Traveling to the starting point

Here we go. Been thinking about this hike for so long that it feels somewhat surreal that I'm actually doing this. I'm sure that feeling will dissipate next week when temperatures can reach to +25 degrees Celsius! 🥵

To Sweden. So few people onboard that this is like a ghost ship compared to the ferries going to Tallinn.

In Umeå. This is so North that there's still patches of snow here and there and ice in the sea and river.
From here another 4 hours in the train and I'm almost at the trailhead. Will stay for the night in Sundsvall and tomorrow walk to Selånger which is the official trailhead.Read more