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Old Sep 17, 2018, 11:24 am
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waffle
 
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Originally Posted by meraki
One of the most famous hikes in Norway is Trolltunga - this is not an easy hike and it's not exactly close to Bergen (~5 hours) but it's one of those "well, we're here so might as well" kind of trips. Other popular hikes are Preikestolen (seen in the new Mission Impossible movie) […]
Honestly, I wouldn't bother driving four to six hours from Bergen to Trolltunga or Preikestolen in the middle of summer. It's high season, they'll both be massively overrun with tourists and will take 1½–2 days out of your time budget. The main appeal of both of them seems to be that one cliché Instagram shot (for which you'll be queuing for hours), but if you don't need those particular bragging rights, I'd go for one of the hundreds of hikes that are within a day's reach, equally beautiful and nowhere near as crowded. If you're looking for hiking suggestions, ut.no is a great starting point (in Norwegian, but Google probably does a decent job of translating).
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