HISTORY 

​The lodge was built by Ethelberg Lort-Phillips (1857-1943), a wealthy man and avid angler from Dartmouth, England. Many English fishing tourists came to fish for salmon in the rivers in the area, and Lort-Phillips saw an opportunity to offer accommodation options related to this. He built four cabins where the salmon fishermen had the opportunity for state accommodation and catering. Todalshytta was built in 1901 after drawings made by his wife Lady Luise Jane Forbes Lort-Phillips.

Postkort med motiv fra Todalshytta  i Todalen, Surnadal kommune. Utgitt av Eberh. B. Oppi A/S. Bildet er fra ca. 1950-1955.
​Foto fra Nordmøre Museums fotosamlinger

Phillips also made a great effort to make Toåa better suited as a salmon river, among other things artificial pools were created. When the river was regulated by the Driva power plant, the ponds were restored as part of the license conditions.

The cabin was occupied by the Germans during the war, and the occupiers took with them most of what was valuable in the cabin. The only inventory left from the English era are the beautiful salmon portraits that hang on the wall.

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Kristiansund and Nordmøre Turistforening took over the cabin in 1947, and have owned it since then. It has for a long time functioned as a serviced tourist cabin during the summer season, and many tourists have had great experiences at the cabin.

From the cabin there is a great mountain path over to Innerdalen, and many choose to use Todalshytta as a starting point for trips in Trollheimen. There are also great opportunities for winter activities inland in Todalen, and using Todalshytta as a base for this can provide extra nice experiences.

Ethelberg Lort-Phillips (1857-1943) Foto: Wiki

Ethelberg Lort-Phillips on the wall

The pictures on the wall in the cabin reminisce of the old times