No marked trails; over 100 glaciers; called the last wilderness in Europe
Area
1,970 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
1909
Declared in 1909 in Sweden's first wave of national parks — among the earliest in the whole of Europe — Sarek spreads across Swedish Lapland with not a single waymarked trail, no mountain huts and no mobile coverage, which has earned it the name of the last wilderness in Europe. Its relief was carved by more than a hundred active glaciers and six peaks above 2,000 metres, among deep valleys such as Rapadalen. Together with Padjelanta, Muddus and Stora Sjöfallet it forms the Laponian Area World Heritage Site, the ancestral land of the Sami, who still herd reindeer around it. Suitable only for experienced walkers, it is described by its few visitors as a place where you can walk for days without meeting a soul.
2 dive sites within 300 km are also shown.
Ecosystems found in Sweden, where Sarek lies.
Where can I dive near here?
133 km away
167 km away
What is worth looking out for this month in Sweden?
Now is a good time: Autumn bird migration at Falsterbo (11 August to 20 November (raptor peak from late August to early October))
Now is a good time: Autumn bird migration at Falsterbo (11 August to 20 November (raptor peak from late August to early October))
Now is a good time: Autumn bird migration at Falsterbo (11 August to 20 November (raptor peak from late August to early October))
Which other parks are like this one?
Same country: Sweden
Same country: Sweden
Same country: Sweden
Same country: Sweden
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Region
Northern Europe
Climate
Temperate, Polar / cold
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