Hiking on the roof of Western Norway

Once you’ve hiked across a glacier, you’ll definitely be entitled to call yourself something more than just another hiker. That's because this is much, much more than an ordinary hike. On Folgefonna, you can experience snow and ice – at the height of summer! 

Join Folgefonni Breførarlag for a five-hour guided tour over one of the most southerly glaciers in Norway. This is a raw natural experience you don’t want to miss! The view is also rather special too when you’re this high up: From the top, you can see much of the Hardangervidda mountain plateau, Hardangerfjord and right down to the North Sea on a clear summer’s day. This is an experience that will live long in your memory.

On Folgefonna, you will hike in an area where the landscape tells a story which extends as far back as 1.5 billion years ago. The landscape you see around you has been shaped by the inland ice sheet which once covered the whole of Scandinavia, and the glacier you are walking on has been here for over 5,000 years. 

High above the fjord, you will get to know the unique nature and the many stories of Folgefonna and the surrounding area. Tourists have been flocking to the national park since the 1830s, and it is said that “friend of Norway” Keiser Vilhelm II used to walk in the national park on his annual visits to Western Norway. 

The size of Folgefonna alone is impressive. Norway’s third largest glacier actually consists of three glaciers, which collectively extend across 200 square kilometres. At the glacier's thickest point, you will have almost 400 metres of snow beneath your feet.

Location

07:25 from Bergen Bus station - Duration 11,5 hours