Having previously walked the northern-most part of the Kungsleden, a hiking trail from the arctic circle down into the heart of Sweden, I was only a couple of hours from the soutern starting point and it would be a shame not to walk at least part of it.
The trail actually started a Hõgfjällhollet, a short distance fron Sälen and a 2 hour bus trip from Yttermalung. There are only a handful of buses each day so I would omly have about 4 hours but that would be enough to experience the trail, very different to the landscape I saw In Abisko a couple of years ago.
The temperature has been dropping slowly over the last few days since leaving Oslo so despite the sunshine it was only 4° or 5° and in the open spaces that was very noticable, lots of layers were essential.
The trail itself followed a well marked path over rolling hills, unlike the more mountainous surroundings far to the north. I walked about 8 miles and with no real sense of urgency took my time to enjoy the views, the sun was shining so there was great visibility for miles in all directions.The cold was very noticable and I was certainly glad to have put those extra layers on.
My bus arrived shortly after 4pm as scheduled and my slow journey back started, happy to have seen the southern part of this amazing trail - I would love to be able to walk the whole length at some point, that is something that will have to wait though.
I spent a very quiet evening, mostly reading and preparing my kit for the journey to Stockholm the following day.
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