It is important to note that the terrain covered on the Kungsleden is wild and remote.
It is most common to start in Abisko (Abisko Turiststation). Local mountain guides will be available from 9am-5pm to answer any questions you may have about the trail. Click on the different category headings to find out more. Check details. The summer season in Swedish Lapland is quite short from mid-June until mid-September. Syterstugan takes card payments. The assortment is not the best, so you should carry some of your food. You would be well advised to buy maps as well as those in the guide book and details are provided for both paper and digital maps and GPX tracks. Hemavan is easily accessible by car or bus from Umeå or Mo i Rana in Norway. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. Get adventure news, trail guides, and destination inspiration by signing up to receive our emails. Eastern trail up to Sytertoppen accessible from here. Worldwide postage from £3 per item. It passes through one of Europe's largest remaining wilderness areas. It is fine to drink as long as the water is either moving (streams should be at least half a meter in width, as a thumb rule), or large/deep enough to not get stagnant. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. You can also help us to make sure you get the most relevant advice for your travel tastes by indicating what you're most interested in hearing about.
There are seven mandatory boat crossings to make on the Kungsleden along with four optional crossings. Check in at Abisko Turiststation, in the heart of Swedish Lapland in the afternoon and perhaps chat to fellow walkers. Fjällvilt sells local reindeer and game products. Welver: Stein, 2011. Highlights along the way, sometimes a small detour is needed, are: Access to Abisko is by direct train from Gothenburg, Stockholm or Narvik. Crossing three national parks on its way, the trial passes through a variety of stunning landscapes from beech and pine forests via Arctic wilderness, glaciers, Alpine valleys and rocky mountain passes. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
Arrangements for this can be made at Abisko Mountain Station. Birch forests filled with flowers, to dramatic mountain passes with lunar-like terrain, to lush grass meadows, the scenery will have you gasping at every turn! Surrounded by high mountains, the cabins at Alesjaure are visible hours before you reach them! Be careful and follow the signs. I was hooked. Greatly enhanced my enjoyment of the walk and I’d wholeheartedly recommend it. Cash only. The STF Abisko mountain station is located in the heart of the Abisko National Park. The latest articles, galleries, quizzes and videos. If you're not happy with your purchase for any reason, we'll give you a full refund. 2 Breakfasts and 2 Dinners are included at the Abisko and Kebnekaise Mountain Stations. International shipping available.
It’s 55km to the next cabin at Vuonatjviken. The perfect adventure, built to suit you. First of all you backtrack 14km from Kebnekaise fjällstation to Singi, before heading south again with an unobstructed view of the hills and glaciers of Sarek national park. Trek the northernmost section of Sweden’s top distance trail, the 100-year old Kungsleden (King’s Trail). For the distances between the places mentioned on each segment; the best map to have of the entire area is Lantmäteriet Kartförlaget’s Norra Norrland (scale 1:400,000). Find out the latest route changes with free guidebook updates. Not the least to enjoy the warmth from the sauna and then mix it with a cold dip in the stream, Important information concerning payment using debit and credit cards at STF Mountain Cabins located off the beaten track.
The distances and ascents/descents are approximations of the recommended routes. In June the birdlife is at its best, and it is light around the clock. During the summer Jokkmokk, Arvidsjaur and Sorsele are reachable by The Inland Line tourist railway. It takes inspiration from the Lapland cuisine, and has an ambition to use organic raw materials produced locally. This trip is not available to solo walkers, and as the accommodations are multi-bedded rooms, single rooms are not available. Food Ammarnäs, Ammarnäs Livs. The cabins are closed off season, still with at least an unlocked emergency room and an emergency phone available. The Kungsleden trail is one of Europe’s most remote and takes you through spectacular areas of the Swedish Lapland mountain landscape.