Sunset at lighting up the lichen on Castle Rock, at Marshall Beach, Flinders Island.
Castle Rock is a massive granite boulder by the shoreline on Marshall Beach. (photograph: Rob Mulally)
60 Great Short Walks

Castle Rock
(Flinders Island)

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1.5 hours return, 6.6km
Grade 3: Some bushwalking experience recommended. Tracks may have short steep hill sections, a rough surface and many steps.
Supervise children, unpatrolled beaches, subject to large waves. No bicycles on beaches.
From the town of Whitemark travel north (towards Palana) on road B85. Turn left to Allports Beach at a junction 17km north of Whitemark. Watch for ‘Castle Rock track and car park’ sign approximately 2km from this junction.

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​On Flinders Island’s north-west coast is the impressive Castle Rock. This massive granite boulder ​stands tall amid smaller, lichen-daubed rocks on the picturesque shoreline of Marshall Bay Conservation Area. 

An easy 1½ hour return walk starts near Allports Beach and meanders through coastal heath and along stunning beaches to the unmissable rock. The dramatic cleft towards the top accentuates ​the boulder’s scone-like appearance. While wonderful to view at any time of the day, it’s particularly spectacular when the setting sun highlights the golden rocks and the orange lichens. The walk is best done at low tide. Watch out for large waves during big seas.​