Li farm - DNT cottage

At Li farm you can experience southern coastal culture and stay in the farmhouse on an old farm.

Geology and nature

Li farm is an old farm environment that is built on a hill and overlooks a fantastic panoramic view of the island of Hidra. Li Farm was restored and opened to the public in 2009. Around the historic farm there are several opportunities for outdoor activities. You can hike, paddle, fish or climb using the via ferrata route along the dramatic cliffs next to the sea. A twenty minute walk through a forest brings you to Dåtlandstrand and the harbour. The renovated farmhouses sleep 28, so it's a perfect place for groups to stay in beautiful surroundings in Hidraheia.

The geology of Flekkefjord municipality represents the edge of the magma chamber, and around Li Gård you will find four different types of magmatic rocks. The oldest rocks in Magma Geopark are gneisses that are more than 1600 million years old. Deep below the earth's surface, large amounts of magma were forced into contact with gneissic rocks 925 million years ago. The magma solidified and formed a new rock, anorthosite. During this period, anorthosite and gneiss were located 20 kilometres below the earth's surface. After the anorthosite was formed, two different kinds of magma were forced between the rocks; one formed a light-coloured, coarse-grained, feldspar-rich rock called mangerite, while the other is richer in dark minerals and fine-grained rocks and is called jotunite.

Culture and history

It is believed that Li Farm may be over 1,000 years old, but that it was destroyed after the plague in 1349. The farm was probably part of another larger farm, Kleppa, for a longer period. At the beginning of the 17th century, there was a growth in the population of the area and various new farms began to appear. It is assumed that Li Gård also became independent and inhabited again. The first census that gives the population in the Hidra area was in 1801. At that time, 11 people lived on the farm – two adults and nine children. The last residents moved in 1989. Today, the farm is run by Flekkefjord and Oplands Turistforening (FOT).

For overnight guests, it is possible to hire canoes (requires wet card) and equipment for the Via Ferrata (requires climbing experience/steep card). For cabin and equipment rental see ListerBooking.

How to get there?

Follow RV44 towards Abelsnes, and then to Itland. Li farm is accessible on foot from both of these car parks.

Duration: 1-3 hours. Marked paths.

Show consideration:

Parks in the parking lot, and show respect for the private land.
Pay attention to the animals along the route.
Remember to close gates behind you.
Dogs must be on a leash.
Leave only footprints!

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