Hiking through Hardbakka Valley

Turen starter i Tarlebøveien ved Svartediksdemningen. Følg turveien til enden av Svartediket  og ta til høyre ved skiltet som viser Hardbakkadalen.

Follow the signs. Now we enter an area with lots of cultural monuments and old farms. Along the way, plaques with historical information and pictures of how people lived here until the beginning of the 20th century have been installed. A short Distance past the ruins of Hardbakka Bruk, you come out of the forest and a great view back towards Svartediket opens up. It then gets steeper as you approach Hardbakkafjellet itself, and the last climb is relatively steep, but quite short. This was actually the old postal route from Bergen to Arna and further east. The reward after the steep climb is a fantastic view back towards Svartediket and the city. Here you are at a fork in the path and can choose to continue up Borgaskaret to Vidden, or the opposite way to Tarlebø as this walk shows. The last part of the walk is in a fantastically beautiful, easy-going and high-mountain-like area with a clear path that shows the way. The end of the hike is at the Tarlebø Dam and you can choose to follow the trail back towards Svartediket, or walk over the mountain towards Rundemannen and Fløyen.  

The hardbakka section is a very nice hike in a varied and lush landscape with many interesting things to see along the way. The terrain is not particularly soft, occasionally a little steep but only over short stretches. The hike is a bit outside the most popular hiking trails in the city mountains so here you are mostly on your own.