Planning the camp sites

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 on 12 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 day will be bit shorter, but after that i hope to be able to average about 25 km per day.
At resupply points a few hours is reserved for shopping.
Once a week or so, a rest day is added.

The rests days are also intended to cover days with inclement weather, So they will likely move to different dates.

This is the working schedule for a February 10 start. Unnamed nights are listed as Camp — a kilometre mark on the track, not a booked site. Shop is on the arrive day.

Date	Place	km	↑	↓	m
10 Feb	Klacken	15	209	261	781
11 Feb	Rötviken	20.5	36	55	763
12 Feb	Tänndalen	24.5	370	375	749
13 Feb	Camp	22	387	376	755
14 Feb	Helags	24	537	326	966
15 Feb	Gamla Sylen	22.5	263	290	935
16 Feb	Sevedholm	20.5	441	720	640
17 Feb	Storlien · shop	10	142	178	602
18 Feb	Storlien · rest	—	—	—	602
19 Feb	Camp	19	217	195	616
20 Feb	Camp	26	372	352	637
21 Feb	Camp	25	59	271	424
22 Feb	Camp	25	350	380	394
23 Feb	Camp	25	82	141	336
24 Feb	Camp	25	397	119	614
25 Feb	Camp	24	50	285	379
26 Feb	Valsjöbua · shop	13	192	230	341
27 Feb	Valsjöbua · rest	—	—	—	341
28 Feb	Camp	26	657	236	762
1 Mar	Camp	25	161	631	292
2 Mar	Gäddede · shop	17	234	215	311
3 Mar	Gäddede · rest	—	—	—	311
4 Mar	Camp	25	139	27	423
5 Mar	Camp	25	250	97	576
6 Mar	Camp	25	535	268	842
7 Mar	Klimpfjäll · shop	8	45	353	541
8 Mar	Klimpfjäll · rest	—	—	—	541
9 Mar	Camp	17	547	304	776
10 Mar	Atnikstugan	24	268	431	613
11 Mar	Camp	25	409	465	557
12 Mar	Tärnaby west	24	830	669	718
13 Mar	Camp	25	510	741	488
14 Mar	Camp	26	643	476	654
15 Mar	Hemavan · shop	13	274	201	728
16 Mar	Camp	25	323	446	605
17 Mar	Situjaure	24	269	179	695
18 Mar	Camp	26	71	334	432
19 Mar	Camp	24	540	249	723
20 Mar	Adolfström	24	129	373	479
21 Mar	Jäckvik · shop	21	450	481	439
22 Mar	Vuonatjluokta	25	359	195	613
23 Mar	Suddumsuolo	21.4	213	376	450
24 Mar	Tsielekjäkkstugan	24.6	487	319	618
25 Mar	Kvikkjokk · shop	22	184	485	311
26 Mar	Camp	25	218	25	504
27 Mar	Camp	25	232	24	712
28 Mar	Camp	25	305	282	734
29 Mar	Kisurgis	24	134	280	588
30 Mar	Ritsem · shop	27	130	216	503
31 Mar	Ritsem · rest	—	—	—	503
1 Apr	Sitojaure	22	265	148	616
2 Apr	Hukejaure	19	407	152	874
3 Apr	Sälka	20	195	202	864
4 Apr	Tjäktja	14	293	176	981
5 Apr	Alesjaure	12	58	259	780
6 Apr	Abiskojaure	22	82	366	488
7 Apr	Abisko · shop	13	3	142	368
8 Apr	Abisko · rest	—	—	—	368
9 Apr	Camp	21	380	31	717
10 Apr	Altevasshytta	24	408	590	535
11 Apr	Camp	27	512	320	727
12 Apr	Dividalshytta	25	357	492	592
13 Apr	Camp	25	350	247	695
14 Apr	Camp	25	406	490	611
15 Apr	Treriksröset	21	509	628	493

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.

The named stops are the ones that matter: villages with a shop, and the rest nights. Storlien, Valsjöbua, Gäddede, Klimpfjäll, Ritsem, Abisko are two nights. Hemavan and Jäckvik are one night. Between those, unnamed nights are just a kilometre mark.

From Ritsem to Abisko the plan is huts. That stretch is on the Ritsem to Abisko page. Some friends may join for that stretch which wold 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.