Sunday 29/9
Marmorbrottet
| Horizontal distance: | 5.5 km |
| Vertical distance: | +40 m, -40 m |
| Time: | 2 h 15 min |
| Lunch break: | 45 min |
| Dinner: | – |
| Night accommodation: | – |
| Stage classification: | Easy |
I walked upon the level trail – Kungsleden – in a chilly wind, which soon necessitated gloves. I made a few short detours on side paths, looking at the Ábeskoeatnu canyon and a hilltop or two, and met two hikers with large packs. I walked leisurely, noting that the frozen surface of the dirt was melting in the increasing power of the still veiled sun, and met another person (this a fellow day-tourer judging from the minuscule pack) before coming up on Marmorbrottet (Marble Quarry), where the patterned rock was hewn in the olden days.
Well trodden
Canyon
Snow peaks
Arriving at...
...Marmorbrottet
It was just after noon when I arrived, and noted the presence of the two German girls who had made the cave tour the day before, as well as a trio of Asians. Myself I went over the cliff and down to the stream, where I utilized a frequented campsite for my lunch break. It was somewhat cold at first, but the sun emerged more and more, and it was quite comfortable at the end as I sat reading.
I started the next walk by checking out the continuation of the trail a little bit, and then returned back up the hill to the junction with another naturstig going past Vuolip Njáhkájávri. This I turned onto just as a jogger approached along Kungsleden from the south, and she soon passed me by on the path I was on. The terrain was very dry at first, but then turned into a mire which offered good views all around, and soon thereafter I came to the lake. There I followed a side path that went closer to the water, returning to the main one as said water ended, and then a nice dry forest followed, frequently interspersed with open areas. I continued to walk calmly, having no time to meet, and after coming down among the birches I decided to take another path than the one that returned to Kungsleden, and came out at the parking lot beside the train station after 13:30. Just as I did so a large cloud descended upon Njullá, and the sun was swallowed up just as I walked up to the tourist station. Well timed.
Panorama over Abiskoalperna from a mire
Closeup of Nissonvággi
Vuolip Njáhkájávri
Leafless but not lifeless
Familiar view
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