IIa.12 Section Fältjägarstugan - Sylarna Fjellstation 31 km

I was the first to get up and made my breakfast at Fältjägarstugan. Not to wake up any one else I did not pack my back pack in the bunk room but instead in the kitchen / dining room. Soon I started hiking. In the morning the sun shone nicely again. I hiked towards Helag Glacier. This glacier explains why I met quite a few hikers. Helag is the southern most glacier in Sweden. There are several fjellstations in easy hikeable distances in this area. Towards lunch I arrived at Helags Fjellstation. I bought lunch which I prepared in the kitchen. Being a member use of the kitchen is for free. Problematic for me was that their card reader was broken and they would only accept cash without any exception. I had just about enough cash for the meal. The fjellstation consists of a number of buildings. A new sanitary building was under construction.

From here I had a good view of the glacier. It is not a big one and did not really impress me. After lunch I continued hiking as I wanted to be at Sylarna Fjellstation for the night. They were supposed to have working card readers so that I could by my dinner. The last bit before arriving there is a long climb and a steep decent. Here I could by freeze dried food at the small store and pay by card. It was very busy at the station. They have a big restaurant where meals are served. It seemed that most hikers went there. I set up my tarp near the station.

View off Kungsleden

Wooden boards with snow field on Kungsleden

View of Helags Fjellstation

Glacier Helags as seen from the Fjellstation

Wide Kungsleden

Bridge crossing a creek

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