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Padjelantaleden

Cabin to cabin through Padjelanta National Park, from the boat landing on Akkajaure to Kvikkjokk, in STF's ten stages: the Sámi villages' cabin camps across the high lakes and fells, then the Tarra valley down to Kvikkjokk. Each end needs a boat, in summer only.

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10Walking stages

Best season: Late June to early September. The trail is walked from late June to early September. In 2026 the cabin camps were hosted from 28 June to 6 September, STF's cabins and the boat from Ritsem ran from 26 June to 6 September, and the summer bridges were in from 25 June to the last week of September. Mid-May to late June and October to November are the thaw and the freeze-up, when travel is hard. For 2027 STF's cabins open from 2 July to 5 or 12 September; the camps and the boat have not published their dates. STF's cabins also open from late February to April. Before you go

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Ten stages, STF's own, cabin to cabin, 6 to 23 km. The first six end at the Sámi villages' cabin camps, which take no bookings: everyone who arrives gets a bed. The last three end at STF's cabins, booked online. Both ends need a boat, and both boats run in summer only. Choose a plan, or pick your own start, finish and nights below.

Hut seasons as published. 2026: all 10 huts open 28 June to 6 September; 2027: 4 of 10 huts have published dates, all open 2 July to 5 September.

10-day plan

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Each day in its own colour, numbered where it starts; the rest of Padjelantaleden in grey. Select a day for its elevation and 3D flyover.

Make your own plan

Changing 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 (9 nights)

Days end where the route has a stay, a camp or a village.

Day by day

  1. Day 1

    Änonjálmme to Gisuris

    Stage 1

    Distance
    14.9 km
    Climb
    +273 / −140 m
    Walking
    4 hSvenska Turistföreningen time 3 h–5 h; measured on the mapped line 4 h 18

    Stage 1: The trail starts at a boat landing: M/S Storlule crosses Akkajaure from Ritsem to Änonjálmme in summer only (26 June to 6 September in 2026), and STF calls the boat mandatory. From the landing, past STF Akka after 1.5 km, to the Gisuris camp: 2 + 14 km and 3 to 5 hours, STF says; 14.9 km on our line.

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    Gisuris

    Mountain refuge · Badjelánnda Laponia Turism (owned by the Sámi villages)

    Pick a date to check the season.

    Season
    2026 28 June 2026 to 6 September 2026 Hosted in three periods: 28 June to 19 July, 19 July to 9 August, 9 August to 6 September. The price table gives the summer as 29 June to 8 September. Outside the season: Outside the hosted season one six-bed cabin stays open, unstaffed, with an emergency phone. padjelanta.com, read 13 October 20262027 2027 dates not published padjelanta.com, read 13 October 2026
    Places
    34 places in total · Self-catering One cabin of five four-bed rooms and a two-bed room, and two six-bed cabins. Self-catering. A small kiosk sells basic food in the hosted season, cash only. No electricity or wifi.
    Booking
    No booking No advance booking: everyone who arrives gets a bed, Badjelánnda Laponia Turism says. Pay the cabin host on arrival by card or cash, or pay ahead by bank transfer and carry the receipt; no invoices from 2026. Lodging tickets are also sold at the tourist office in Jokkmokk and at STF Kvikkjokk. STF members get no discount.
    Contact
    Official site

    Badjelánnda Laponia Turism's cabin camp (also spelt Kisuris), the first of its six on the trail. Adults 500 SEK a night in 2026 (children 6 to 15, 250 SEK); camping beside the camp, a service fee of 150 SEK.

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  2. Day 2

    Gisuris to Låddejåhkå

    Stage 2

    Distance
    22.1 km
    Climb
    +339 / −338 m
    Walking
    8 hSvenska Turistföreningen time 7 h–9 h; measured on the mapped line 6 h 18

    Stage 2: To the Låddejåhkå camp: 23 km and 7 to 9 hours, the longest stage, with three suspension bridges.

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    Låddejåhkå

    Mountain refuge · Badjelánnda Laponia Turism (owned by the Sámi villages)

    Pick a date to check the season.

