Many experienced hikers highlight Padjelanta as one of the country's most beautiful mountain areas. Perhaps it is the large lakes and open expanses that lay the foundation for the beauty experience, to be able to see the sun go down behind the high peaks in the west in the evenings with a clear view. The area's unique and rarely rich flora certainly also contributes. This part of the mountain world is also full of history. The Swedish Tourist Association's first mountain hut was established here in 1888 as a stop on the country's then only hiking trail in the mountains that ran between Kvikkjokk and the early popular Sulitelma. But long before today's mountain tourism, this was the area of the Sami people and still is to the highest degree today. As a mountain hiker, you will pass several Sami villages and you will certainly be offered to buy both glödkake and char. This book describes all stages of the Padjelantaleden but also the trails around the very alpine mountain massif Sulitelma on the Norwegian-Swedish border. The book also describes the trail down to Hellemobotn in Norway, which ends with a dramatic canyon and a fascinating fjord landscape. The book's author, Fredrik Neregård, has written a number of popular guidebooks about the Kungsleden, Sarek, Nordkalottleden and the kebnekaise area, as well as about hiking, paddling and skating in his home region of Östergötland. Release year: 2017
