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LAPLAND (NORWAY-SWEDEN-FINLAND).

The Arctic Trail or Nordkalottruta (Nor), Nordkalottleden (Swe), Kalottireitti (Fin).
From Abisko to Kilpisjarvi.

27/Aug/2026 to 10/Sep/2026.

The Arctic Trail is a long-distance hiking trail in the above the polar circle. It has a total length of 800 km and lies along the border of Norway, Sweden and Finland. The trail crosses international borders 15 times.

Although the trail is not extreme, it traverses Arctic wilderness and should be treated with caution.

The route moves through a wide range of northern terrain, shifting from high alpine passes and occasional glacier tongues to broad tundra plateaus and forested river valleys. Long sections run above the treeline.

Late August to September the nights get dark enough for the Northern Lights to show up, spectacular autumn colors covers the landscape, and the mosquitoes die off.

Thursday 27/Aug/2026.
Home to Norway journey.

Transportation:

---- SAS flight SK4744 from Brussels (BRU) to Oslo-Gardermoen (OSL), 11:20-13:15, 1h55, 171.54€/p incl next flight.

---- Transit 1h45.

---- SAS flight SK4094 from Oslo-Gardermoen (OSL) to Harstad-Narvik (EVE), 15:00-16:40, 1h40.

---- Flybussen FB82 airport shuttle for Narvik, hourly, 0h50.

|---| Hotel Wivel, Narvik, 1755NOK/2p (73€/p) incl breakfast.

Friday 28/Aug/2026.

Narvik to Abisko journey.

Transportation:

---- SJ bus from Narvik station to Abisko turiststation, 12:39-14:15, 1h36, 142SEK/2p (6.40€/p).

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Saturday 29/Aug/2026.

HIKE 1.

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Sunday 30/Aug/2026.

HIKE 2.

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Monday 31/Aug/2026.

HIKE 3.

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Tuesday 01/Sep/2026.

HIKE 4.

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Wednesday 02/Sep/2026.

HIKE 5.

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Thursday 03/Sep/2026.

HIKE 6.

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Friday 04/Sep/2026.

HIKE 7.

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Saturday 05/Sep/2026.

HIKE 8.

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Sunday 06/Sep/2026.

HIKE 9.

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Monday 07/Sep/2026.

HIKE 10.

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Tuesday 08/Sep/2026.

HIKE 11.

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Wednesday 09/Sep/2026.

HIKE 12.

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Thursday 10/Sep/2026.

HIKE 13.

Transportation:

---- Best Arctic bus from Kilpisjarvi to Tromsø, 18:05-19:30, 1h25, 1290NOK/2p (58€/p).

|---| Amalie Apartment Hotel, apartment, Tromsø, 99€/2p.

Friday 11/Sep/2026.

Tromsø to Brussels journey.

Transportation:

---- SAS flight SK4453 from Tromsø (TOS) to Copenhagen-Kastrup (KPH), 15:00-17:35, 2h35, 147.49€/p incl next flight.

---- Transit 0h45

---- SAS flight SK597 from Copenhagen (KPH) to Brussels (BRU), 18:20-19:50, 1h30.

|---| Home.

AUSTRALIA.

Bibbulmun Track Trail.

14/May/2026 to 05/Jun/2026.

Thursday 14/May/2026.
Home to Perth journey.

1st leg of the journey, a 13 hours flight
from Brussels to Singapore.

A nice and generous economy lunch,
"Chicken-Pasta".

Transportation:

---- Singapore Airlines flight SQ303 from Brussels (BRU) to Singapore (SIN), 11:45-06:40 (next day), 12h55, 1200€/p for all 4 flights, including checked lugage.

|---| Airplane seat.

Friday 15/May/2026.
Home to Perth journey (cntd).

2nd leg of the journey, a 5 hours flight
from Singapore to Perth.

Reaching Perth.

Perth.

Hotel is located in front of the Belgian Beer Café.

Purchasing gas at Paddy Pallin outdoor store.

A delayed birthday celebration.

Transportation:
---- Layover in Singapore, 2h50.

---- Singapore Airlines flight SQ223 from Singapore (SIN) to Perth (PER), 09:30-14:40, 5h10.

---- Train from the Airport to "Perth" station, 0h20, 7.00AUD.

---- Then, a 700m walk to the hotel.

Logistics:
Food and water at Woolworths.
Outdoor supplies (gas canisters...) at Paddy Pallin store.

|---| Novotel on Murray street, hotel room including breakfast (celebration Package), Perth, 140€/2p.

SECTION 1.

KALAMUNDA TO DWELLINGUP (199.8km).

