IIb.21    Section Östfjellsstugan - Granfjällsatern  24 km

Östfjellsstugan

Källfjällets fäbod                    5 km

Kläppenskjulet                       5 km

Närfjällsstugan                      8 km

Granfjällssätern                     6 km

Having had very nice weather during the last few days I had to pay a price for today, rain all day with strong wind and going up on the fjell being in the clouds. It was reasonable until arriving at Källfjällets Fäbod as I staid below tree line. Climbing to Närfjällsstugan became a very wet adventure. My boots were pretty wet so I did not care much what I stepped on. The hut was pretty well sized. During my late lunch the wind was howling around the hug. On and off there was a little bit of vision when the clouds opened up for a moment. Eventually I had to move on. Being in the clouds the next markings were hard to see. It was slow moving on. It only improved once I got back below tree line. In hut Granfjällssätern I started the stove to dry out my wet clothes. During the whole day I only met one day hiker. Otherwise I was on my own.

Immediately north of shelter Östfjellsstugan begins the "normal" Southern Kungsleden

Emergency telephone in shelter Källfjället

Syndan Creek in Synddalen Valley

Transtrandsfjällen. The "Creek" to the top right is the trail Southern Kungsleden

I had lunch and partially dried my stuff in hut Närfjällsstugan

The warming stove in hut Granfjällssätern