Stage 4 of 6 · Höga Kusten-leden

Docksta Busstation → Näske

Distance

27.5 km

Ascent

+863 m

Descent

-891 m

Est. Time

8h 01m

Altitude

-3.6–288 m

Type

point-to-point

🏔️ Mountainous🌲 Lowland

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27.5 km Distance863 m Climb8h 01m Est. time288 m High pointEPIC Difficulty

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Getting Here

Docksta Busstation (bus stop)

392m from trailhead · ~5 min walk

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Getting Out

Näske (bus stop)

303m from trail end · ~4 min walk

Elevation Profile

Flat (<5%) Gentle (5–10%) Moderate (10–15%) Steep (15–25%)

Route Map

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Segment Breakdown

Auto-analyzed from the elevation profile. Each segment shows the dominant character for planning your effort.

Segment	Dist	↑ / ↓	Time	Character
Docksta Busstation → km 8.6 (5m) -4–288m	8.6 km	+475m / -512m	2h 46m	🏃 Highly Runnable
km 8.6 (5m) → km 16.4 (56m) 5–206m	7.8 km	+380m / -329m	2h 21m	📈 Climbing
km 16.4 (56m) → Näske -0–272m	11.1 km	+443m / -478m	3h 11m	🏃 Highly Runnable
Total	27.5 km	+863m / -891m	8h 19m

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Est. Finish Time

4h 38m

Calories

2,337 kcal

Water Needed

3.3 L

Effort Distance

40.6 km

flat-equivalent

🍫 Recommended: ~45g carbs/hr (209g total) 🧂 Electrolytes: ~2324mg sodium/hr 🩹 Consider anti-chafe and blister prevention

Terrain Analysis

Runnability

Steep / Technical

% of route below 15% gradient

Climb Ratio

31 m/km

Moderate profile

↑ 863m ↓ 891m

Surface & Technicality

Terrain Difficulty Breakdown

Runnable Flat (66%) Easy Grade (34%)

🏃 Mostly runnable with gentle terrain. Great for fast trail running.

Surface

≈43% paved · ≈57% unpaved

Mixed paved & unpaved

Estimated for the full route from the 61% with mapped surface data in OpenStreetMap.

Current Conditions

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Conditions for July

ℹ️ Shoulder season

Snow Risk

Unlikely

Mud Risk

10%

Low

Ice Risk

Unlikely

✅ Snow unlikely at this elevation in July. Trail conditions expected to be clear.

Best months: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep

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Suggested Gear List

Auto-generated based on 27.5 km, 863m ascent, max altitude 288m, ~8h duration.

Essential 5 items

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Trail running shoes / hiking boots

Required for any trail
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Phone (charged) + offline map

Navigation & emergency contact
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3L hydration vest

No water sources on route
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Trail mix, bars & sandwich

Est. 2810 kcal burn
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Emergency space blanket

Critical for preventing hypothermia if you stop moving