    Season
    2026 28 June 2026 to 6 September 2026 Hosted in three periods: 28 June to 19 July, 19 July to 9 August, 9 August to 6 September. The price table gives the summer as 29 June to 8 September. Outside the season: Outside the hosted season one cabin stays open, unstaffed, with an emergency phone. padjelanta.com, read 13 October 20262027 2027 dates not published padjelanta.com, read 13 October 2026
    Places
    34 places in total · Self-catering Self-catering. A small kiosk sells basic food in the hosted season, cash only. No electricity or wifi.
    Booking
    No booking No advance booking: everyone who arrives gets a bed, Badjelánnda Laponia Turism says. Pay the cabin host on arrival by card or cash, or pay ahead by bank transfer and carry the receipt; no invoices from 2026. Lodging tickets are also sold at the tourist office in Jokkmokk and at STF Kvikkjokk. STF members get no discount.
    Contact
    Official site

    Badjelánnda Laponia Turism's cabin camp, 500 m west of the bridge, at the end of the longest stage. Adults 500 SEK a night in 2026 (children 6 to 15, 250 SEK); camping beside the camp, a service fee of 150 SEK.

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  3. Day 3

    Låddejåhkå to Árasluokta

    Stage 3

    Distance
    13.0 km
    Climb
    +424 / −421 m
    Walking
    3 h 30Svenska Turistföreningen time 3 h–4 h; measured on the mapped line 3 h 56

    Stage 3: To the Árasluokta camp: 13 km and 3 to 4 hours, STF says; Badjelánnda Laponia Turism gives 12 km.

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    Árasluokta

    Mountain refuge · Badjelánnda Laponia Turism (owned by the Sámi villages)

    Pick a date to check the season.

    Season
    2026 28 June 2026 to 6 September 2026 Hosted in three periods: 28 June to 19 July, 19 July to 9 August, 9 August to 6 September. The price table gives the summer as 29 June to 8 September. Outside the season: Outside the hosted season one cabin stays open, unstaffed, with an emergency phone. padjelanta.com, read 13 October 20262027 2027 dates not published padjelanta.com, read 13 October 2026
    Places
    32 places in total · Self-catering Self-catering. A small kiosk sells basic food in the hosted season, cash only. No electricity or wifi.
    Booking
    No booking No advance booking: everyone who arrives gets a bed, Badjelánnda Laponia Turism says. Pay the cabin host on arrival by card or cash, or pay ahead by bank transfer and carry the receipt; no invoices from 2026. Lodging tickets are also sold at the tourist office in Jokkmokk and at STF Kvikkjokk. STF members get no discount.
    Contact
    Official site

    Badjelánnda Laponia Turism's cabin camp by Virihávrre; a boat across the lake can be arranged here. Church weekend 11 and 12 July 2026. Adults 500 SEK a night in 2026 (children 6 to 15, 250 SEK); camping beside the camp, a service fee of 150 SEK.

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  4. Day 4

    Árasluokta to Stáloluokta

    Stage 4

    Distance
    10.1 km
    Climb
    +241 / −238 m
    Walking
    3 h 30Svenska Turistföreningen time 3 h–4 h; measured on the mapped line 3 h 02

    Stage 4: To the Stáloluokta camp: 10 km and 3 to 4 hours, STF says; Badjelánnda Laponia Turism gives 12 km. In summer a scheduled helicopter, booked ahead, flies from here to Kvikkjokk and to Ritsem.

    Overnight

    Stáloluokta

    Mountain refuge · Badjelánnda Laponia Turism (owned by the Sámi villages)

    Pick a date to check the season.

    The kiosk, run by the people who live here, closed for the 2026 season on 10 August: bring all your food. padjelanta.com, read 13 October 2026

    Season
    2026 28 June 2026 to 6 September 2026 Hosted in three periods: 28 June to 19 July, 19 July to 9 August, 9 August to 6 September. The price table gives the summer as 29 June to 8 September. Outside the season: Outside the hosted season one room stays open, unstaffed, with an emergency phone. padjelanta.com, read 13 October 20262027 2027 dates not published padjelanta.com, read 13 October 2026
    Places
    42 places in total · Self-catering Rooms with their own kitchen too, and a sauna. Self-catering. A small kiosk sells basic food in the hosted season, cash only. No electricity or wifi.
    Booking
    No booking No advance booking: everyone who arrives gets a bed, Badjelánnda Laponia Turism says. Pay the cabin host on arrival by card or cash, or pay ahead by bank transfer and carry the receipt; no invoices from 2026. Lodging tickets are also sold at the tourist office in Jokkmokk and at STF Kvikkjokk. STF members get no discount.
    Contact
    Official site

    Badjelánnda Laponia Turism's largest camp, with a reception and a sauna, halfway along the trail. In summer a scheduled helicopter, booked ahead, flies from here to Kvikkjokk and to Ritsem. Adults 550 SEK a night in 2026, the sauna included; a room with its own kitchen 600 SEK.

