Arctic Circle Trail GPX, Stages & Public Transport Guide

Start → Gl. Leir. · 169 km · 8 transit-optimized stages

169km

Total Distance

8

Stages

2,663m

Total Ascent

44

Transit Stops

Plan Arctic Circle Trail

Arctic Circle Trail covers 169 km with 2,663 m of ascent from Start to Gl. Leir.. Use the full-route GPX, stage GPX files, elevation profile, and public transport stops to choose a hiking, trail running, or fastpacking schedule.

Best season
Jun-Sep
GPX coverage
Full route plus 8 stage GPX files
Transit access
4 of 8 stages start or finish by public transport
Stage options
8 days hiking / 4 days trail running / 5 days fastpacking

🚌 Why transit-optimized?

We split Arctic Circle Trail into 8 stages. 4 of them start or end at a transit stop — look for the 🚌 icon in the stage directory below.

Full Trail Map

Stage Directory

#StageDistanceTransit
1Start → Km 2020 km
2Km 20 → Km 4020 km
3Km 40 → Km 6020.1 km
4Km 60 → Km 8019.9 km
5Km 80 → canoes29.9 km🚂
6canoes → Km 13020 km🚂
7Km 130 → Gl. Leir.36.5 km🚌
8Gl. Leir. → Gl. Leir.2.1 km🚌
Total168.5 km

How Long Does It Take?

8 days (20 km/day)

Comfortable pace with time to enjoy the scenery. 8 days.

Elevation Profile

100m200m300m400m0 km20 km40 km60 km80 km100 km120 km140 km160 km169 km452m10m
Flat (<5%) Easy (5–10%) Moderate (10–15%)

Transit Stops Along the Trail

Bus and train stops within 2 km of the trail, sorted by distance along the route.

KmStopDistance to Trail
0🚌 Tuapannguanut2244m
0🚌 Qeeqi2284m
0🚌 Spar Qiviarfik2063m
0🚌 Piniutit/Qajaq2174m
0🚌 Nikkorsuit1793m
0🚌 Qiviarfik1984m
0🚌 Vandrehjemet1737m
0🚌 Siaqquinneq/Uiaq1582m
0🚌 Tattoqeqarfik / Brandstation1547m
0🚌 Komunip Allafia/Skole 11438m
0🚌 Kussangasoq1428m
0🚌 Majoriaq1177m
0🚌 Umiarsualivik/Havn2072m
0🚌 Royal Arctic Line/KNI1907m
0🚌 Chr. 28-ip Aqq / Museum2003m
0🚌 Akia Sarsuatsivinnguup1506m
0🚌 Pølsebar Qeqqa1670m
0🚌 Akia Antuup Aqq2017m
0🚌 Akia Emilia Aqq2279m
0🚌 Taseralik, Skole 21165m
0🚌 Naluunguarfik/Spejdersøen1159m
0🚌 Paarnaqutit981m
0.1🚌 Kunuuteralaap Aqquserna879m
0.1🚌 K. R. Højskolia786m
0🚌 Deichmannip aqq1296m
0🚌 Brugsen, TelePost1195m
0🚌 Paamaap Kuua1096m
0🚌 Ittukasiup Aqq/Hotel Sisimiut1057m
0🚂 Sisimiut2036m
0.1🚌 Vandværket703m
109.9🚂 canoes907m
166.4🚌 Gl. Leir.95m
166.5🚌 Myer-ip aqq.1924m
168.1🚌 Museum419m
168.4🚌 Hotelgården159m
168.5🚌 Gl. kantine141m
168.5🚌 Rustenborg2300m
168.5🚌 Kyle-ip aqq.509m
168.5🚌 Blok J155m
168.5🚌 Ani Butik546m
168.5🚌 Børnehave522m
168.5🚌 Hotel øst194m
168.6🚌 BOQ2244m
168.1🚌 Umimmak2193m

The Arctic Circle Trail is a 169 km long-distance hiking trail in Greenland. This car-free guide breaks it into 8 transit-optimized stages, each starting and ending at a public transport stop.

Ready to hike Arctic Circle Trail?

Pick your first stage below and download the GPX. Every stage has transit connections listed.

🗂️ Open data source: Arctic Circle Trail on OpenStreetMap (relation 8350961). Transit stops from OSM.

Route data from OpenStreetMap © contributors, licensed under ODbL. Updated 2026-04-01.