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Kungsleden

Kungsleden – Day 9: Campsite Gállaktjåhkå – Aktse

by Katharina 21. March 2020
by Katharina 21. March 2020

Yesterday we had mobile phone reception for a short time and were able to check the weather forecast: It’s supposed to rain for several hours starting at noon today. Therefore, we actually want to get up early today and run a little ahead of the announced rain. On our today’s section of the Kungsleden there is a shelter halfway to Aktse, where we could rest while it is raining.

The weather forecast is not always reliable

Our alarm clock is set to five o’clock in the morning. Around three o’clock, however, it first starts to rain slightly, then increasingly stronger. Our plans are no longer working. We take it easy and stay in our tents until half past ten. The weather reports up here are often only a rough guide anyway. At least the rain stops as announced after a few hours and we can continue hiking in dry conditions.

A little taste of San Francisco on Kungsleden

Shortly before our campsite, the Kungsleden crosses the river Gállaktjåhkå. It is spanned by a suspension bridge, which in its dark red reminds us of the Golden Gate Bridge, which Manuel and I visited together in 2014.Within sight of the red bridge we fill up our water supplies for the day and set off on the Kungsleden to Aktse.

  • Bridge on the Kungsleden
    Our Golden Gate Bridge
  • Wooden bridge on the Kungsleden
    This is also a good way to cross a river

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This summer’s drought has also reached Kungsleden

The clouds are hanging low across the sky today, hiding the peaks of the Sarek to our left. In spite of the rain we notice the lack of water up here today. A river bed lies completely dry and even some small ponds can only be recognised by the lack of vegetation and remaining hollows. We walk over a plateau from which one would surely have a great view if it were not for the clouds. Instead we hike through a tangle of fog until the Kungsleden leads downhill again and towards the Laitaure lake, on whose other shore the STF Aktse Fjällstugan is situated. Here the first longer rowing passage of this section is waiting for us.

  • Kungsleden with dog
    There’s no water up here
  • View on the Kungsleden
    One of the few views today

The everlasting discussion: Rowing or not rowing?

While Manuel feels that we definitely have to order the motorboat, I would like to row. When I was here in 2012, I crossed all the lakes on my own. We postpone the decision until we arrive at the lake. There we check the rowing boats and find that we have two on our side: That means we won’t have to row three times. While I’m still trying to convince Manuel that he can’t avoid rowing, a motorboat appears in the distance and moves towards us.

Boat passage Laitaure
The rowing passage over the Laitaure lake is about 4 km long. There is the option of crossing it by motorboat. The latter is operated by the hut keeper and runs at fixed times. You can also call it from the southern side of the lake by raising a flag at the pier.

Costs:
Adults (from 16 years): 200 SEK
Children (5 – 15 years): 100 SEK
Children (0 – 4 years): free
Cash or card payment at the hut

Timetable (21. June to 23. September):
Aktse – Laitaure: 9:00 and 17:00
Laitaure – Aktse: 9:15 and 17:15

More information at: swedischtouristassociation.com

Now that the boat has come to us unrequested, I also cannot resist and we get in. There’s still one rowing passage left. By the way, the boat is operated by the hut manager. Although we want to stay overnight in Aktse, we have to pay for it in advance.

  • Fog on the Kungsleden
    At least the path is still clearly visible
  • View to the Rittak from the Kungsleden
    View back to the lake Rittak

Just before Aktse, there is a real system of wooden plank paths

I admit, the crossing by motorboat is quite comfortable and after the long day definitely tempting. However, the feeling of untouched wilderness makes it a little bit uncomfortable. Having arrived on the other side, we walk the last kilometer over well constructed planks up to the hut. There we spend the night on the hut’s tent meadow to be able to enjoy the sauna!

  • A plank crossing near STF Aktse Fjällstugan on Kungsleden
    An advanced plank crossing

STF Fjällstuga Aktse
The hut in Aktse is the starting point for hikes into the Sarek or welcome overnight accommodation on the Kungsleden. In good weather, a day trip on the Skierffe with its almost 700 meter high steep face is an absolute must! From here you have an incomparable view into the Rapadalen valley with the delta of the Rapaälv.

Facilities:
The cabin is in the STF category of 26 to 50 beds and is therefore a medium sized cabin. There is also a sauna, a shop and a kitchen for day guests. Pets are allowed. There is a special dog room.

Payment:
Cash or credit card
More information at: swedishtouristassociation.com

  • Campsite in Aktse
    Our campsite at the Aktse hut

Camping at the cabins has some benefits

In 2012 I have already hiked this part of Kungsleden, but without spending the night at the huts. Today I like to stop at the huts to use their infrastructure like toilets, garbage cans, sauna or the shop. For this I willingly pay the overnight fee and thus support the local tourism a little bit. Even if you camp, you can use the kitchen, the common room and especially the sauna. Additionally, there is always the opportunity to get to know people that one often meets on another section of the trail. In Aktse, for example, we meet a Swedish couple of our age, who we meet several times during the next days.

Campsite at Gállaktjåhkå   

Latitude: 67° 03' 57"
Longitude: 17° 58' 43"

Description

After crossing the Gállaktjåhkå over a red metal bridge we find a protected campground a little off the trail. We easily can get water from the river.

Tag 9: Gállaktjåhkå - Aktse   

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The ninth day: After we have waited in the tent until the rain stopped, we hike uphill almost 300m on the first 2.5km in dry weather. The trail leads between the peaks of the smaller Huornnásj in the south and the higher Favnoajvve in the north. From here it continues downhill almost all the way to the banks of the Laitaure, sometimes more, sometimes less gently. We cross the lake by motorboat, which by chance reaches the southern shore almost at the same time as us. The last meters we walk on wooden planks up to STF Aktse Fjällstuga.

STF Aktse Fjällstuga   

Latitude: 67° 08' 55"
Longitude: 18° 18' 21"

Description

We camp close to the STF Aktse Fjällstuga. A visit to the sauna is definitely worth the overnight fee for us. In the small shop of the cabin you can also stock up on supplies if needed.

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