Killer Hill information - The Safe Haven for Bergen Hash House Harriers

Please note that timings below are provisional and might be subject to change during the Killer Hill Weekend!

Friday 30th May 2025
From 6 p.m.:	Congregate at the pub-crawl starting point at HUSET PUB in Vestre Torggaten 20A The pub is located close to the City Centre and is a short walk from the central bus station, railway station and the various harbours in Bergen. Hashers can leave luggage at the pub-crawl starting point from 6 p.m. and collect it after the run, as the pub-crawl is an A to A run.
7 p.m.:	Pub-crawl starts from HUSET PUB The pub-crawl usually takes us to (at least) three pubs, where we enjoy some golden brew. Beer is ridiculously expensive in Norway and starts at somewhere around NOK 75 at cheaper pubs (if you ask for half a litre you will usually only get 0.4 of a litre). Imported brew is always more expensive than the local brew.
10:00 p.m.:	Bus transport from HUSET PUB to the 2025 Killer Hill Weekend venue After the pub-crawl, everyone (including luggage) will be transport from HUSET PUB to the venue by bus. DO NOT BE LATE, as the bus does NOT wait
10:30 p.m.:	Return to the venue The pack arrives at the 2025 Killer Hill Weekend venue for beer, perhaps a CIRCLE (if the R.A. is up to it), beer, supper and party
Saturday 31st May 2025
From 8 a.m.:	Good morning! Start the day with beer; apply sunscreen, beer, some brunch washed down with beer
10:30 a.m.:	Departure from the venue for the bus stop The bus heading for the 2025 Killer Hill Weekend run departs from the bus stop at 10:45 a.m.
12 a.m.:	2025 Killer Hill Weekend run commences! The bus will drop us off at the start of the run Previous Killer Hill Weekend runs have lasted up to 8 hours and included a few drink stops and a packed lunch (sandwiches) during the run
5 p.m.:	Completed! Bus transport from the 2025 Killer Hill Weekend ON-INN back to the venue
5:30 p.m.:	Return to the venue The pack arrives back at the 2025 Killer Hill Weekend venue for beer, CIRCLE, followed by lots of beer
7:30 p.m.:	Relax! Dinner, beer, more beer and then party 'till you drop, even more beer
Sunday 1st June 2025
From 9 a.m.:	Good morning! Beer, breakfast, treat your hangover with a beer
11 a.m.:	Hangover run As tradition decrees, the first two Hashers to go to bed on Saturday will lay the hangover run After the run: beer, CIRCLE and more beer (if there is any left)
1 p.m.:	BBQ We start clearing the rooms before eating and drinking what is left of the food and beer
3 p.m.:	GO HOME!!!! Please note that there is no organised transport after the hangover run. We always strive to get visitors to the airport if their flight leaves before we have to vacate the venue. Anyone going to Bergen by bus should consider catching bus number 53, which goes to Bergen City Centre or you could catch the tram from Birkelandsskiftet. Otherwise, you could always try to hitch a ride with a local Hasher, or have someone collect you from the venue.

Sandviksfjellet (417 m.a.s.l. - 1,368 ft.) Photo by Foggy Glasses (29 June 2014)31
Conquered by BH3 on runs #342 #797 #1260

Many paths lead to the area around the summit of Sandviksfjellet, varying from easy to hard (Stoltzekleiven). The paths to the actual summit are not easy to find, and Sandviksfjellet is perhaps the least visited of all the City Mountains.

As seen on the picture above the view from the summit is very good. On a clear day oil installations in the North Sea can be seen, as can five of the other six City Mountains.

Fly over Sandviksfjellet using Google Earth

Address
The 2025 venue is a cabin rented from a Bergen youth organisation, i.e. nothing grand, which is located at Grimseidvegen 375, 5239 RÅDAL. This is the same venue we have been at since 2006, so returning hashers will know what is awaiting them.

All hashers will have crash space somewhere at the venue from Friday to Sunday. For the 2025 Weekend, there will be a committee in charge of bed-allocations on a first-register-first-serve basis for visiting hashers. Any free beds after the registration has closed will be allocated local hashers on a first-register-first-serve basis. All beds have mattresses and some beds even have duvets and pillows. You will need to bring a sleeping bag and it is also worth considering bringing your own bed linen to cover the mattress. Please note that there is no bedding rental service at the venue. You will need to bring a towel if you plan to shower or go for a swim in the ocean/fjord during the Weekend.

Local hashers and any hang-around will camp on the lawn next to the cabin if there are not enough beds to go around. Click on the picture (right) for an overview of where tents can be pitched.

When will the Venue be available?
Please note that the lane leading to the venue is closed off by a barrier which cannot be opened until we receive the key to the venue, usually on (pub-crawl) Friday.

