Kungsleden 17/07/26

Day 17. Njallavárátje to Aigertstugan.

It was a cooler cloudy morning when I woke after a good nights sleep. I'm glad that I brought the warmer sleeping bag, it works well with the draughty tent.

Looking back at the lake by the emergency shelter 

Another couple had camped here last night but there was no sign of them when I left.

The path goes up and down over the tops

Luckily the cold wind was behind me but I did have to put gloves on for a while.

With a few more lakes here and there

Starting to descend

Then up and down a bit 

The final descent to Ammarnäs 

The path continued up and down over various lumps until descending to the treeline for a few more ups and downs before reaching the top of the chairlift that comes up from Ammarnäs.

Ski centre chalets and caravans

A steep descent to the deserted ski centre then on the road to Ammarnäs and the supermarket to stock up for the rest of the walk.

Supermarket at Ammarnäs 

A lunch stop then at the guide centre to use the WiFi and upload photos etc before crossing the river and heading for Aigertstugan.

Up through the woods 

It was a steady climb up through the woods, hot at times when sheltered from the wind.

Dwarf Cornel

The woods were full of little white flowers, Dwarf Cornel according to PlantApp all very pretty.

River vanishing into the gorge

There was a solid wooden bridge over the Ruovdatjjuhka River which pours over a 4m step before disappearing into the deep gorge under the bridge.

View back to Ammarnäs 

After a short airy walk along a rocky outcrop it wasn't long before the Fjällstuga came into view set on a knoll between two lakes.

Aigertstugan 

A really nice building with 26 beds a big kitchen and most importantly a sauna beside one of the lakes.

I haven't attached a map for the last couple of days as the one l have on the phone has the wrong route marked.

20k walked

500m ascent