AW: Sarek und/oder Kungsleden eine Alternativa zur Hardangervidda?
The weather is more dependant on east-west position than north-south. All low pressures come over the Atlantic ocean and they bring precipitation. This means that western mountains get it, and region east of this lies in a rainshadow, yes it is called that. Rondane is a typical region with litle precipitation, but so are also the eastern parts of Saltfjellet. In fact the met station with less yearly precipitation in Norway is in Saltdalen.
Yes a week should be plenty for you to cross over Saltfjellet. But it depends on how fast you go of course. Even me, about 40 years older than you, have no problem to walk 20 to 25 km in the summer. Remember it is quite light still in the evening. You will have no problems to walk in the middle of the night without any headlamp if you should want to do that.
The DNThuts are open, but here you are supposed to pay for the stay. But there are a number of open and free huts in the area too. These are run by Statskog, and you find them on this site godtur.no open the map ther and then Friluftselement and put a mark in the box Åpent husvære. Voilá! Most of these huts are small and just ment for a rescue stay. Some are very cosy, and a few are quite big and useful for a large group. The map is interactive, you get more information when clicking on each hut.
The parth is easy to see and find. Saltfjellet is just 10% more challenging than Hardangervidda in terms of terrain. To compare the three places is difficult. Hardangervidda is more flat, Sweden is dominated by long sloping endless hills, Saltfjellet has flat areas with nice mountains around you. A bit up/down, but not so long parts as on Kungsleden.
Otto
The weather is more dependant on east-west position than north-south. All low pressures come over the Atlantic ocean and they bring precipitation. This means that western mountains get it, and region east of this lies in a rainshadow, yes it is called that. Rondane is a typical region with litle precipitation, but so are also the eastern parts of Saltfjellet. In fact the met station with less yearly precipitation in Norway is in Saltdalen.
Yes a week should be plenty for you to cross over Saltfjellet. But it depends on how fast you go of course. Even me, about 40 years older than you, have no problem to walk 20 to 25 km in the summer. Remember it is quite light still in the evening. You will have no problems to walk in the middle of the night without any headlamp if you should want to do that.
The DNThuts are open, but here you are supposed to pay for the stay. But there are a number of open and free huts in the area too. These are run by Statskog, and you find them on this site godtur.no open the map ther and then Friluftselement and put a mark in the box Åpent husvære. Voilá! Most of these huts are small and just ment for a rescue stay. Some are very cosy, and a few are quite big and useful for a large group. The map is interactive, you get more information when clicking on each hut.
The parth is easy to see and find. Saltfjellet is just 10% more challenging than Hardangervidda in terms of terrain. To compare the three places is difficult. Hardangervidda is more flat, Sweden is dominated by long sloping endless hills, Saltfjellet has flat areas with nice mountains around you. A bit up/down, but not so long parts as on Kungsleden.
Otto
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