Transport from the venue
There is no organised transport from the venue to the City Centre on Friday. To get to town by public transport, you can try either to hitch a lift to the nearest tram stop (approx. 4.8 kilometres from the venue) or walk to the nearest bus stop (approx. 1.2 kilometres from the venue) to catch bus #53 to Birkelandsskiftet where you change to the tram heading into town. There is a bus stop a bit closer to the venue where bus #65 stops, but it used to have a very patchy service especially during weekends and not really worth considering - and it only goes as far as the shopping centre 'Lagunen' where you will have to change to another bus or the tram to get to the City Centre.

If you do not have the local bus company's app installed on your mobile phone, you can (probably) purchase a bus ticket (at a hefty price) from the driver. Check "Public transport from the airport" (below) for details about tickets.

As a rule, we advise visitors arriving on Friday to head for the City Centre rather than heading to the venue.

Details

• Distance from the airport: approx. 6 kilometres
• Distance from the City centre: approx. 16 kilometres
• Map showing venue
• Fly over the venue using Google Earth

Address: Grimseidvegen 375, 5239 RÅDAL

The roads leading to the venue are narrow and winding and in most places not wide enough for two cars to pass. If you drive from the City Centre, this LINK shows the approx. 4.9 kilometre route from LAGUNEN, a shopping centre just over halfway between the City Centre and the Airport. This LINK shows the approx. 4.9 kilometre route if you are heading to the venue from the general area around the Airport.

The lane leading to the venue is easily missed, as can be seen HERE leading right if you drive from Lagunen and HERE leading left if you drive in the opposite direction.

Please note that the lane leading to the venue is closed off by a barrier which cannot be opened until we receive the key to the venue, usually on (pub-crawl) Friday. There is no organised transport from the venue to the City Centre on Friday. Check the "Venue" tab above for details how to get to the City Centre from the venue by public transport.

If you travel either by Hurtigruten or the ferry from Hirtshals in Denmark, you arrive at Nøstekaien, which is approximately 725 metres from the kick-off meeting point.

If you travel by express boat from different parts of the West Coast of Norway to Bergen, you will arrive close to the City Centre at Strandkaiterminalen, which is also approximately 725 metres from the kick-off meeting point.

If you travel to Bergen by train or by bus, you will arrive in more or less the same part of the City Centre, either at the main railway station (1 on the map linked below) or next door at the central bus station (2 on the map linked below). They are approx. 820 metres from the kick-off meeting point (3 on the map linked below).

Click HERE to display the map mentioned above.

Flights arrive at Flesland flyplass located approx. 17 kilometres to the south of the City Centre.

As a rule, we advise visitors arriving on Friday to head for the City Centre rather than heading for the venue. Although the venue is only approximately 6 kilometres from the airport:

• There are no direct bus links from the Airport to the venue
• There will probably not be anyone at the venue when you arrive
• You must find the local bus stop which is approximately 1.2 kilometres from the venue to catch a bus to the City Centre

Airport information
Check HERE for more information posted by Avinor (Norwegian Airport Authority).

Airport terminals
Domestic and international flights arrive and depart from different terminals. The two terminals are connected by a walkway.

A tram station is situated one floor below ground level in the terminal forecourt (klick the right-hand picture for an overview of the tram station). The journey between the Airport and the City Centre (called 'Byparken' in the timetable) takes approx. 44 minutes by tram. Trams run between 5:45 a.m. and 4 a.m. depending on the day of the week. Check the timetable (in Norwegian only) HERE for more details.

An Airport Express Coach stops just outside the terminal building. See further down for more details.

Tickets for trams and local buses
Please note: The company operating the buses and trams only uses Norwegian Country-Bumpkin-Speak so none of the information below is available in English on their web site!

There is only one tram line between the Airport and City Centre, so you cannot go wrong. If you catch the tram from the City Centre to the Airport, make sure you get on tram #1. If you get on tram #2, you will end up nowhere near the Airport!

Tickets can be purchased either by:

• Using the bus company's app "Skyss Billett" (The app might only work if you have a Norwegian bank account and a mobile with a Norwegian phone number - who knows?)
• Using the bus company's online shop
• Using SMS
• Purchasing the ticket on the bus
• Using the vending machines at all tram stops (and one or two bus stops)

Ticket vending machines found at all tram stations and at a few bus stops, only accept coins and credit cards. The same tickets can be used on trams and buses and are valid for 60 minutes after purchasing - SO - you cannot stock up with single tickets for the whole weekend. You can buy all ticket types from bus drivers if you have a Skyss Travelcard. Bus drivers accept cash and bank cards (Visa, Mastercard and Maestro). Single tickets costs NOK 44. Please note that you CANNOT buy tickets on trams, they must be purchased before boarding the tram. Anyone without a valid ticket can expect to recieve a hefty fine.

