Höga Kusten

Höga Kusten route 13 — Örnsköldsvik toward Svedjeholmen after a long detour on tarmac; short stage notes from the stitched line.

From here, I was back on the main trail and had made a friend—a Turkish video game developer who lived in Stockholm who was also walking the High Coast Trail. We ended up walking together for about two hours, it was a nice break from the silence, but I think we were both glad to go our separate ways

Just past the connection of Route 12 and 11, my Turkish friend stopped at a campsite for some food and a break. Like me he had been walking since 5:30 am, but unlike me, he had taken the High Coast trail the whole way and so had had a tall hill to climb, that I’d missed by going along the coast thro

Höga Kusten route 10 — Köpmanholmen to Entré Nord is largely road walking; I covered part of it by boat and car when time was tight.

Höga Kusten route 9 — Skuleskogen campsites, a beach night at Salsviksholmen, and a rugged push toward Slåttdalsskrevan.

Höga Kusten route 8 — Entré Syd toward Skuleberget; south gate facilities, then forest, Käl, and a missed waterfall turn.

This trail, though listed as intermediate flew by, taking you through grasslands and forests, its pretty and quaint, but before you know it you’ve reached Skoved and are on the final section to Ullånger.