
HIKING
Hiking is a wonderful way to experience nature. It allows you to see both the grand and the minute details that appear along the trails. Your chances of encountering wildlife increase when you travel on foot and can move in silence. A hike doesn’t have to mean a full backpack and multiple day stages; even a morning trip around the corner can be enough. That’s the charm of it – you can tailor the day to your own wishes. Be sure to plan your trip so there’s time to enjoy it! A tip is to bring a backpack. That way, you can pack a thermos with something warm to drink and some snacks so you can sit down and enjoy without having to turn back just when it’s most beautiful and your stomach starts to rumble. Around Björkliden, there are plenty of tours suitable for a day trip.
There are also opportunities for longer hikes, but here we’ve chosen to focus on what’s available in the immediate area. If you’d like tips and advice on longer bookings, please contact our guides or the booking office.
Good complements to bring for an even more enjoyable trip in the mountains include a map so you can identify what you’re looking at, binoculars and a magnifying glass to get a closer look at wildlife and birds, and a flora guide to identify the vegetation around you. Keep in mind that with today’s technology, there are also good apps for your phone, such as “Norrbottens naturkarta” (Norrbotten Nature Map) and various digital flora guides that can help. However, we always recommend carrying an analog map and compass with you when you go out on a trip.
”The Rallarvägen is a fun trail to cycle. Rent a bike for a day and discover a different mountain adventure!”
Start at the hotel, take the cabin village road or the asphalt road down to the railway station in Björkliden village. Cross the railway at the railway crossing and immediately turn left. At the edge of the forest, you’ll find an information board about Rallarvägen and a road sign. From here, it’s about 3.5 km to the Navvy Cemetery. The cemetery itself is on the left side above the path; there’s an information board at the trail intersection. If you want to visit Tornehamn Church, follow Rallarvägen straight past the Navvy Cemetery and look for signs towards Tornehamn. It’s about a 1.5 km hike down to Tornehamn from the cemetery. Turn around and take the same path back to the hotel.
FACTS ALTERNATIVE 1
Distance: |
8 km Hotel – Navvy cemetery and back. |
Time required: |
2-3 h |
Marking: |
White-blue markings on tree trunks. Signs. |
Follow alternative 1 to the Navvy Cemetery (Rallarkyrkogården) and then choose to hike up towards the crater lake, about 1.5 km. Then, do the hike to the crater lake in reverse back to the hotel – see separate description. If you choose this option, you’ll walk up towards the cemetery, but instead of going through the gate, follow the outside of the fence up to the railway. Be careful when crossing the railway; trains can approach quickly! On the other side of the railway, there’s a path directly up the forest slope – follow this.
FACTS ALTERNATIVE 2
Distance: |
9 km (church not included) |
Time required: |
3-5 h |
Marking: |
Rallarvägen is marked with blue and white signs. The path up towards the crater lake is marked with a few red trail crosses. |
Start at the hotel and head up the steep gravel hill towards the golf course. Hike up the gravel road, and after about 1.5 km, you’ll arrive at Badsjön. Follow the path on the north (right) side of the lake. After about 2 km, you’ll reach Kratersjön. Here, you’ll also find a wind shelter to enter in case of bad weather. Stay on the path if visibility is poor! If you wish, you can choose to turn north (right) at Kratersjön and hike the 1.5 km down to the Navvy Cemetery (Rallarkyrkogården). Be careful when crossing the railway! From the Navvy Cemetery, you can follow the Rallarleden (Navvy Trail) along the railway back to the hotel.
FACTS
Distance: |
7 km Hotel – Krater Lake and back. |
Time required: |
2-3 h |
Marking: |
Red trail crosses begin on the right side of Badsjön. |
Start at the hotel, walk towards the ski slope, and follow the path that traverses Teknikbacken. The path leads into the forest and towards a large wooden kåta (traditional Sami hut) called Lavvon. Pass Lavvon and head straight down towards the stream. Do not cross the stream; instead, turn downstream and follow the stream towards Torneträsk. After a while, you’ll reach the lift houses and the helicopter pad. Here, you’ll need to turn onto the asphalt road for about 150 meters. At the intersection, you’ll have the stream right next to the road and a bridge over the water. This is where Rallarvägen towards Abisko begins. Stay on this side of the bridge and turn down along the stream. There’s also a path down towards Silverfallet along the stream’s edge – take this! The path goes under the E10 highway and down towards the water. There’s a bridge over the stream a bit further down. Watch out, it can be slippery if it has rained! Now you’ve arrived at Lake Torneträsk!
FACTS
Distance: |
3 km Hotellet – Silverfallet t.o.r. |
Time required: |
1,5 h |
Markering: |
The path is unmarked, but there are clear trails and roads. |

FACTS
Distance: |
About 9,5 km |
Time required: |
3-5 h (one-way) |
Marking: |
Red paint markings on cairns for the Guide’s Trail, cairns for the Summer Trail. |
Elevation gain: |
About 750 m. |
There are two alternative trails up to the hut: the “Färdledarvägen” (Guide’s Trail) and the “Sommarleden” (Summer Trail). Both are marked with cairns (i.e., standing stones with red painted dots).
