Kungsleden 20/07/26

Day 20. Syterskalet to Hemavan (finish)

It was a grey cold morning when I packed up for the last time on the Kungsleden for a relatively short days walk.

Looking back to the misty hills

Just down the valley and a climb over to the top of the cable car that comes up from Hemavan.

A final farewell 

It was a good walk with lovely views again with the bigger hills behind covered by cloud. I was sorry to be leaving these beautiful hills behind and thought that a Canadian girl that I met near the beginning maybe had the right idea.

The cable car top station

Her plan was to walk the trail from Abisco to Hemavan then turn around and walk back to Abisco, I did think about it.

Down to Hemavan 

The walk down through the woods to the visitor centre and official start/finish of the Kungsleden was through various bits of ski parafinalia that you only see on bare hillsides in Scotland.

Ski tow in the woods 

I had lunch in a restaurant above the supermarket and considered my travel options.

The end 

There was an expensive flight tomorrow or a cheaper but considerably slower route by bus and train to Stockholm where I am planning to spend a few days seeing the sights.

Waiting for the bus 

I decided on the bus/train option. Seven hours on the bus to Östersund then a sleeper train Stockholm which arrives at the ungodly time of 05.05.

More lakes and trees seen from the bus

The sleeper train arrives to whisk me away to Stockholm 

I also booked two nights in central Stockholm and one at the airport before flying to London the next day so I will have plenty of time to explore.

The walk was only a very small part of Sweden 

Total distance walked 414km.

Total ascent 8265m.