Summer hiking: June–September. Choose dates around the cabins and boats for your section; openings vary, and snow can remain into summer. Plan your visit
Checking the seasons, closures and current conditions for today…
Hut to hut in STF's stages, Abisko to Hemavan. Boat crossings are left out of the walking distance and time, and the road from Vakkotavare is ridden by bus and boat. STF's huts open from late June to mid-September; between Kvikkjokk and Ammarnäs some nights are in cabins, villages or a tent.
Hut seasons as published. 2026: all 16 huts open 18 June to 13 September; 2027: all 16 huts open 24 June to 19 September.
28-day plan
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Each day in its own colour, numbered where it starts; the rest of the Kungsleden in grey. Select a day for its elevation and 3D flyover.
Make your own plan
Changing the pace or where you stay suggests a new number of days: the fewest that keep each day under 8 h of walking and in daylight, where a place to stay allows.
Choose your nights (27 nights)
Days end where the route has a stay, a camp or a village.
Number of places not published · Self-catering Self-catering kitchen. Shop: Large selection.
Booking
Book onlineSTF sells a limited number of beds ahead, online, and they can sell out. Without a booking you pay on site and always get a roof, which may be a mattress on the floor.
78 places in total · Self-catering Self-catering kitchen. Shop: Large selection. 78 beds: https://www.svenskaturistforeningen.se/boende/stf-alesjaure-fjallstuga/
Booking
Book onlineSTF sells a limited number of beds ahead, online, and they can sell out. Without a booking you pay on site and always get a roof, which may be a mattress on the floor.
33 places in total · Self-catering Self-catering kitchen. No shop. 33 beds: https://www.svenskaturistforeningen.se/boende/stf-tjaktja-fjallstuga/
Booking
Book onlineSTF sells a limited number of beds ahead, online, and they can sell out. Without a booking you pay on site and always get a roof, which may be a mattress on the floor.
54 places in total · Self-catering Self-catering kitchen. Shop: Large selection. 54 beds: https://www.svenskaturistforeningen.se/boende/stf-salka-fjallstuga/
Booking
Book onlineSTF sells a limited number of beds ahead, online, and they can sell out. Without a booking you pay on site and always get a roof, which may be a mattress on the floor.
44 places in total · Self-catering Self-catering kitchen. No shop. 44 beds: https://www.svenskaturistforeningen.se/boende/stf-singi-fjallstuga/
Booking
Book onlineSTF sells a limited number of beds ahead, online, and they can sell out. Without a booking you pay on site and always get a roof, which may be a mattress on the floor.
30 places in total · Self-catering Self-catering kitchen. Shop: Small shop, limited selection. 30 beds: https://www.svenskaturistforeningen.se/boende/stf-kaitumjaure-fjallstuga/
Booking
Book onlineSTF sells a limited number of beds ahead, online, and they can sell out. Without a booking you pay on site and always get a roof, which may be a mattress on the floor.
30 places in total · Self-catering Self-catering kitchen. Shop: Small shop, limited selection. 30 beds: https://www.svenskaturistforeningen.se/boende/stf-teusajaure-fjallstuga/
Booking
Book onlineSTF sells a limited number of beds ahead, online, and they can sell out. Without a booking you pay on site and always get a roof, which may be a mattress on the floor.
16 places in total · Self-catering Self-catering kitchen. No shop. 16 beds: https://www.svenskaturistforeningen.se/boende/stf-vakkotavare-fjallstuga/
Booking
Book onlineSTF sells a limited number of beds ahead, online, and they can sell out. Without a booking you pay on site and always get a roof, which may be a mattress on the floor.
Boat: Lake Langas: M/S Langas, about 15 minutes, meets the Road to Ritsem buses.
By bus and boat: Most hikers ride this stage: the Road to Ritsem bus from Vakkotavare to Kebnats (about 30 km of road; 22 June to 20 September in 2026), then the M/S Langas boat to Saltoluokta. Walking it means 30 km on the road.
Stage 9: STF counts this stage as 30 km, almost all of it on the road from Vakkotavare to Kebnats; the planner rides it by bus and boat.
