Abisko · Sweden
Låktatjåkka · E10 car park
Car park with a lean-to and fire pit beside the E10 at the Låktatjåkka train stop, where the trail to Kärkevagge and Trollsjön starts; unlit and above the tree line, between Björkliden and Riksgränsen.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Open, treeless fell: north over small tarns to the mountains on the Norwegian border, with the lowest sky to the north-east and east..
- Darkness
- Mostly dark sky, grade 2 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Some light from a village, houses or a road nearby.
- Aurora
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 28 km by road from Abisko (estimate), roughly 32 min by car.
- Parking
- Free car park with a lean-to and fire pit; may not be ploughed in winter, so check before you go.
- Bus or train
- Nearest stop: Låktatjåkka (train).
- Coordinates
- 68.4271, 18.3263 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Exposed pass where the E10 can close in storms: check the road status first. At night stay at the car park; do not follow the valley trail or cross the railway.
Dress for standing still in the cold, bring a head torch with a red light, and park only where parking is allowed. A forecast is guidance, not a promise: check the road and weather warnings for Sweden before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from kirunalapland.se.