The route
Kungsleden
103.8 km, 1,534 m of climbing and a pass at 1,131 m, from Abisko to Nikkaluokta.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
- Distance
- 103.8 km
- Elevation gain
- 1,534 m
- Highest point
- 1,131 m
- Summits, passes and villages
- 14
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The route in numbers
Indicative figures computed by Plotrek on its illustrative route, with altitudes from a terrain model. They may differ from the organiser's.
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Reading the route
The Kungsleden, the "King's Trail", links Abisko to Hemavan over more than 400 km; this northern section, the most walked, starts in Abisko, 376 m, crosses the Kebnekaise massif and ends at Nikkaluokta, 502 m. The route adds up to 103.8 km, 1,534 m of ascent and 1,408 m of descent, cabin to cabin (fjällstugor).
Right out of Abisko the trail climbs: 454 m gained from km 0.2 to km 23.8, with Abiskojaure on the way, around km 14. Alesjaure comes around km 34, then the valley narrows to Tjäktja, at km 47. The Tjäktja pass, the high point at 1,131 m, is crossed at km 50.5, between the Alesjaure and Tjäktjavagge valleys, north of Kebnekaise.
On the south side the slope drops away fast: Sälka around km 59, Singi around km 71, then the Kebnekaise station around km 85, the last big landmark before the exit eastward. Nikkaluokta, 502 m, closes the route at km 103.8.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Altitudes measured on the route.
03 · Your poster
The route, drawn with a pen
The relief of the Kungsleden, from Abisko to Nikkaluokta, takes shape in contour lines: our pen plotter draws it with a pen, line by line. Your name and your dates sit in the cartouche, in A4, A3 or A2.
Shipped from our workshop in Le Bouscat
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Official information
- Illustrative route redrawn by Plotrek from public data: the course announced by the organiser and OpenStreetMap paths. It is not the official course of the event.
- Altitudes: terrain model AWS Terrain Tiles
- Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Figures and text: Plotrek