In addition to single tickets, the bus/tram operator also offers 7-day, 30-day and 180-day season tickets in addition to 24-hour tickets.

You can enter buses using all doors. You will notice that locals with prepaid tickets prefer using the rear or middle doors.

Airport Express Coach
"Flybussen" operate Airport Express Coaches between the Airport and the City Centre. Tickets can be pre-purchased on the bus company's web site. They used to have an app, but it seems to have disappeared. In the "old days", tickets could also be purchased on the bus. Find timetables and purchase tickets on the company's WEB SITE (B.T.W. they call the airport 'Bergen lufthavn Flesland' and the bus station 'Bergen busstasjon').

SingleReturn
Purchased before boarding:NOK 169NOK ???

Taxis
Last but not least, you can catch a taxi from the taxi rank just outside the main terminal building at the airport to the City Centre (at a price).

There will be transport after the Friday pub-crawl from the City Centre to the venue. The bus departs from the kick-off meeting point (see tab below) at approx. 10:00 p.m. following the pub-crawl, which will be an A-2-A run. The bus usually departs on time so do not be late otherwise, you could be left behind!

On Saturday, there will be transport from the venue to and from the Killer Hill run.

If you need transport from the venue on Sunday, have a chat with the GM during the weekend. Last year we booked maxi-taxis to transport hashers from the venue to the airport. If you need to get to the City Centre, you can catch a tram from the airport to the City Centre.

Please note that the weekend fee does not cover the cost of the taxis.

In the time-honoured Killer Hill tradition, the weekend meeting point is at 'Huset Pub' in Bergen Travel Hotel located in Vestre Torggaten 20A. Gather in the pub from 6 p.m. on Friday 30th May, although thirsty hashers can turn up whenever they like after 12 a.m., when the pub opens!

A local hasher knows the staff and on previous weekends has arranged storage of luggage in the pub cellar from 6 p.m. for Friday pub-crawl Hashers who head for the Pub loaded with luggage. Hopefully, the same will be possible this year.

After the pub-crawl, the pack gathers at the weekend kick-off meeting point to pick up any luggage left at the pub. The bus departs from the kick-off meeting point at approx. 10:00 p.m. The bus usually departs on time so do not be late otherwise, you could be left behind!

The Haberdasher hands out the weekend goodies in time for the Saturday run.

All hashers will have crash space somewhere at the venue from Friday to Sunday. Because there are fewer beds than participants, all BH3 hashers and visiting late-cummers will be in tents. A symbol (a bed or a tent) on the Who's Cummin list shows where you will be billeted at the venue.

This is what we are all here for - we vacate the venue at approx. 10:30 a.m. on Saturday and head for a bus stop 600 metres from the venue where a bus will be waiting for us. The bus will drop us off at the start of the run.

Hashers prepare their own packed lunch Saturday morning, and together with any water, change of clothes and beer for the drink-stops, carry it themselves on the run. We eat lunch at the second drink-stop, usually on the Killer Hill Mountain summit.

Sleeping bag
All beds come with mattresses but no duvets or pillows. You will need to bring a sleeping bag and it is also worth considering bringing bed linen to cover the mattress. Please note that there is no bedding rental service at the venue. You will certainly need your sleeping bag if you are in a tent!

Warm clothing
Temperatures can drop by 10°C after sunsets, so cum prepared for anything if you wish to spend some time outdoors at the venue. Maximum temperatures at Killer Hill weekends have varied between 9.8°C and 28.9°C with an average temperature of 16.1°C.

Rucksack
If you think you will carry items on the run, e.g. change of clothes, water, packed lunch etc., it is good idea to bring a light rucksack with you.

As of late, the hares have distributed the drink-stop beer among hashers to carry on the run. So; no rucksack, no drink stop!

Other essentials
You will need to bring a towel if you plan to shower or go for a swim in the ocean/fjord during the Weekend. Some would say Norway is rather archaic regarding what can legally be brought into the country. Check the official list HERE.

Any food preferences or allergies included in the registration form will be passed on to the Kitchen Committee to help them plan the Weekend nosh.

Bergen has a reputation as being rather damp, which of course is a blatant lie. Closer to the Wekend you can keep abreast of the Killer Hill Weekend weather by checking the long-term (9 days) forecast HERE. If you let statistics rule your life, then check this site.

If you have any question, queries or information you would like to share with us, please do not hesitate to contact us using the Killer Hill e-mail

PLEASE NOTE
Bus #53 does not go from the City Centre any longer. To get to the venue by public transport, you will have to catch the tram to 'Birkelandsskiftet' (2nd stop before the airport), change to bus #53 signposted to 'Hjellestad-Milde' and alight at 'Hjellestadskiftet' where you will have 1.2 km walk before arriving at the venue.

Click HERE for a web site that calls itself 'The Official website for Bergen and the region'.