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Trekking Greenland – Arctic Circle Trail – Summary

If you love long-distance hiking and want to experience real solitude and untouched wilderness, the Arctic Circle Trail in West Greenland is definitely for you. Stretching for 160km along the Arctic Circle from Kangerlussuaq to Sisimiut, it is quickly rising in popularity after being featured in several “Top 10” lists in recent years. And while […]

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Sitting in IKEA-like chairs admiring the view - Arctic Circle Trail - West Greenland

Trekking Greenland – Arctic Circle Trail -Nerumaq to Kangerluarsuk Tulleq Nord

The weather had turned to crap again today as we continued our hike towards Sisimiut. There were several rivers to cross and boggy patches to negotiate on this stretch of the trail. By this time, Tyson had well and truly given up on keeping his trail runners dry and was just hiking through the mud

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Approaching Innjuattoq I Hut - Arctic Circle Trail - West Greenland

Trekking Greenland – Arctic Circle Trail – Eqalugaarniarfik to Innajuattoq

Another relaxed start to the day meant it was a minor miracle that I arrived at the viewpoint over the next large lake before the wind picked up.  Oh, I was so very, very thankful! [move cursor over the image to see the full panorama] The perfect reflections were absolutely stunning and it was not

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Hiker and flowers on the Arctic Circle Trail - West Greenland

Trekking Greenland – Arctic Circle Trail – Kelly Ville to Katiffik

Interesting fact about Greenland:  the landscape is completely different depending on which part of the country you are in. This is something that became abundantly clear to me last year as I moved from hiking through the rolling green sheep-country between Narsaq and Narsarsuaq in South Greenland to hiking through the barren craggy peaks and

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