22 places in total · Self-catering Self-catering kitchen. No shop. 22 beds: https://www.svenskaturistforeningen.se/boende/stf-sitojaure-fjallstuga/
Booking
Book onlineSTF sells a limited number of beds ahead, online, and they can sell out. Without a booking you pay on site and always get a roof, which may be a mattress on the floor.
Number of places not published · Self-catering Self-catering kitchen. Shop: Large selection.
Booking
Book onlineSTF sells a limited number of beds ahead, online, and they can sell out. Without a booking you pay on site and always get a roof, which may be a mattress on the floor.
26 places in total · Self-catering Self-catering kitchen. No shop. 26 beds: https://www.svenskaturistforeningen.se/boende/stf-parte-fjallstuga/
Booking
Book onlineSTF sells a limited number of beds ahead, online, and they can sell out. Without a booking you pay on site and always get a roof, which may be a mattress on the floor.
Boat: Lake Sakkat: about 3 km by the Kvikkjokk boat, on a timetable or on request.
Overnight
Tsielekjåkkstugan
Unstaffed bivouac
Pick a date to check the season.
Season
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Places
Number of places not published · Meals not published Self-catering kitchen. No shop.
Booking
No booking Unstaffed, no booking. STF offers it as the first overnight of the Kvikkjokk to Ammarnäs section with a few beds, but its own stage page also calls it an emergency shelter.
Number of places not published · Restaurant meals Meals served. No shop.
Booking
Book by emailBook by email or phone through the contact page. The site looks out of date (a 2023 price list), so confirm before you rely on it; the owners also run the boat across Riebnes, booked ahead.
Boat: Riebnesjaure: a boat you book from Vuonatjviken (about 5.4 km), then the rowing boats at Kapellströmmarna.
Overnight
Jäkkvik (Kyrkans fjällgård)
Hotel
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Season
Not checked
Places
80 places in total · Meals not published Self-catering kitchen. Shop: ICA Nära Jäckvik (OSM: Mo-Su 09:00-20:00). 80 beds: https://kyrkansfjallgardjakkvik.com/
Booking
Book by emailBook by email or phone. In summer 2027 (28 June to 12 September) hostel beds are drop-in, or bookable only once the season has started; apartments up to six months ahead.
Stage 21: STF gives Sjnulttjie to Rävfallsstugan as 27 km and on to Ammarnäs as 23 km; the county board gives 46 km from Adolfström to Rävfallsstugan and 21 km on.
Overnight
Rävfallsstugan
Unstaffed bivouac
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Season
Not checked
Places
12 places in total · Meals not published Self-catering kitchen. No shop. 12 beds: https://www.naturkartan.se/sv/vasterbottens-lan/ravfallsstugan-vindelfjallen
Booking
Booking requestA locked cabin: book, pay for and collect the key at Ammarnäs Livs or naturum Hemavan (250 SEK a night). Walking south you reach it before Ammarnäs, so arrange the key first.
26 places in total · Self-catering Self-catering kitchen. Shop: Large selection. 26 beds: https://www.svenskaturistforeningen.se/boende/stf-aigert-fjallstuga/
Booking
Book onlineSTF sells a limited number of beds ahead, online, and they can sell out. Without a booking you pay on site and always get a roof, which may be a mattress on the floor.
30 places in total · Self-catering Self-catering kitchen. No shop. 30 beds: https://www.svenskaturistforeningen.se/boende/stf-serve-fjallstuga/
Booking
Book onlineSTF sells a limited number of beds ahead, online, and they can sell out. Without a booking you pay on site and always get a roof, which may be a mattress on the floor.
26 places in total · Self-catering Self-catering kitchen. Shop: yes. 26 beds: https://www.svenskaturistforeningen.se/boende/stf-tarnasjo-fjallstuga/
Booking
Book onlineSTF sells a limited number of beds ahead, online, and they can sell out. Without a booking you pay on site and always get a roof, which may be a mattress on the floor.
