After that is was time to make a rough planning for days and camps. This is tricky because of unknown weather delays. In the beginning, the days are also very short, making it harder to cover normals distances.
From past experience, the average speed during the days is about 3.5 km per hour, which includes breaks. In Storlien in mid-February the sun is up for about 8½ hours, from a little after eight until around half past four. Civil twilight adds roughly 50 minutes on each side. At 3.5 km/h, 25 km is just over 7 hours, so the days work, but there is not much spare light.
- The first days are shorter. After that the ski days are mostly under 30 km.
- At resupply points a few hours is reserved for shopping.
- A few days have no ski, and those also cover weather.
The rest days will move if the weather does.
The working schedule is the itinerary: 5 February – 19 April 2027, about 1,296 km, 74 days.
Most nights are tent. In February the Jämtland STF huts (Helags, Sylarna, Blåhammaren) are still closed, so the first stretch is camping even when you pass the stations.
Days with no ski are Storlien, Gäddede, Klimpfjäll, Hemavan, Kvikkjokk, and Ritsem. Shops are Storlien, Valsjöbua, Gäddede, Klimpfjäll, Hemavan, Kvikkjokk, Ritsem, and Abisko.
From Ritsem to Abisko the plan is huts. We leave Ritsem on 4 April. One rest day is taken where it is needed, at the latest in Abisko. That stretch is on the Ritsem to Abisko page. Some friends may join for that stretch, which would make camping difficult.
What I look for in a camp, when I get to choose: lower elevation, between trees, out of the wind, not on the lake ice if I can help it.