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  5. Day 5

    Stáloluokta to Duottar

    Stage 5

    Distance
    17.6 km
    Climb
    +509 / −190 m
    Walking
    6 hSvenska Turistföreningen time 5 h–7 h; measured on the mapped line 5 h 09

    Stage 5: To the Duottar camp: 18 km and 5 to 7 hours, by the Bållávrjåhkå. Its bridge is a summer bridge, in from about the last week of June to mid or late September (in 2026, 25 June to week 39): outside those weeks the river has no bridge.

    Overnight

    Duottar

    Mountain refuge · Badjelánnda Laponia Turism (owned by the Sámi villages)

    Pick a date to check the season.

    Season
    2026 28 June 2026 to 6 September 2026 Hosted in three periods: 28 June to 19 July, 19 July to 9 August, 9 August to 6 September. The price table gives the summer as 29 June to 8 September. Outside the season: Outside the hosted season one cabin stays open, unstaffed, with an emergency phone. padjelanta.com, read 13 October 20262027 2027 dates not published padjelanta.com, read 13 October 2026
    Places
    32 places in total · Self-catering Self-catering. A small kiosk sells basic food in the hosted season, cash only. No electricity or wifi.
    Booking
    No booking No advance booking: everyone who arrives gets a bed, Badjelánnda Laponia Turism says. Pay the cabin host on arrival by card or cash, or pay ahead by bank transfer and carry the receipt; no invoices from 2026. Lodging tickets are also sold at the tourist office in Jokkmokk and at STF Kvikkjokk. STF members get no discount.
    Contact
    Official site

    Badjelánnda Laponia Turism's cabin camp. Adults 500 SEK a night in 2026 (children 6 to 15, 250 SEK); camping beside the camp, a service fee of 150 SEK.

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  6. Day 6

    Duottar to Darreluoppal

    Stage 6

    Distance
    9.7 km
    Climb
    +98 / −299 m
    Walking
    3 h 30Svenska Turistföreningen time 3 h–4 h; measured on the mapped line 2 h 40

    Stage 6: Over the trail's high point, 960 m, to the Darreluoppal camp, just inside Sarek National Park: 11 km and 3 to 4 hours.

    Overnight

    Darreluoppal

    Mountain refuge · Badjelánnda Laponia Turism (owned by the Sámi villages)

    Pick a date to check the season.

    Season
    2026 28 June 2026 to 6 September 2026 Hosted in three periods: 28 June to 19 July, 19 July to 9 August, 9 August to 6 September. The price table gives the summer as 29 June to 8 September. Outside the season: Outside the hosted season one cabin stays open, unstaffed, with an emergency phone. padjelanta.com, read 13 October 20262027 2027 dates not published padjelanta.com, read 13 October 2026
    Places
    36 places in total · Self-catering Six cabins of six beds each. Self-catering. A small kiosk sells basic food in the hosted season, cash only. No electricity or wifi.
    Booking
    No booking No advance booking: everyone who arrives gets a bed, Badjelánnda Laponia Turism says. Pay the cabin host on arrival by card or cash, or pay ahead by bank transfer and carry the receipt; no invoices from 2026. Lodging tickets are also sold at the tourist office in Jokkmokk and at STF Kvikkjokk. STF members get no discount.
    Contact
    Official site

    Badjelánnda Laponia Turism's last camp (also spelt Tarraluoppal), just inside Sarek National Park. Adults 500 SEK a night in 2026 (children 6 to 15, 250 SEK); camping beside the camp, a service fee of 150 SEK.

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  7. Day 7

    Darreluoppal to Såmmarlappa

    Stage 7

    Distance
    14.8 km
    Climb
    +143 / −318 m
    Walking
    5 hSvenska Turistföreningen time 4 h–6 h; measured on the mapped line 4 h 04

    Stage 7: Out of Padjelanta after about 11 km, over the Slihtajåhkå by a suspension bridge, to STF Såmmarlappa: 15 km and 4 to 6 hours.

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    Såmmarlappa

    Mountain refuge · Svenska Turistföreningen (STF)

    Pick a date to check the season.

    Season
    2026 27 February 2026 to 19 April 2026 swedishtouristassociation.com, read 13 October 20262026 26 June 2026 to 6 September 2026 swedishtouristassociation.com, read 13 October 20262027 26 February 2027 to 18 April 2027 swedishtouristassociation.com, read 13 October 20262027 2 July 2027 to 12 September 2027 swedishtouristassociation.com, read 13 October 2026
    Places
    11 to 25 places · Self-catering Self-catering, with a small shop.
    Booking
    Book online Book online through STF; the price shows only when you book.
    Contact
    Official site

    STF's cabin in the Tarra valley (Tarradalen), with a small shop.

