Trekking in Sarek National Park

We’ll meet you at Jokkmokk bus station and drive you to our place just outside Jokkmokk where we’ll give you an introduction to our hike in Sarek. We check the equipment and distribute the food for everyone to carry their share. After having lunch together, we load the mini-vans and head west towards the mountains. The road gets both smaller and winding before we finally get to Ritsem where we park and board the M/s Storlule that takes us across Akkajaure. After the boat ride we’ll hike the last 2 kilometers to Akka cabin, our goal for the day. We have dinner together and sleep well in nice beds.

Hiking distance: 2 km, elevation gain/loss: +50/-50 m, estimated time hiking: about 40 min

We start the day with a filling breakfast before we pack our backpacks. Now we start the real hike! The trail leads us down to Vuojatädno, across the rushing river and into Stora Sjöfallet National Park. We’ll continue around the majestic Ahkka mountain and at the end of the day we pass the border into Sarek National Park. We continue our hike in Sarek for a couple of kilometers before we pitch our tents with a view of Ahkka mountain.

Hiking distance: about 15 km, elevation gain/loss: +250/-100 m, estimated time hiking: about 8h

We continue our hike in Sarek National Park deeper into Ruohtesvágge. The U-shaped valley will lead us uphill towards Skárja, the heart of Sarek.

Hiking distance: about 15 km, elevation gain/loss: +250/-0 m, estimated time hiking: about 8h

Our trip continues towards the east, across both smaller and bigger rivers. We pass the highest peaks and the slight downhill starts. In the afternoon we approach Skárja and, if the weather is clear, a view over upper Rapa Valley in front of us.

Hiking distance: about 15 km, elevation gain/loss: +200/-200, estimated time hiking: about 8h

We enjoy the upper Rapa Valley from above continuing our trek towards Pielaslätten where we pitch our tents in a strategic spot for the day tour tomorrow.

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

We have a layover day and for those who want we do a day tour in the area. We adapt the day tour to the group and the weather that we have. Those who are tired after a several days long hike in Sarek, can rest in camp. If we for some reason are behind schedule, this day may also be used to catch up.

Hiking distance: about 0-15 km, elevation gain/loss: +300/-300, estimated time hiking: about 8h

We’ll continue north along the turquoise water in Bierikjávrre lake and all the way to Guhkesvákkjåhkå where we set camp just by the border of Sarek National Park.

Hiking distance: about 15 km, elevation gain/loss: +150/-150, estimated time hiking: about 8h

After breakfast we pack down our tents and get ready for our last hike to Guordesluoppal. We fly back to Saltoluokta mountain lodge where we take a well-deserved shower and sauna before we finish the day with dinner in the restaurang. 

Hiking distance: about 9 km, elevation gain/loss: +100/-50, estimated time hiking: 4h

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

As part of the team you’ll carry your own backpack  with your private gear and part of food and common equipment. In the beginning the pack will weigh about 20 kg but as we go it will weigh less and less. We recommend you to keep your privat luggage to around 8-9kg 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 etc to Saltoluokta Mountain Lodge where we spend the last night in the mountains.

Trekking in Sarek is one of our toughest summer tours and it requires a lot from the participants. But you don’t have to be running marathons or lifting heavy weights at the gym. Please read through the requirements listed further up and don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or would like to discuss your experience level.

During a week-long hike in Sarek National Park we see all kinds of weather. We can experience sunshine and +35 C degrees during the day but also +5 C degrees with rain and strong winds. Night temperatures can drop down to around 0 C, but normally stays around +10 C. Sometimes we wake up to snow-covered peaks around us. But don’t 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 trekking in Sarek National Park. We do our best to choose a camping spot and 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 and repellent. If you are allergic, please discuss with your doctor if you should bring some antihistamin.

We don’t 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 can’t 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.