The Kungsleden - Walking Sweden's Royal Trail - by Mike Laing (Paperback)

About the Book

Guide to the Kungsleden (King's Trail), Sweden's premier long-distance trek. Lying mostly within the Arctic Circle, the 460km route across Lappland is presented in 28 stages but can be walked in shorter sections if preferred. Includes an optional ascent of Kebnekaise, Sweden's highest peak, plus notes on huts and wild camping.

Book Synopsis

A guidebook to walking the 460km (286 mile) Kungsleden trail (King's Trail) between Abisko and Hemavan. This long-distance trail through the sub-artic landscape of Swedish Lappland is suitable for any reasonably fit, experienced walker and can be walked in 4 weeks.

• Presented in 28 stages between 7 and 22km (4-14 miles) in length
• The popular Abisko-Nikkaluokta circuit can be completed in 1 week
• Additional itinerary given to the Kebnekaise summit, Sweden's highest peak
• Route passes through Kebnekaise Fjällstation, Nikkaluokta, Saltoluokta, Kvikkjokk, Jäkkvik, Adolfsström, Bäverholmen, Ammarnäs
• Highlights include Aktse, Syterskalet and Tjäktjavagge glacial valleys, Lapone Mountains, Arjeplog Fells, Sarek National Park
• 1:100,000 maps included for each stage
• Can be walked late-June to mid-September
• GPX files available to download
• Detailed information on accommodation, facilities and public transport

About the Author

Mike Laing is a freelance mountaineering instructor based in Snowdonia, North Wales. He has travelled, climbed and trekked extensively in Greenland, South America, Africa, Europe and the Himalaya. This is his first guidebook for which he completed the Kungsleden as a through hike in 2017 and visited again twice in 2018 to complete and update his research. Mike is a full member of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors (AMI) and operates his own business, Snowdonia Climbing.