail to Heia

Heia with Brossviksåta to the left and Nordgulen to the right

Heia with Svabergfjellet in the background

Heia with Eivindvik in the background and Ormekletten to the right

Looking back at Svabergfjellet from the ascent to Ormekletten

Flolifjellet from the descent from Ormekletten

Cain west of the highest point at Ormekletten where the trail turns southeast

Start date	15.05.2026 09:41 (UTC+01:00 DST)
End date	15.05.2026 17:14 (UTC+01:00 DST)

Total Time	7h 31min
Moving Time	6h 13min
Stopped Time	1h 18min
Overall Average	2.7km/h
Moving Average	3.3km/h

Distance	20.5km
Vertical meters	1,019m

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