Begin your journey by heading downhill out of Kalamunda through the to Dwellingup, just over 100 kilometres (62 miles) away. The marri, wandoo and jarrah forests are home to unique Australian animals such as kangaroos, echidnas, bandicoots and a rainbow of native birds. Walk through Manns Gully and climb to the southern rim of the Helena River Valley. Cross Mundaring Weir, where the longest freshwater pipeline in the world – at more more than 600 kilometres (373 miles) – begins. The track descends past the Hills Forest Discovery Centre, curving around the Helena Reservoir and heading along the Darkin River to Mount Dale, a trek of about 80 kilometres (50 miles). Stop for a picnic or climb through jarrah and wandoo forests to the mountain's summit of 546 metres (1790 feet). After reaching the peak, continue across over the Brookton Highway. Weave through swamp with paperbark and banksia trees to Abyssinia Rock and into . From here you can choose to ascend Mount Cuthbert, Mount Vincent and Mount Cooke, the highest point in the Darling Range. Walk through wandoo flats and cross the Albany Highway near the North Bannister Roadhouse. Climb the giant granite mound of Boonering Hill and the low granite peaks of White Horse Hills. Scale Mount Wells to its 532 metre (1745 foot) summit, surveying the view from the firewatchers hut. From here the track hugs the old rail line through jarrah and marri forest into the small timber-mining town of Dwellingup.

Saturday 16/May/2026.

HIKE 1.

From the Northern Terminus to the South Ledge carpark, 13.5km

Waugal (rainbow serpent), the tiangular way marker
for the Bibbulmun Track.

(for more pictures click here)

The very first lookout.

Transportation:

---- Uber ride from the hotel to the Northern Terminus in Kalamunda.

|---| Near South Ledge carpark (wild camping), 31.96187S/116.15715E, km 13.5.

Sunday 17/May/2026.

HIKE 2.

From the South Ledge carpark to along a forest road, 14.6km.

Mundaring Weir dam, km 15.3.

Mundaring Weir lake.

Mundaring Weir Hotel, km 16.1.
From here on, no more shops, during 11 days.

Mundaring Weir Hotel, taking a cider.

Patricia's selfie through the mirror.

Ball Creek campsite, km 20.3

The diversion goes along large forest roads,
due to a prescribed burn, km 25.5.

Unreachable Helena campsite is now substituded
along the diversion by just a mobile toilet and water.

|---| Along a forest road (wild camping), 31.98971S/116.25391E, km 25.5.

Monday 18/May/2026.
HIKE 3.

From the forest road to Mount Dale campsite 31.2km.

From these 31.2km, about 10km transported by a ranger because of a fire detour.

Tent setup along the forest road, km 28.1.

Crossing the dry Helena river.

Another diversion due to a prescribed burn:
Waalegh and Beraking campsites closed.

A forest ranger proposed a 10km detour
and we gladly accepted.

Mount Dale, 546m.

View from Mount Dale.

Sodium fluoroacetate is used to reduce the
population of feral cats, devastating to wildlife.

Dinner.

|---| Mount Dale campsite, 32.13451S/116.29876, km 59.3.

Tuesday 19/May/2026.
HIKE 4.

From Mount Dale campsite to Canning campsite, 18.6km.

Tent setup at Mount Dale campsite.

Mount Dale campsite shelter.

Ready to go!

Crossing the 1st concrete road since Mundaring Weir:
Brooktown Highway.

Dinner.

|---| Canning campsite, 32.24161S/116.25444E, km 77.9.

Wednesday 20/May/2026.

HIKE 5.

From Canning campsite to wild camping at Mount Cuthbert, 17.7km.

Tent setup.

Desparate parents of Samuel Whitsed, missing since February,
visited this place before us in search for their son.

|---| Mount Cuthbert (wild camping), 32.34720S/116.25344E, km 95.6.

Thursday 21/May/2026.

HIKE 6.
From a lovely wild campspot at Mount Cuthbert to a another wild campspot, 16.9km.

Sunrise.

Our lovely wild campspot at Mount Cuthbert.

Patricia removing the dust from her tent.

Monadnocks campsite,
visited to collect water.

|---| Forest (wild camping), 32.44386S/116.33761E, km 112.5.

Friday 22/May/2026.

HIKE 7.

From the wild campspot to Gringer Creek campsite, 21.7km.

Tent setup.

Gringer Creek campsite shelter.

|---| Tent setup at Gringer Creek campsite, km 134.2.

Saturday 23/May/2026.

HIKE 8.

From Gringer Creek campsite to White Horse campsite, 16.5km.

Wakeup with freezing temperature.

Tent setup.

Crossing the 2nd concrete road since Mundaring Weir:
Albany Highway.

Boonering Hill, 529m.

Boonering Hill.

|---| Tent setup at White Horse campsite, 32.60885S/116.33625E, km 150.7.

Sunday 24/May/2026.

HIKE 9.

From White Horse campsite to a wild campspot after Mount Wells, 17.8km.

White Horse campsite shelter.

A big boulder.

Doesn't move...

Mount Wells, 547m.

Patricia reaching Mount Wells.

Tent setup.

|---| Wild camping, 3.5km after Mount Wells, 32.72355S/116.33513E, km 168.5.

