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Troms county is large and varied, and the diversity of the landscape is astonishing. A mountain experience can begin in Tromsø, and you can start a hike from the city. Farther east lie the splendid Lyngsfjellan, with some of Norway's finest Alpine terrain. There are many possible summer and winter summit tours. If you like trekking in a canyon, hike through Sørdalen in Bardu or through Reisdalen in Nordreisa. Indre Troms is best if you prefer trekking the high country and its wooded valleys.

Summer in Dividalen
Summer in Dividalen

From Treriksrøysa, where Finland, Sweden and Norway meet, there is a string of cabins all the way south through the county to Abisko, Sweden. The trail through Troms along the Swedish border is part of the 500 km long Nordkalottruta, the Fennoscandinavian trail through Finland, Sweden and Norway, that starts in Kautokeino and continues to Sulitjelma and Kvikkjokk.
The trails and cabins in Nord-Troms, north of Skibotndalen and Kilpisjärvi, are described in the Finnmark section.

Most popular routes:
Nordkalottruta and summit hikes in Lyngen.

Good starting points:
Tromsø, Galgojavri, Kilpisjärvi, Innset in Rostadalen, Frihetsli, Altevatnet, Øse and Tjeldsundbrua.

Maps:
In addition to the main 1:50,000 scale main series, there's a 1:25, 000ocal trekking map of Tromsdalstinden/Sálašoaivi (2004),
1:50,000 trekking maps of Kvaløya (2004), Tromsø mainland/Stuoranjárga (2004) and Lyngenhalvøya (2005) and 1:100,000 trekking maps of Bardu (2004) and Karlsøy (2005). Moreover, there's a 1:50,000 Finnish trekking map of Halti-Kilpisjärvi, 1:100,000 Finnish trekking maps of Indre Troms and of Käsivärsi, and a 1:100,000 Swedish Lantmäteriet mountain map, BD1 Treriksröset.