28 places in total · Self-catering Self-catering kitchen. No shop. 28 beds: https://www.svenskaturistforeningen.se/boende/stf-syter-fjallstuga/
Booking
Book onlineSTF sells a limited number of beds ahead, online, and they can sell out. Without a booking you pay on site and always get a roof, which may be a mattress on the floor.
32 places in total · Self-catering Self-catering kitchen. Shop: Shop. 32 beds: https://www.svenskaturistforeningen.se/boende/stf-viterskalet-fjallstuga/
Booking
Book onlineSTF sells a limited number of beds ahead, online, and they can sell out. Without a booking you pay on site and always get a roof, which may be a mattress on the floor.
Days end at a stage end with a refuge or a village, or in a village the route passes through. Walking times are our estimate from distance and climb: no time is published for these stages. Running times use 7.5 km/h plus one hour per 700 m of climb: a steady reference, not a prediction. Daylight is sunrise to sunset where the day starts; the time left is for breaks, meals and delays.Refuge dates come from the operator's own pages; when they are not published, we say so. For villages we count the places to stay OpenStreetMap lists; we have not checked which are open. A plan is not a booking: reserve every night before you commit to these day lengths.
A week in the north, four days beside Sarek, or a longer camping journey: pick the character of your trip first. STF’s trip guides suggest walking days and overnight stops; our map lets you explore the terrain section by section.
107 km 5–7 days
Abisko to Nikkaluokta
High valleys and a hut-to-hut introduction to the north.
Cabins & connections
STF cabins and mountain stations. The exit via Kebnekaise leaves the main Kungsleden at Singi.
Arrive by train at Abisko Turiststation; plan the seasonal bus from Nikkaluokta to Kiruna for your return.
These choices overlap on the northern access route; their distances must not be added to calculate the length of a through-hike. Day counts are suggestions, not bookings or a guarantee of daily effort.
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Plan your days: Abisko to Nikkaluokta
Your dates
Checking the seasons, closures and current conditions for today…
The reviewed route, split at named overnight stops. Pick a plan to see its days on the map, or choose your own nights below.
Hut seasons as published. 2026: all 5 huts open 18 June to 13 September; 2027: all 5 huts open 24 June to 19 September.
STF describes Abisko–Nikkaluokta as 107 km. This mapped summer track measures about 104 km; accommodation approaches are additional. It covers the northern journey, not the entire Kungsleden to Hemavan, and walks both lakeside sections without boat shortcuts. Finish in Nikkaluokta. The Nikkaluokta Express bus to Kiruna runs 18 June to 19 September in 2027; booking online is cheaper than paying on board. Allow time for onward trains or a final overnight.
7-day plan
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Flat (<5%)
Each day in its own colour, numbered where it starts; the rest of the Kungsleden in grey. Select a day for its elevation and 3D flyover.
Make your own plan
Changing the pace or where you stay suggests a new number of days: the fewest that keep each day under 8 h of walking and in daylight, where a place to stay allows.
Choose your nights (6 nights)
Days end where the route has a stay, a camp or a village.
Number of places not published · Self-catering Self-catering kitchen. Shop: Large selection.
Booking
Book onlineSTF sells a limited number of beds ahead, online, and they can sell out. Without a booking you pay on site and always get a roof, which may be a mattress on the floor.
78 places in total · Self-catering Self-catering kitchen. Shop: Large selection. 78 beds: https://www.svenskaturistforeningen.se/boende/stf-alesjaure-fjallstuga/
Booking
Book onlineSTF sells a limited number of beds ahead, online, and they can sell out. Without a booking you pay on site and always get a roof, which may be a mattress on the floor.
33 places in total · Self-catering Self-catering kitchen. No shop. 33 beds: https://www.svenskaturistforeningen.se/boende/stf-tjaktja-fjallstuga/
Booking
Book onlineSTF sells a limited number of beds ahead, online, and they can sell out. Without a booking you pay on site and always get a roof, which may be a mattress on the floor.
