Nordkalottruta

Nordkalottruta
Nordkalottruta goes via Meekonjärvi lake and huts in Finland.
Length	800 km[1]
Location	Norway, Finland, Sweden
Trailheads	Kautokeino/Sulitjelma/Kvikkjokk
Use	Hiking

Nordkalottruta or Arctic Trail (Finnish: Kalottireitti, Swedish: Nordkalottleden) is a marked hiking trail in the Arctic region of Nordic countries. It has a total length of 800 km and lies along the border of Norway, Sweden and Finland. It begins at Kautokeino (located in Finnmark, Northern Norway) and of the 800 km, 380 km of the trail lies in Norway, 350 km in Sweden and 70 km in Finland. The trail crosses international borders 15 times and ends in the south in Sulitjelma (Norway) or alternately Kvikkjokk (Sweden).

The trail was originally planned in 1977. The trail passes through Øvre Dividal National Park, Reisa National Park, Abisko National Park and Padjelanta National Park as well as the Sulitjelmafjellet and Narvikfjell regions.

Points along the trail

• Kautokeino (Norway)
• Pihtsusköngäs (Finland) - a waterfall
• Kilpisjärvi (Finland) - a village
• Malla Strict Nature Reserve (Finland)
• Innset (Norway)
• Abisko (Sweden)
• Skjomdalen (Norway)
• Nikkaluokta (Sweden)
• Ritsem (Sweden)
• Sulitjelma (Norway)
• Kvikkjokk (Sweden)

References

1. ^ "Nordkalottleden" (in Swedish). Nationalencyklopedin. http://www.ne.se/nordkalottleden. Retrieved 1 August 2010.  (subscription required)

External links

• Description of the trail (Swedish)
• Nordkalottleden Trail in Finland