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Nordkalottleden

A long-distance path in Sweden: 757 km (470 mi) with 14,583 m of ascent, about 43 days on foot.

Distance
757 km (470 mi)
Ascent
14,583 m
Days
43
High point
1,135 m
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The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. Where the mapping has gaps (11 km), the line is drawn by our router along mapped paths: check those stretches against the waymarks. See the source.

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Nordkalottleden
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The trail

The Nordkalottleden (Nordkalottruta in Norwegian, Kalottireitti in Finnish, the Arctic Trail) crosses the far north of Norway, Finland and Sweden from Kautokeino by Kilpisjärvi, the Treriksröset border cairn, Abisko and Padjelanta to Kvikkjokk, past about 40 cabins. Its promoters give about 800 km, a figure that counts both of its southern endings (the trail also reaches Sulitjelma in Norway, which this line does not); this line, from OpenStreetMap, runs from Kautokeino to Kvikkjokk and measures about 757 km. The trail is marked only in places, some rivers have to be forded, most cabins are unstaffed and the season is July to mid-September: read the cabin organisations' pages (Norwegian Trekking Association, Metsähallitus, the Swedish Tourist Association) and Laponia's before you go.

Map sections

About 43 days at about 17.6 km (10.9 mi) a day, an estimate from the length. Too many to list day by day, so here the line is in 30 sections, each ending at a town or village it passes, to help you find your way along it. They are not daily stages, and they vary from 11.7 km to 40 km: plan your days and nights from the trail's own guide.

  1. Section 1 Kautokeino to Čunovuohppi 16.9 km · 16.9 km from the start
  2. Section 2 Čunovuohppi to Ráisjávrihytta 28 km · 45 km from the start
  3. Section 3 Ráisjávrihytta to Nedrefosshytta 29 km · 74 km from the start
  4. Section 4 Nedrefosshytta to Saraelv 25 km · 99 km from the start
  5. Section 5 Saraelv to Somashytta 29 km · 128 km from the start
  6. Section 6 Somashytta to Meekonjärvi 24 km · 152 km from the start
  7. Section 7 Meekonjärvi to Kilpisjärvi 31 km · 182 km from the start
  8. Section 8 Kilpisjärvi to Treriksröset 17.9 km · 200 km from the start
  9. Section 9 Treriksröset to Pältsestugan 13.3 km · 213 km from the start
  10. Section 10 Pältsestugan to Dærtahytta 34 km · 248 km from the start
  11. Section 11 Dærtahytta to Dividalshytta 23 km · 271 km from the start
  12. Section 12 Dividalshytta to Vuomahytta 18.1 km · 290 km from the start
  13. Section 13 Vuomahytta to Altevasshytta 29 km · 318 km from the start
  14. Section 14 Altevasshytta to Lappjordhytta 24 km · 342 km from the start
  15. Section 15 Lappjordhytta to Abisko 24 km · 366 km from the start
  16. Section 16 Abisko to Alesjaure 34 km · 400 km from the start
  17. Section 17 Alesjaure to Sälka 25 km · 425 km from the start
  18. Section 18 Sälka to Hukejaure 18.5 km · 444 km from the start
  19. Section 19 Hukejaure to Skoaddejávrehytta 32 km · 476 km from the start
  20. Section 20 Skoaddejávrehytta to Paurohytta 40 km · 516 km from the start
  21. Section 21 Paurohytta to Røysvatn 27 km · 543 km from the start
  22. Section 22 Røysvatn to Njallajávrre 25 km · 567 km from the start
  23. Section 23 Njallajávrre to Vaisaluokta 29 km · 596 km from the start
  24. Section 24 Vaisaluokta to Låddejåkkå 34 km · 630 km from the start
  25. Section 25 Låddejåkkå to Stáloluokta 23 km · 653 km from the start
  26. Section 26 Stáloluokta to Staddajåkkåstugorna 11.7 km · 665 km from the start
  27. Section 27 Staddajåkkåstugorna to Pieskehaure 29 km · 694 km from the start
  28. Section 28 Pieskehaure to Vaimok 18.4 km · 712 km from the start
  29. Section 29 Vaimok to Tarrekaise 22 km · 734 km from the start
  30. Section 30 Tarrekaise to Kvikkjokk 22 km · 757 km from the start

Summits on the way

  • Unna Nannáš · 258 km from the start

Tops within 300 m of the line. Summits from OpenStreetMap.

Start and finish

Start: near Kautokeino, Finnmark. 68.99886, 23.00006

Finish: near Kvikkjokk, Norrbotten County. 66.95011, 17.71740

Directions to the start

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Places to stay

Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:

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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.

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