Hiking – Our Trails
Vindelfjällen Nature Reserve offers endless opportunities for hikers
Local Trails
Destination Ammarnäs works actively for our local trails. There are a number of hiking loops you can do. Within Destination Ammarnäs we have well-developed local trails that give you the authentic wilderness feeling without great hardship. The local trails are perfect for those who want to stay in the village and do day trips with really light packing.
We have ten different local trails with slightly varying difficulty levels so you can choose a trail that is just challenging enough each day. If you're a bit tired in your body, take an easy trail, if you feel energetic in your legs, perhaps a slightly harder trail is the right choice for the day.
At Guidecenter you'll find both maps of the trails and can get tips from our knowledgeable staff.
Vindelvaggileden, Ammarnäs–Vindelkroken–Krokstrand
Vindelvaggileden runs from Ammarnäs to Krokstrand in Norway, but we mostly recommend that you go to Vindelkroken and then back to Ammarnäs.
Along the trail there are cabins at comfortable walking distance, so you don't need to carry a tent if you don't want to. Vindelvaggileden follows Vindelälven upstream from Ammarnäs and goes largely through birch forest.
The cabins along the trail are Rävfallet, Vitnjul, Mankeforsen, Dalavardo and Vindelkroken. The distance is just over a mile between the cabins, so you can easily skip one or two cabins during the hike. At the same time, this is an excellent distance for those who want to hike with smaller children, and then you conveniently stay overnight at each cabin. It's about ten miles round trip to Vindelkroken.
Start preferably after lunch on the first day by taking a taxi up to Höbäcken and then a leisurely hike up to Rävfallet, which is no more than seven kilometers from Höbäcken. We can of course pick you up at Höbäcken when you return.
Kungsleden, Ammarnäs–Hemavan
Kungsleden passes through Ammarnäs and the hike between Ammarnäs and Hemavan is popular with many. The distance is about eight miles and there are cabins at suitable daily stages along the entire hike.
If you hike to Hemavan from Ammarnäs, you pass STF's cabins in order: Aigertstugan, Servestugan, Tärnasjöstugan, Syterstugan and finally Viterskalsstugan. Once in Hemavan, you can take the helicopter back to Ammarnäs on one of Fjällflygarna's regular flights. This flight is relatively cheap and it's an experience to fly over the area you just hiked through for several days.
All necessary maps are of course available at Guidecenter, so just drop by if you need to supplement.
Plan Your Hike
Call us for booking or questions about the hiking trails. We'll help you with maps, tips and everything you need for your hike.