The Guide’s Trail is a bit steeper up Mount Namnlösa, but in return, you are rewarded with spectacular views towards Vadvetjåkka National Park to the northwest. The Summer Trail is a bit gentler in its ascent, and along it, you can also see remnants from when Låktatjåkko Mountain Station was built in the form of railway sleepers that were laid out to transport building materials.
Both trails are marked with red dots on Calazo and Lantmäteriet’s maps. The Guide’s Trail is the northern one, and the Summer Trail is the southern one. Early in the season, the Summer Trail can be very wet in places and should then be avoided. Ask at the reception if you would like advice on which route to take.
THE TRAILS TO LÅKTA
”At very high altitudes, only lichens can survive. Keep an eye out for the Glacier Buttercup (Isranunkeln), which also thrives at high altitudes!”
To get up to Namnlösa, start at the hotel and follow the trail towards Låktatjåkko Mountain Station. When you turn off from the golf course and start to gain a little elevation, the ascent onto Namnlösa begins. The trail to Låktatjåkko Mountain Station divides here into the Summer Trail (Sommarleden) and the Guide’s Trail (Färdledarvägen). Both trails are marked with red dots on the map (BD6). We suggest you choose the Summer Trail, which is the southern route. It has a slightly gentler ascent up Namnlösa. Once you’ve reached the mountain plateau Rákkasláhku, after about 2.5 km, and the trail starts to slope slightly downwards, instead of continuing on the trail, you should turn off and go directly north up onto Namnlösa itself. From the trail to the summit, approximately 700 meters and 30 meters of elevation remain.
FACTS
Distance: |
About 3,5 km (one-way) |
Time required: |
3 h |
Marking: |
Björkliden – Namnlösa |
Elevation gain: |
About 400 m. |
The tour starts at the sports shop, where you can borrow a compendium. In the compendium, you’ll find pictures and descriptions of over 50 plants, where they are most likely to be seen, and a detailed tour description. The flower hike is one of the most pleasant walks you can take in the immediate area, and it leads you through all our terrain types: barren forest, water, bare mountain, and lush birch forest. When you’re back home, please return the compendium so we can save paper.
FACTS
Distance: |
2 km. |
Time required: |
1 – 2 h. |
Marking: |
The trail is marked with flower decals. |
Elevation gain: |
About 50 m. |
You start at the hotel and walk up the gravel road towards the golf course and the first tee. Continue up the gravel road to a small information sign about Låktatjåkko Mountain Station in English. This tour is also described here. Follow this clear path with red-marked cairns that goes to the left from the gravel road. After about 500 m, the cairns are marked with red and yellow. Follow the yellow marking that turns off to the right. You will soon see the hill with a cairn and a sign on it. You’ll cross some slightly wetter areas, and then you’ve arrived. When you go back, you can keep to the right, closer to the stream, to pass by Syndafallet (The Sin’s Fall).
FACTS
Distance: |
Hotel – Midnight Sun Cairn and back, 3.5 km. |
Time required: |
1-1.5 h |
Marking: |
Cairns with red paint, then with yellow paint, and signs. |
Start at the hotel and aim for the trail towards Låktatjåkko Mountain Station. After you’ve passed the golf course’s first tee by about 50 meters, look for a path on your left side. Take this path down towards Rakkasjohka; you’ll soon arrive at Syndafallet (The Sin’s Fall). Take the opportunity to drink a gulp of the good, fresh water, then follow the path the last few meters up onto the bare mountain plateau. Here you’ll rejoin the trail towards Låktatjåkko, take it in the direction back down towards the hotel. Soon you’ll be back on a well-trodden gravel path; you can follow this up towards the bathing lake if you wish. Otherwise, turn downwards and aim for a hill. Also, be sure to get that classic photo of Lapporten! The gravel road will then take you back down towards the hotel.
FACTS
Distance: |
2-3 km for the entire hike, depending on the chosen route. |
Time required: |
1 h. |
Marking: |
None – but a clear path. |
You start at the hotel and follow the path that crosses Teknikbacken behind the hotel. You follow the path past Lavvon, down to Rakkasjohka stream, and over the bridge. On the other side of the bridge, you follow the path, and after about 1 km, you’ll reach a gravel road. Follow it for 300 m until you come to a wooden fence and an open area. You cross the open area and follow the path that leads up into the birch forest. Continue along the path upwards until you reach a bridge over Gohpasjohka stream. Cross the bridge, and you’ll have the summit directly in front of you, but the path will take you to the right, up and around to the summit, so the ascent isn’t too steep. Once you’ve reached the top, you can choose to hike back down to Björkliden or continue towards Abisko and take the Rallarvägen (Navvy Trail) home.
FACTS
Distance: |
6,5 km. |
Elevation gain: |
750 m. |
Marking: |
Red markings on the trees up to the bridge at Gohpasjohka, then a clear path. |