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Höga Kustenleden
Sweden's High Coast, a World Heritage site for its post-glacial rebound: the land here is still rising a centimetre a year since the ice melted.
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- Distance
- 135.7 km
- Elevation gain
- 2,734 m
- Elevation loss
- 2,789 m
- Highest point
- 284 m
- Walking time
- 41 h · ~7 d
Estimated walking time (DIN 33466 standard) — breaks, meals and overnight stays not included.
Tracks derived from OpenStreetMap data, under the ODbL license.
The terrain
Wooded hills dropping straight into the Gulf of Bothnia, with far more elevation change than the modest altitude suggests: it's a constant up and down between coves and summits. The ground is rocky, often moss-covered and slippery in wet weather. A few steep climbs, notably toward Skuleberget.
When to go
June to September. Spring arrives late at this latitude and snow can linger in the forest until May; autumn colours the birches and empties the trails. Summer brings nearly white nights, which considerably lengthens the walking days on offer.
Access and stages
The trail links Hornöberget to Örnsköldsvik over about a dozen stages. Allow a week for the whole thing. Skuleskogen National Park, which it crosses, is its highlight and can also be visited as a day trip from the southern entrance. Open shelters dot the route.
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Frequently asked questions
- Is this GPX free?
- Yes, no account or sign-up needed. The track is derived from OpenStreetMap and stays under the ODbL license: reusable, provided you credit the source.
- What is post-glacial rebound?
- The weight of the ice sheet pressed the crust down; since it melted, the land has been rising back up. It's most pronounced here of anywhere on Earth — eight hundred metres since the last glaciation, and still moving. Former beaches show up as terraces in the forest.
- Do I need to book somewhere to stay?
- Not necessarily: the open shelters and the right to wild camp are enough to get across. The cabins and campsites along the way get booked up in July, the only period they fill.