54 places in total · Self-catering Self-catering kitchen. Shop: Large selection. 54 beds: https://www.svenskaturistforeningen.se/boende/stf-salka-fjallstuga/
Booking
Book onlineSTF sells a limited number of beds ahead, online, and they can sell out. Without a booking you pay on site and always get a roof, which may be a mattress on the floor.
44 places in total · Self-catering Self-catering kitchen. No shop. 44 beds: https://www.svenskaturistforeningen.se/boende/stf-singi-fjallstuga/
Booking
Book onlineSTF sells a limited number of beds ahead, online, and they can sell out. Without a booking you pay on site and always get a roof, which may be a mattress on the floor.
Days end at a stage end with a refuge or a village, or in a village the route passes through. Walking times are our estimate from distance and climb: no time is published for these stages. Running times use 7.5 km/h plus one hour per 700 m of climb: a steady reference, not a prediction. Daylight is sunrise to sunset where the day starts; the time left is for breaks, meals and delays.Refuge dates come from the operator's own pages; when they are not published, we say so. For villages we count the places to stay OpenStreetMap lists; we have not checked which are open. A plan is not a booking: reserve every night before you commit to these day lengths.
Weather this week
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Weather by month
Typical weather on this trail: at the lowest point (302 m) and the highest point (1,123 m). Select a month to see why it is rated as it is.
Monthly climate averages and daylight
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17 h 27
13 h 22
9 h 36
5 h 26
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Source: TerraClimate 1991–2020 monthly averages. Averages for the area at each point’s elevation (4 km grid, corrected for height). Not a forecast or a report of current trail conditions. Snow at the high point is estimated with a simple snowpack model from these temperatures and precipitation, not observed; steep islands and high summits can hold more snow than it shows. Daylight is for the 15th of each month. Hut, transport and park seasons are separate: check them for your dates.
Prepare for Swedish Lapland
Before you go
Cabins or camping?
Start with the overnight stops in your chosen STF guide. In the central Kvikkjokk–Ammarnäs section, plan tent nights as well as the accommodation that is available.
Check crossings before fixing your walking days. Rowing boats, booked transfers and scheduled services have different arrangements; do not infer a walk across a lake from a GPX line.
Choose resupply points from the section guide and check opening dates. Bring waterproof layers, insulation, navigation backup and enough food between shops.
Explore Scandinavian satellite snow observations with model estimates in observation gaps. Check dates and uncertain areas before deciding on your walking days; this is not a snow-free guarantee or a forecast for your departure.
Google Maps opens a journey search, not a confirmed departure. Seasonal buses and boats may need separate operator checks; a nearby stop does not guarantee a usable trail approach.
Offline maps
Keep your route and maps on your phone for places without a signal. For multi-day trips, prepare them in the installed TrailSplits app.
Open this trail in the app.Install TrailSplits, then open this trail there. On iPhone, downloads in a browser may not be available in the installed app.
Choose and check each section. Use the map above and the official walking guide to check your route and connections. Confirm your section review, then choose Prepare offline. Wait for the route and maps to finish downloading.
Try it before leaving coverage. Switch offline, close and reopen the app, then use My Hikes to start navigation. Repeat for every part you will need.
Saving a bookmark is not a map download. Storage can be cleared by your device; keep a backup map for remote trips.
STF describes Kungsleden as just over 450 km between Abisko and Hemavan. The overview shows 473.4 km of mapped tracks, including side routes, repeated paths and gaps. It is useful for exploring the area, but is not the standard through-hike. Use the 22 sections to compare terrain, then choose walking days around the stays and connections in your official trip guide.
Which route should I use for my trip?
Use the official STF guide for your chosen journey to check walking stages, stays and connections. Trip guidance was checked on 14 September 2026. The map includes access paths and side routes as well as parts of Kungsleden, so compare your selected section with that guide before downloading it. Sections with known gaps remain available for map exploration, not direct navigation.
Kvikkjokk–Ammarnäs combines walking, boat crossings and camping. Plan those connections when choosing your days. Summer and winter routes differ; this page is for summer hiking.
Satellite imagery shows the landscape. Switch on the separate snow layer for dated observations and model estimates. Closures and restrictions provide partial local information; check current reports for your journey.