The northern stretch of Sweden’s King’s Trail — Abisko to Nikkaluokta through Arctic tundra above the tree line, past Sweden’s highest mountain, in the land of the midnight sun.
Tjäktja Pass
Kebnekaise (side ascent, 2,096 m)
Arctic tundra
Midnight sun
▸ Planned route
Abisko, 385 metres, Day 1. Trailhead by the lake.
Abiskojaure, 490 metres, Day 1
Alesjaure, 800 metres, Day 2
Tjäktja Pass, 1,150 metres, Day 3. High point.
Sälka, 840 metres, Day 4
Singi, 780 metres, Day 5. Kebnekaise junction.
Kebnekaise, 700 metres, Day 6. Sweden’s highest, side ascent.