A taste of Sarek National Park

We will pick you up at Jokkmokk guest house and drive to our place just outside town. You will get an introduction to A taste of Sarek followed by a last check of the equipment needed for backcountry camping. After a hearty lunch, we load the mini-van and head out to Sitoälvsbron, about 1,5 hour drive from Jokkmokk. Our hike starts along a smaller gravel road and later on we follow a small path through the forest before the boatride to Aktse. During our hike towards the west we can get a glimpse of the well-known silhouette of the cliff Skierffe. We will spend our first night in STF Aktse cabin, enjoying a sauna anda nice dinner.

Hiking distance: about 10 km, elevation gain/loss: +100/-0m, estimated time out hiking: 3 h.

We will start the day with a real mountain breakfast before getting ready for a peak ascent. The trail goes step uphill through the mountain birch forest. When reaching the open mountain landscape the terrain gets flatter for a few kilometers before crossing the border into Sarek National Park. We set our first camp near Skierffe and if the weather is clear we hike up to the peak to enjoy the view over the turquoise meandering Rapa River hundreds of meters below us. We have dinner together in the mountains.

Hiking distance: about 10 km, elevation gain/loss: +650/-450m, estimated time out hiking: 8h

We continue off-trail with a detour into Sarek National Park, across some rivers and down to the lake of Sitojaure. A family who lives in the Sami settlement on the other side of the lake pick us up and drive us across the lake. We buy some freshly caught fish and continue up the mountain for a couple of kilometer along the King’s trail, Kungsleden, before we set camp for the day.

Hiking distance: about 15 km+boatride, elevation gain/loss: +300/-700m, estimated time out hiking: 8h

Today’s hike takes us along Kungsleden and later off trail down to the beginning of Áhusjgårsså, a spectacular ravin leading down to STF Saltoluokta Mountain Lodge. We set our last camp for the week and enjoy the view of the surrounding peaks Rásek, Sluggá and Lulep Gierkav.

Hiking distance: 15 km, elevation gain/loss: +100/-100m, estimated time out hiking: 8h

In the morning we practice some more river crossing in the river next to our camp before heading down the last kilometers to STF Saltoluokta Mountain Lodge. We celebrate our hike with a hot sauna and shower as well as having a nice dinner together in the restaurang.

Hiking distance: 5 km, estimated time out hiking: 2h+river crossing practice

After a good night’s sleep and an lovely breakfast buffet in the restaurant at Saltoluokta it is time to say goodbye and wish you a safe trip home. Travel home directly from Saltoluokta or join us back to Jokkmokk in a mini-van and continue from there.

As part of the team you will carry your own backpack with your private gear and also part of the groups food and common equipment for backcountry camping. In the beginning the pack will weigh about 15-20 kg but as we go it will weigh less and less. We recommend you to keep your privat luggage to around 8-9 kg plus the clothes and equipment you are wearing when hiking.

Absolutely! You can leave your travel luggage at our place in Jokkmokk. You can also send a small bag will clean clothes etcetera to Saltoluokta where we spend the last night in the mountains.

To join this tour means daily distance between 10-15 km with a backpack of 15-20 kg. The route has a lot of elevation difference and part of the route is rocky and uneven terrain. Please read through our requirements to join the group and do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

During the hike we can see all kinds of weather. We can experience sunshine and +25 C degrees during the day but also +5 C degrees with rain and strong winds. But do not worry too much about the cold. Pack according to the packing list and listen to good advice from the guide team about how to stay warm.

There will be mosquitoes. How much depends on the temperature and how much rain we get during the weeks before our trek. But also how windy it is during the week that we are out. We do our best to have breaks where there is a light breeze that keeps most of the mosquitoes away. If you are sensitive to insects we recommend that you bring a mosquito hat, repellent and a after-bite product. If you are allergic, please discuss with your doctor if you should bring some antihistamin.

We do not automatically say no just because you have a medical condition but it should not be a high risk factor for you or the group. We recommend that you talk to your doctor and make sure you have medication that you know works well for you. And please let us know when filling out the application form and we can discuss this with you before we head out.

We are used to handling most food preferences and allergies, just let us know when filling out the application form. But with limited cooking space we cannot handle too advanced requests or guarantee that it will be totally free from gluten or lactose etc. If you have a severe allergy please contact us to discuss this with us.