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Muddus National Park

Norrbottens län  >  Sweden

Sweden´s largest forest national park with intact primeval forests with giant long-boled pines, mosaics of marshland, waterfalls and canyons.

Hinzugefügt* von Lars Eriksson
Zuletzt aktualisiert 26 April 2025

Beschreibung

Muddus National Park is one of the quietest places in Sweden, part of Laponia, and a Unesco World Heritage Site. The national park is consisting of forests, lakes and marshes largely on a plateau bisected by a valley, broad in the north but passing through narrow gorges in the south. The park has mainly old-growth forest and large boggy grounds. The forest has a lot of old large trees, consisting mainly of pine and spruce with some birch and willow.

Due to the intact primeval forests the area has a large boreal bird community. In the forest you can encounter birds like Haselhuhn, Birkhuhn, Auerhuhn, Unglückshäher, Hakengimpel, Dreizehenspecht and Lapplandmeise. Owls that can be spotted include Sperlingskauz, Habichtskauz, Sperbereule, Uhu and Raufußkauz. Raptors that can be seen include Steinadler, Kornweihe, Fischadler and Wanderfalke. On the lakes you can observe Singschwan, Schellente and Prachttaucher. In the marshes of the park you can spot Kranich, Bruchwasserläufer, Alpenstrandläufer, Grünschenkel and Bekassine.

Muddus is also known for its mammals. Within the boundaries of the national park live Brown Bear, Wolverine, Lynx, Pine Marten, Otter, Reindeer, Moose and Beaver.

Details

Zugang

Muddus national park is located in Sweden's far north, 20 km north of the town of Jokkmokk. The easiest way to get there is by car from Jokkmokk, passing the dam of the Luleälven hydroelectric power station (Vattenkrafverk Ligga) near the village of Ligga, and from there to the parking at the entrance. Press P on the map for directions to the parking.

In Muddus national park there is a summer trail system approximately 50 km long. The hiking trail makes it easy to explore large parts of the national park. But the distances can be long and there can be a lot of mosquitoes in the summer, so make sure you are prepared. The long 46 km trail that is indicated on the map is a path that follows ancient migratory routes, passing by five cabins with sleeping accommodations that are open year-round. But of course you can also do just a part of the trail or the 4 km circular walk at the beginning of the trail.

Terrain und Habitat

Wald , Moor/Heideland , See

Bedingungen

Offene Landschaft , Sumpfig

Rundweg

Ja

Ist ein Spektiv nützlich?

Nein

Gute Beobachtungszeit

Sommer , Frühjahr

Beste Beobachtungszeit

Sommer

Route

Schmaler Pfad

Schwierigkeitsgrad der Tour

Durchschnittlich

Erreichbarkeit

zu Fuß

Beobachtungshütten oder -türme

Ja

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