Rapa Valley

The Rapa Valley in Sarek National Park, Sweden

Visit Sarek National Park in northern Sweden and you’ll probably spend some time in the vast Rapa Valley. The wild and often rain-soaked valley is surrounded by towering peaks as Sarek National Park is home to hundreds of mountains, including some of Sweden’s tallest. Park officials suggest that first-time visitors to the valley arrange for a guide to accompany them – though it’s popular with climbers, hikers and mountaineers, there are no designated trails in the Rapa Valley, nor in Sarek Park.

The Rapa Valley (Swedish: Rapadalen, Sami: Ráhpavágge) is a 35 kilometres (22 mi) long valley in Sweden and the largest in the Sarek National Park, part of the Laponian area. The Rapa River runs through the valley, which is surrounded by steep mountains. It's Laitaure river delta is one of the major tourist attractions for hikers in the area.

Rapa Valley The beautiful Rapa valley is the artery of Sarek, which is normally knowned by it’s splendid piece of unspoiled wilderness with dense thickets of mountain birch, osier and herbaceous plants.The flora is poor in most of the park, but the valley is rich of animal life.