Strange times... The Corona Virus outbreak is with us and even if we can avoid being laid low with it (or worse) it is impacting everyone's lives. One of those impacts is travel restrictions and I'm already fairly convinced that hiking GR10 this year is going to be difficult or impossible.
But, I am hopeful that by the summer, restrictions will ease enough to go hiking in Sweden. So I'm making plans for new plans with my current favourite being Bergslagsleden and Orangebandet - the Orange Band - which is basically walking it all in one go.
Overall its a bit over a quarter the length of GR10, and about 15 days of hiking. The route meanders around the towns though rather than go through them and it doesn't look to be as well supplied with bars, shops and cafés. Victuals en route will mean more attention to logistics and probably carrying more food.
Accommodation is also less pampered. There are some hostels and maybe even hotels but mostly it will be wind shelters and camping.
That in itself doesn't mean too much change on the packing front. The biggest difference is weight if I need to add 2kg+ of extra food I'm really over the comfy weight for my Fastpack 35 and probably struggling on space too.
Of course I have a Haglöfs Matrix 50l pack I could use - for another 900g - or maybe I should make something? 🤔 Now there's a thought.
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