Highlights
Superb arches and interesting rock formations at Mars Bluff. Wonderful views up the neck beach towards Fluted Cape
Track details
From the car park, follow the old 4wd track out past Big and Little Lagoon to the Neck Beach. From here you can walk to the base of Mars Bluff, where some extraordinary cliffs, caves and rocky arches between here and Miles beach can be found. You’ll only be able to see all these formations or get through to Miles Beach at the base of Mars Bluff with caution at very low tide.
Location
7150, North Bruny, Tasmania, Australia
From the Roberts Point Ferry Terminal on North Bruny, drive south on the Bruny Island Main Rd (B66) for 19km until you reach the carpark for the Cape Queen Elizabeth walk, on your left. Coming from Adventure Bay, drive north for 18km on Adventure Bay Road (C630) and then the Bruny Island Main Rd (B66) until you reach the car park to the walk, on your right.
Track details
From the car park, follow the old 4wd track out past Big and Little Lagoon to the Neck Beach. From here you can walk to the base of Mars Bluff, where some extraordinary cliffs, caves and rocky arches between here and Miles beach can be found. You’ll only be able to see all these formations or get through to Miles Beach at the base of Mars Bluff with caution at very low tide.
Location
7150, North Bruny, Tasmania, Australia
From the Roberts Point Ferry Terminal on North Bruny, drive south on the Bruny Island Main Rd (B66) for 19km until you reach the carpark for the Cape Queen Elizabeth walk, on your left. Coming from Adventure Bay, drive north for 18km on Adventure Bay Road (C630) and then the Bruny Island Main Rd (B66) until you reach the car park to the walk, on your right.
The Mars Bluff return walk is a great return walk for couples, families and kids, offering a wonderful chance to experience forests, birdlife, the wild open and long sandy neck beach, and remarkable rock formations at Mars bluff.
Wildlife that can be seen here include the White-Bellied Sea Eagle, Pied Oystercatchers and, periodically, dolphins by the shore.
Wildlife on the Mars Bluff walk
This is corner of the world important for birds, plants and wildlife.
Forty-spotted Pardalote
One of the world's rarest birds, the Forty-Spotted Pardalote's remaining stronghold is on Bruny Island and Maria Island, off Tasmania
Pied Oystercatcher
The Pied Oystercatcher is a large wading shore-bird with a black face, back and chest, a white belly, white tail with black band at its end and a white wing-bar visible when flying. Its beak is a bright orange.
The fairy tern: tiny beach nester
The fairy tern is a similar size to a hooded plover - so tiny, it would sit comfortably in the palm of your hand. They lay just two eggs, onto the beach sand. See these remarkable images from Tasmanian-based bird ecologist Dr Eric Woehler.
Bruny Island wildlife
Bruny Island is a haven for rare and unique birds and animals, and is one of the best bird-watching spots in Australia.