Ulriken (or the older, ''Ålreken'') is the highest of the Seven Mountains ( no, De syv fjell) that surround the city of

Bergen, Norway Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, secon ...

. It has a height of above sea level. Ulriken has an

aerial tramway An aerial tramway, sky tram, cable car, ropeway, aerial tram, telepherique, or seilbahn is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion. With this form of lift, the grip ...

Ulriksbanen Ulriksbanen is a passenger aerial tramway in Bergen, Norway. It connects the mountain Ulriken to the city, and is frequently used by tourists as well as locals. The tramway was first thought of by Frithjof Meidell Andersen in 1954, and a compan ...

, that can bring people to the top. At the top there is a TV tower, a

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, and free

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s. There is a network of trails along Ulriken, which is a popular hike with several paths up ranging from steep to not so steep.

History

One of the slopes of Ulriken, known as Isdalen ("Ice Valley"), is also nicknamed "Death Valley", due to the area's history of suicides in the

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, and more recent hiking accidents. The valley became well known in 1970 when the remains of the mysterious

Isdal Woman ) , image = Stephen Missal-Isdal woman.jpg , image_size = , caption = 2016 sketch by a forensic artist from morgue photographs , birth_name = , birth_date = 1930–1945 (approximate) , birt ...

was discovered there. Another area of the mountain is called "Montana".

opened in 1961 and was closed in 1974 after an accident. The cable car closed again in the 1980s due to lack of funds, and again in January 2006, due to the operating company failing to meet government requirements for documentation, but it reopened later in the spring of the same year. It was later closed again, but it reopened for business on May 1, 2009. The

Ulriken Tunnel The Ulriken Tunnel ( no, Ulrikstunnelen) is a railway tunnel on the Bergen Line between Bergen Station and Arna Station in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. Original (old) tunnel The existing long tunnel runs under the north ...

( no, Ulrikstunnelen) is a single-line railway tunnel on the

Bergen Line The Bergen Line or the Bergen Railway ( no, Bergensbanen or nn, Bergensbana), is a long scenic standard gauge railway line between Bergen and Hønefoss, Norway. The name is often applied for the entire route from Bergen via Drammen to Oslo, ...

between Bergen Station and Arna Station. Opened in 1964, the long tunnel runs under the northern part of Ulriken. A second tunnel, began in January 2016, is expected to be completed by 2020. The mountain was featured in a 2016 music video by

Alan Walker Alan Olav Walker (born 24 August 1997) is a British-born Norwegian music producer and DJ primarily known for the critically acclaimed single " Faded" (2015), which was certified platinum in 14 countries. He has also made several songs including ...

called Alone.

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