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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


12 hour walk, 8 hour ride, 38km 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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​​This multi-day ​walk requires a two night stay at Frenchs Farm or Encampment Cove. Follow the track from Frenchs Farm before continuing along the sandy beaches of McRaes Isthmus. The long, winding track takes you through woodland forest down Maria Island's west coast to Robe​ys Farm.

Remember, the isthmus is slow going as the sand makes walking and riding considerably more difficult. The road is rough in parts with soft sandy patches. This long walk takes you to a small farm tucked into the hillside.  

You'll see remains of the farm set up by Viv and Hilda Robey in the 1920s. They lived a simple subsistence life on the land in this peaceful spot.