Rallarvägen (Navvy Road)
Rallarvägen
A workers' trail built for the construction of the Arctic railway, which you can hike or cycle from Abisko to the Norwegian border, passing the railway workers' cemetery.
Rallarvägen was built in 1898-1902 to transport materials and workers for the Kiruna-Narvik iron ore railway. The trail runs west from Abisko along the railway line, through Björkliden and Riksgränsen, to Norway. You can ride a mountain bike or hike it in sections, or take the train back. Near Tornehamn along the way, a cemetery for railway workers records the hardships of construction.
Opening hours
All day (summer)
Nearby sights
- Björkliden
- Aurora Sky Station
- Abisko National Park
- Nuolja Chairlift & Summit
- Kungsleden (Abisko trailhead)
- Abisko Turiststation & Naturum
- Abisko Canyon (Abiskojåkka)
- Kårsavagge Valley & Kårsa Glacier