Discover Nordli

Nordli combines cultural history with exhibitions about nature and national parks. The area’s profile includes the Nordli Museum, the Lierne National Park Centre and the Lierne Geological Park; in winter, there are also groomed recreational trails. These varied attractions give you concrete points to consider when thinking about Nordli as a destination for your stay.

Museum and building history in Nordli

The Nordli Museum comprises the old community hall Allheim, with various period-room exhibitions, and an open-air museum with six buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries. Exhibition rooms and historic buildings thus offer different ways to explore local history. The oldest building in the museum is Gamstuggu. It was built in 1937, modelled on a room dating back about 200 years in Nesset nordre, which at the time was probably the oldest room in the area. The building’s date and the story of its model give your museum visit a specific historical context.

National park centre and geological park

The Lierne National Park Centre is a visitor centre for Lierne and Blåfjella-Skjækerfjella National Parks. The centre houses the exhibition “Verdt å ta vare på”; exhibition content may change, so check what is currently on display before your visit. A description of the exhibition “Å leve av naturen – Å leve med rovdyr”, dated 1 December 2019, mentions an audio guide in Norwegian or English, as well as digital screens featuring a bear game and a fox den for children.

At the Lierne Geological Park, you can crawl into a bear’s den, pan for gold and look at polished stones. These activities are quite different from a museum visit and offer a geological focus. The park is open every day, around the clock; check access conditions before your visit, as they may change.

Winter recreational trails

In winter, there are groomed recreational trails in Nordli. In the wider Lierne destination, winter recreational trails are used for skiing and walking. Groomed trails are recorded using GPS, and the records are listed on Løyper.net. Use this information as a guide and check current trail conditions before setting out. Trail operations are seasonal.

The wider Lierne destination

Lierne National Park lies entirely within Lierne Municipality. Together with adjacent protected areas, it forms a large, continuous wilderness area with few or no technical developments. The landscape includes glacial features such as Rogen moraines, drumlins, eskers, meltwater channels and ice-marginal deposits. The national park is home to, among others, dotterels, purple sandpipers and pomarine skuas, as well as wolverines, lynx, brown bears and Arctic foxes.

The hiking options in the wider Lierne destination can also be compared using different details. The signposted Folkestien is a 5 km circular trail that starts and ends at Sørli Museum and is suitable for walks or runs with a stroller. The Skærvknulen trail by Liernetur in Kvelia is 4.4 km long and has an elevation gain of 386 metres. The hike to Hestkjøltoppen, the highest mountain in Lierne at 1,390 metres, is considered a day trip of 8 to 12 hours for experienced hikers. A short loop, a trail with a stated elevation gain and a long mountain hike thus offer clearly different planning options.

Discover more destinations: Sørli.

Go to the main travel overview: Lierne.