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  8. Day 8

    Såmmarlappa to Tarrekaise

    Stage 8

    Distance
    11.6 km
    Climb
    +94 / −109 m
    Walking
    5 hSvenska Turistföreningen time 4 h–6 h; measured on the mapped line 3 h 11

    Stage 8: Down the Tarra valley to STF Tarrekaise: 13 km and 4 to 6 hours, STF says; 11.6 km on our line.

    Overnight

    Tarrekaise

    Mountain refuge · Svenska Turistföreningen (STF)

    Pick a date to check the season.

    Season
    2026 27 February 2026 to 19 April 2026 swedishtouristassociation.com, read 13 October 20262026 26 June 2026 to 6 September 2026 swedishtouristassociation.com, read 13 October 20262027 26 February 2027 to 18 April 2027 swedishtouristassociation.com, read 13 October 20262027 2 July 2027 to 12 September 2027 swedishtouristassociation.com, read 13 October 2026
    Places
    26 to 50 places · Self-catering Self-catering; no shop listed.
    Booking
    Book online Book online through STF; the price shows only when you book. Cards are taken; STF advises carrying some cash.
    Contact
    Official site

    STF's cabin in the Tarra valley.

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  9. Day 9

    Tarrekaise to Njunjes

    Stage 9

    Distance
    6.8 km
    Climb
    +79 / −158 m
    Walking
    3 hSvenska Turistföreningen time 2 h–4 h; measured on the mapped line 1 h 56

    Stage 9: To STF Njunjes: 6 km and 2 to 4 hours.

    Overnight

    Njunjes

    Mountain refuge · Svenska Turistföreningen (STF)

    Pick a date to check the season.

    Season
    2026 27 February 2026 to 19 April 2026 swedishtouristassociation.com, read 13 October 20262026 26 June 2026 to 6 September 2026 swedishtouristassociation.com, read 13 October 20262027 26 February 2027 to 18 April 2027 swedishtouristassociation.com, read 13 October 20262027 2 July 2027 to 12 September 2027 swedishtouristassociation.com, read 13 October 2026
    Places
    11 to 25 places · Self-catering Two rooms. Self-catering; no shop listed.
    Booking
    Book online Book online through STF; the price shows only when you book. Cards are taken.
    Contact
    Official site

    STF's cabin, the last before Kvikkjokk.

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  10. Day 10

    Njunjes to the Tarraätno landing

    Stage 10

    Distance
    12.3 km
    Climb
    +52 / −184 m
    Walking
    5 hSvenska Turistföreningen time 4 h–6 h; measured on the mapped line 3 h 18

    Stage 10: To the boat landing on the Tarraätno delta: about 12 km on foot, then 3 km by boat to Kvikkjokk, 4 to 6 hours in all, STF says. The boat is mandatory and must be booked ahead: Båttrafik i Kvikkjokk ran scheduled trips from 18 June to 13 September 2026 and trips on request from May to October; Kvikkjokk-Turism runs the other.

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Longest day: day 2, 7 h–9 h.

How these plans are made

Days end at a stage end with a refuge or a village, or in a village the route passes through. Walking times are the times published by STF (the Swedish Tourist Association) where a stage has one, with the time measured on the mapped line beside it; a day that walks part of a stage gets a share of the stage's time by distance and climb.Outside Switzerland our walking times often run short of the times route operators publish; treat them as optimistic. 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.

Huts and stays, stage by stage

Where each stage ends, the 2026 and 2027 seasons the operator publishes, and how to book. Read from the operators' pages on 13 October 2026; each stage page shows the sources and the grade profile.

