View from Mount Maria, Maria Island National Park.
View from Mount Maria (photograph: Dan Broun)

Mount Maria Walk

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Planned event: Maria Island - ferry bookings essential
Applies from 10/12/2024

​​​​​Demand to travel to Maria Island National Park is currently very high. 

Ferry bookings are essential to avoid disappointment and delays at check if you do not have a booking. It also ensures that you will be notified by the ferry company if there are any changes to the schedule. 

​Visit the Encounter Maria Island website for ferry timetables, fares and to make a booking.​

Last reviewed 5/3/2025 08:58 AM


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 5/8/2024 11:57 AM


8 hour walk, 3-5 hour ride, 16 km return
Grade 4: Bushwalking experience recommended. Tracks may be long, rough and very steep. Directional signage may be limited.
Sections of the walk include scrambles across uneven, rocky landscapes.
A valid parks pass is required for entry to Tasmania's national parks.
​This walk leaves from the Darlington Settlement on Maria Island.

About

​​​​​At 711m, Mount Maria is the highest point on the island – a dolerite outcrop with sweeping views to the south towards Tasman Peninsula. The track begins south of Darlington near the mouth of Counsel Creek. It meanders through open woodlands ascending quite gently at first and ends with half an hour of scrambling over rocky debris and large boulders to reach the summit.

There are toilets and barbeque facilities available at Darlington at the start of your walk. Make sure to pack enough food and water for the day.

Temperatures at the summit can be much cooler, so bring warmer layers and sturdy shoes for rock scrambles.