Kungsleden
A 450km run in the far North of Sweden 21st - 30th July 2019
Following Mum's stroke last May I decided I’d like to take on a challenge to allow me to raise money for Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland and I set about finding a long distance route which I could run. My criteria was for a route of around 500km, somewhere where I’d encounter other people but wouldn’t be too busy and where I was unlikely to be eaten by wild animals. As I hadn’t taken mosquitoes into the equation I chose the Kungsleden, which otherwise fulfilled the criteria perfectly. Kungsleden (King’s way) is in the far North of Sweden and crosses the arctic circle. There is a short season in which to walk (or run) the trail as for the most part of the year it is covered in snow and is a ski trail. It is served by STF (Swedish Tourist Association) huts a lot of the way and also by a few private huts. By covering the trail over 9 days I worked out I could complete the route with...