Singi

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Singi is a hut along trecking and ski-touring route Kungsleden ("the Kings trail") in northern part of Sweden.

[edit] In the vicinity

Singi is, as many of the huts along Kungsleden, an excellent base for making day trips. Singi's location at the intersection of several major valleys means there are plenty of peaks, ridges and valleys to explore. For all trips good shoes, walking poles (teleskopic skiing poles works well), food and some extra, warm clothes (even in summer!), map and compass are needed, unless otherwise noted. Water is to be found in many places (you can drink any water as long as it is streaming), but it is suggested to keep one liter person for unforseen situations, or if you don't find any water for an hour or two.

• Singivagge is a valley to the north-east from the hut. It's a bit of a hike to get there, but it is well worth it. The valley's entrance is 100% covered with stones, this means careful walking. On the map there is a trail marked on the southern side of the stream, it is however non-existent in reality. Instead, head for the northern side of the stream, where there are a lot fewer stones and actually a small path you can follow. This will save you both time and sprained ankles.
  Singivagge is a truly spectacular valley, carved by glaciers and today showing an extremely barren landscape, with stones, dirt and very limited vegitation. Still, at the lakes at the valley floor, some of the areas best camp sites can be found. It is outstanding to camp on the absolutely flat, grass covered areas just meters from the lake, and waking up to the scenery outside. The valley can however be very windy (it is a natural wind tunnel, more or less), so do check the weather forecast before camping here.
  Allow for 3 hours to reach the main section of the valley, slightly less going home again.

• Unna Hierta is the small mountain south-west from the hut, in between Stuor Hierta and Liddopakte. Allow for ca 60-75 minutes going up, 15 minutes exploring the flat summit plateau and 45-60 minutes going down. Or more if you decide to take in the sunset from up here - it's a great spot for this! Unna Hierta's summit also gives some rather unusual and beatuful views into the rolling hills east of the mountain range. The southern side of this mountain has lime-rich soil that gives a rich flora, with several unusual plants.
  On this trip you can ease out on the equipment, there are no really exposed passages or difficult navigation. Map and compass are still good to have though, as bad weather can appear very quickly.

• Stuor Hierta is dominating the view when looking south from the hut. Viwed from the hut, what you see is what you get - you basically can see all the way to the top, except for the last few hundred meters. This will allow you to plan a good general route to the top, a suggestion is however to stay between the two (sometimes dried up) creeks that wind down the mountain side. You may however take almost any way to the summit, the northern side of the mountain is a pretty easy walk. The southern face is however very steep (vertical in many places) and would require some serious mountaineering equipment to climb. Round trip 4-5 hours.