StageNight at20262027Booking
1. Änonjálmme to GisurisGisuris 28 June 2026 to 6 September 20262027 dates not publishedNo booking
2. Gisuris to LåddejåhkåLåddejåhkå 28 June 2026 to 6 September 20262027 dates not publishedNo booking
3. Låddejåhkå to ÁrasluoktaÁrasluokta 28 June 2026 to 6 September 20262027 dates not publishedNo booking
4. Árasluokta to StáloluoktaStáloluokta notice28 June 2026 to 6 September 20262027 dates not publishedNo booking
5. Stáloluokta to DuottarDuottar 28 June 2026 to 6 September 20262027 dates not publishedNo booking
6. Duottar to DarreluoppalDarreluoppal 28 June 2026 to 6 September 20262027 dates not publishedNo booking
7. Darreluoppal to SåmmarlappaSåmmarlappa 27 February 2026 to 19 April 2026; 26 June 2026 to 6 September 202626 February 2027 to 18 April 2027; 2 July 2027 to 12 September 2027Book online
8. Såmmarlappa to TarrekaiseTarrekaise 27 February 2026 to 19 April 2026; 26 June 2026 to 6 September 202626 February 2027 to 18 April 2027; 2 July 2027 to 12 September 2027Book online
9. Tarrekaise to NjunjesNjunjes 27 February 2026 to 19 April 2026; 26 June 2026 to 6 September 202626 February 2027 to 18 April 2027; 2 July 2027 to 12 September 2027Book online
10. Njunjes to the Tarraätno landingKvikkjokk Not checkedNot checked

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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.

Before you go

Prepare for the Padjelantaleden

Arrange your stays, food and travel first, then check conditions again near departure.

No booking in the camps, a boat at each end

The six cabin camps of Badjelánnda Laponia Turism, owned by the Sámi villages, take no bookings: everyone who arrives gets a bed. Pay the cabin host on arrival by card or cash, or pay ahead by bank transfer (2026: 500 SEK an adult, 550 SEK at Stáloluokta with the sauna). STF's cabins (Akka, Såmmarlappa, Tarrekaise, Njunjes) and its Kvikkjokk mountain station are booked online with STF. Book the boat at Kvikkjokk ahead; the boat from Ritsem sells tickets online or on board. Carry your food: the camps' kiosks sell basic food for cash and can run out late in the season, and STF lists a shop only at Såmmarlappa and Kvikkjokk.

A boat at each end, in summer only

The walk starts and ends at a boat landing, and STF calls both boats mandatory. M/S Storlule crosses Akkajaure from Ritsem to Änonjálmme and Vaisaluokta (2026: 26 June to 6 September; the evening boat stopped on 17 August for low water and short days; it may be cancelled in rough weather). At Kvikkjokk two operators cross the Tarraätno delta; book ahead.

STF: boats in the mountains

Summer bridges

The bridges over the Bållávrjåhkå (stage 5) and the Varvvek are summer bridges: they go in around the last week of June and come out in mid to late September, depending on snow and water. In 2026 they were in from 25 June and were gone by 1 October. Before and after, those rivers have no bridge. Laponia posts the dates.

Laponia: current information

The national park's rules

Padjelanta (Badjelánnda) is part of the Laponia World Heritage site. Dogs are allowed, on a lead, only from 1 January to 30 April, even though some STF cabin pages list rooms for pets. Cycling is banned, and drones and organised events need the county board's permit. Fishing is banned except in certain waters along the trail, with a licence; naturum Laponia sells them.

Laponia: the rules

Reindeer

Reindeer herding goes on across Laponia. If you meet a herd, sit down and wait or go round it; take extra care at the spring calving and the summer calf-marking, and do not camp beside a reindeer corral.

Laponia: the rules

Far from help

Mobile signal reaches only Ritsem, Änonjálmme, Vaisaluokta and Kvikkjokk. The camps have no electricity or wifi; the cabin each camp keeps open all year has an emergency phone connected to the police. Stáloluokta's kiosk closed for 2026 on 10 August: late in the season carry all your food.

Badjelánnda Laponia Turism: questions and answers

Closures and notices last checked 13 October 2026: Badjelánnda Laponia Turism: news · Badjelánnda Laponia Turism: prices and opening · Fiskflyg: helicopter timetables · Båttrafik i Kvikkjokk: season · Laponia: current information · Länsstyrelsen: Padjelanta notices · Sweden's national parks: Padjelanta, getting here · Road to Ritsem: summer timetable · STF Njunjes: opening and notices · STF Såmmarlappa: opening and notices · STF Tarrekaise: opening and notices · M/S Storlule: timetable. Check them again before you set out.

Getting there

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To the start: the bus to Ritsem, the boat to Änonjálmme

Road to Ritsem, a commercial bus, runs from Gällivare (train and airport) to Ritsem from 22 June to 20 September 2026, one or two trips a day; book through SJ, Vy or Norrtåg. The morning bus (09:15 from Gällivare, 18 July to 5 September) meets the boat: M/S Storlule leaves Ritsem at 13:20 and lands at Änonjálmme at 14:00 (26 June to 6 September 2026). The afternoon bus reaches Ritsem at 18:40, for the evening boat while it runs. Fiskflyg's helicopter from Ritsem to the Akka cabins, daily at 13:00, takes walk-ins.