Monday 25/May/2026.

HIKE 10.

From the wild campspot to Etmilyn railway stop, 21.8km.

Wakeup.

Chadoora campsite shelter, km 179.8.

TrailMagic.

Tracks of the disused Etmilyn railway.

Tent setup.

|---| Wild camping next to Etmilyn railway stop, km 190.3.

Tuesday 26/May/2026.

HIKE 11.

From Etmilyn railway stop to Dwellingup, 9.3km.

Per usual, well practicing the leave-no-trace guidelines.

Tourist trains from Dwellingup continue to operate
along these tracks of the Etmilyn railway.

Monument remembering and old timber cooperative.

3rd concrete road crossing since Mundaring Weir, after ten days hiking.

Dwellingup.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwellingup,_Western_Australia

Dwellingup Trails and Visitors center.

Dwellingup cummunity hotel.

Lunch at Blue Wren Cafe.

|---| Dwellingup Caravan Park, cabin, km 199.6, 160AUS.

SECTION 2.

DWELLINGUP TO COLLIE (120.7km.

Head south out of Dwellingup to – which protects dense jarrah forest and the long, winding Murray River – about 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) away. Snake along the river's east side on the Murray River Fireline, past rock-rimmed pools, melaleuca thickets and flooded gum woodlands. Walk over the timber Long Gully Bridge and head to the Harvey-Quindanning Road, a popular starting point for day or overnight walks. Then meander south through jarrah, marri and wandoo forest to picnic-perfect Harris River Dam. From here the trail passes through the small coal mining town of Collie.

Wednesday 27/May/2026.

HIKE 12.

From Dwellingup to Scampsite, 12.3km.

Leaving the cabin.

VIP pictures posted at Dwellingup's
trails and visitors center.

Dwellingup's quite expensive General Store.

Swamp Oak campsite, shelter.

|---| Swamp Oak campsite, 32.78112S/116.11770E, km 211.9.

Thursday 28/May/2026.

HIKE 13.

From Swamp Oak campsite to Murray campsite, 18.5km.

A wet morning.

Dinner at Murray campsite,
with our drying tents in the background.

|---| Murray campsite, km 230.4.

Friday 29/May/2026.

HIKE 14.

From Murray campsite to Dookannelly campsite, 18.0km.

Murray river, the first river with water.

Murray river.

|---| Donnelly campsite, 32.95755/116.21557E, km 248.4.

Saturday 30/May/2026.

HIKE 15.

From Dookanelly campsite to Possums Spring campsite, 21.3km.

Dookannelly shelter with our tent setup.

Bilya Djena Bidi bridge over the Murray River,
a 92-metre pedestrian suspension footbridge.

|---| Possums Spring campsite, 33.06209S/116.29537E, km 269.7.

Sunday 31/May/2026.

HIKE 16 - Wet day!

From Possums Spring campsite to Yourdamung campsite, 18.7km.

Taking down our tents,
the other couple decided to stay.

Green tunnel

Path is still wet and often slippery.

|---| Yourdamung campsite (300m off trail), 33.18790S/116.26650, km 288).

Monday 01/Jun/2026.
Hike 17.

From Yourdamung campsite to Harris Dam campsite, 13.4km.

Yourdamung campsite, where we stayed with
many other hikers.

|---| Harris Dam campsite, km 301.8.

Tuesday 02/Jun/2026.
Hike 18.

From Harris Dam campsite to Collie, 18.6km.

Bridge over the spillway of Harris Dam.

Crossing a 5th concrete road in 19 days.

Collie.

While it is summer time in Europe,
it is winter time in Australia.

|---| Black Diamond hotel, Collie, km 320.4.

Wednesday 03/Jun/2026.

Collie to Perth journey.

Patricia building a bacon and eggs breakfast
in the hostal kitchen.

Collie.

Bunburry

Transportation:

---- Coach from Collie to Bunbury, 1h.
---- Coach from Bunbury to Perth, 3h.

|---| Ibis Perth on Murray street., hotel room, Perth.

Thursday 04/Jun/2026.
Back in Perth.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth

Breakfast at Criblane Cafe" on Hay street.

Taking a "Parmy" for lunch, a typical Australian dish
a variant of the Italian "Parmigiana".

Perth skyline.

|---| Ibis Perth on Murray street, hotel room, Perth.

Friday 05/Jun/2026.

Freemantle markets and return home journey.

Freemantle.

Freemantle Markets.

Freemantle train station.

Perth railway station, 13:30,
taking the airport train.

Transportation:

---- Singapore Airlines flight SQ214 from Perth (PER) to Singapore(SIN), 16:55-22:10.

---- Layover in Singapore 1h45.

---- Singapore Airlines flight SQ304 from Singapore (SIN) to Brussels (BRU), 23:55-07:55 (next day).

|---| Airplane seat.

Saturday 06/Jun/2026.

Return Home journey (cntd).

|---| Home

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