Ranger with visitors, Frenchs Farm, Maria Island National Park
Frenchs Farm, Maria Island National Park

Frenchs Farm Walk

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Closed area: Painted Cliffs - Partial closure
Applies from 8/5/2024

​​​​​A section of the Painted Cliffs will be closed to public access, pending ​​geotechnical surveys to determine safety risks of loose overhanging rocks.

For further information, please contact the Maria Island Gateway on (03) 6123 4040.​

Last reviewed 2/5/2025 09:50 AM


6 hour walk, 3 hour ride, 22km return
Grade 3: Some bushwalking experience recommended. Tracks may have short steep hill sections, a rough surface and many steps.
A valid parks pass is required for entry to Tasmania's national parks.
​This walk leaves from the Darlington Settlement on Maria Island, accessible by passenger ferry.

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​​Frenchs Farm can be reached by the coast track or via the inland track, which takes you through dry and wet eucalypt forests​.

Once you arrive, explore the old farmhouse and shearing shed at Frenchs Farm. The Frenchs Farm campground​ is located on the edge of the grassland paddocks.

From Frenchs Farm, it's another 1 hour walk to the northern end of McRaes Isthmus – a narrow neck of sand with sweeping beaches on either side. If you are on a bike, the track is sandy and slow going.

Frenchs Farm is the starting point for the Haunted Bay Walk and Robeys Farm Walk​.