Road to Ritsem: summer timetable

Or from Vaisaluokta

STF's other start leaves the boat at Vaisaluokta and walks 18 km to its Kutjaure cabin, then 19 km to Låddejåhkå, missing Gisuris. That way is not on our line.

STF: the Padjelanta trail

Halfway: the helicopter at Stáloluokta

In summer Fiskflyg flies a scheduled helicopter between Kvikkjokk, Stáloluokta and Ritsem, in the early afternoon; book it ahead. Its 2026 timetable gave no first and last dates.

Fiskflyg: Kvikkjokk to Stáloluokta

Home from Kvikkjokk

The trail ends at a landing on the Tarraätno delta: book the boat across to Kvikkjokk ahead, with Båttrafik i Kvikkjokk (scheduled trips 18 June to 13 September 2026, on request from May to October) or Kvikkjokk-Turism. From Kvikkjokk, Länstrafiken Norrbotten's bus 94 runs direct to the train at Murjek in summer; at other times bus 47 runs to Jokkmokk, on weekdays only.

Båttrafik i Kvikkjokk

Take your trip with you

Offline maps

Prepare every stage before you leave Ritsem or Kvikkjokk: there is mobile signal only at Ritsem, Änonjálmme, Vaisaluokta and Kvikkjokk.

Keep your route and maps on your phone for places without a signal. For multi-day trips, prepare them in the installed TrailSplits app.

  1. 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.
  2. Choose your route or stages. Choose Prepare offline above. Wait for the route and maps to finish downloading.
  3. 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.

Padjelantaleden — frequently asked questions

How long is Padjelantaleden, and how many days does it take?

Svenska Turistföreningen gives ten stages adding up to 140 km, the last 3 km by boat; its quick facts say 160 km, in 10 sections on our map. The guide's day planner offers a 10-day plan on the overnight stops, and you can choose your own nights.

When is the best time to walk Padjelantaleden?

Late June to early September. The trail is walked from late June to early September.

How do you get to the start of Padjelantaleden, and back?

Road to Ritsem, a commercial bus, runs from Gällivare (train and airport) to Ritsem from 22 June to 20 September 2026, one or two trips a day; book through SJ, Vy or Norrtåg. The "Connect your journey" section has the travel details, with 3 more travel notes.

Do you need to book on Padjelantaleden?

The six cabin camps of Badjelánnda Laponia Turism, owned by the Sámi villages, take no bookings: everyone who arrives gets a bed.

Can I download the GPX of Padjelantaleden?

Yes: the whole route and every section, free, for a GPS watch or a phone. The guide also saves your plan for offline use in the app.

Is Padjelantaleden open? Where are closures announced?

Closures we know of are shown on the days and sections they affect, in the day planner and on the stage pages. We watch 12 official notice pages (Badjelánnda Laponia Turism: news; Badjelánnda Laponia Turism: prices and opening; Fiskflyg: helicopter timetables; Båttrafik i Kvikkjokk: season; Laponia: current information; Länsstyrelsen: Padjelanta notices; Sweden's national parks: Padjelanta, getting here; Road to Ritsem: summer timetable; STF Njunjes: opening and notices; STF Såmmarlappa: opening and notices; STF Tarrekaise: opening and notices; M/S Storlule: timetable); the date we last read them is shown with the notices on this page. Check them again before you set off.

Route & sources

Route map & sources

Svenska Turistföreningen (STF) publishes the Padjelantaleden as ten stages, from the boat landing at Änonjálmme, by its Akka cabin, to its mountain station in Kvikkjokk, with an official stage time for each, shown beside ours on every stage. Its stages add up to 140 km, the last 3 km by boat across the Tarraätno delta; its quick facts give 160 km. The line here is the route on OpenStreetMap (superroute 897726 and its seven sections, from the planet of 11 October 2026): 133 km from the Änonjálmme landing to the boat landing for Kvikkjokk, cut at STF's ten cabins, without the boat. Every stage is within 1.5 km of STF's figure. STF's times are longer than our estimate on most stages: plan by STF's. Our climb is measured on terrain heights, so short steep steps are smoothed out.

Official guidance and mapped-source comparison checked 13 October 2026. Map data is a route reference, not confirmation of today's path, weather or accommodation availability.

Svenska Turistföreningen: the Padjelanta trail

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors · Source relation

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