Fossil Cliffs

Easy walk but a big hill, can easily walk but may take some people longer with more stops depending on age/ability. About an hour loop passing an amazing view point overlooking bishop and clerk and the sea finishing with a nice walk around past the airstrip towards the ferry point (or vice versa if you go the other way round). There are stone steps leading down to the cliff with an info plaque telling the history. Please stay here more than 5 minutes (like some people did) and have a walk further down trying to spot all the wonderful fossils littered around the floor and walls (there are even some in the stone steps) dont just look at the big rocks and explore yourself. This and the painted cliffs are a must on Maria island as they relatively short and easy to fit into a single day.

The greatest amount of extinct Permian Braciopods and Bivalves I've ever seen in my life. There were sea fan fossils and bryozoans also. The many that say the cliffs were underwhelming have to understand they are roughly 260 million years old. I highly recommend.

Lots fossils. Better pictures to be made surely but definitely worth a visit!

Beautiful scenery accessible by easy walking trial.

Fossil Cliffs Maria Island - WOW
The fossil cliffs are where they mined for limestone to produce cement in the 1920s. It is very evident where the quarry was and it is incredibly interesting. Even more interesting was climbing down to the natural rock shelf at sea level. Every single rock (even mammoth boulders) appeared to be all shells. I have never seen anything like it. Such a rich abundance of fossilised shells. They estimate the fossil rich limestone and siltstone to be about 16m thick.
Even to the uninformed this place was incredible. I can only imagine what it would mean to those that study fossilised remains. It is definitely a place that needs to be seen to be believed.

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There were lots of preserved shell fossils,🐚 and I even saw a preserved lobster! 🦞 It is a cool place , and there are wombats! They only come out at dusk , but there are a lot of burrows. I even saw a sleeping wombat!

One of the attractions at Maria island. It's along the fossil cliff route. You can find some fossils if you look closely, but the route can be muddy after rain.

It's pretty amazing that yoy can visit this place by yourself without a ranger or on a tour. The views are pretty but the really exciting part is that the beach is full of fossils. It's cool

260 million year old fossils…. mountain loads. Met some wombats too. The boat ride there and back was very scenic and the park/boat staff were really friendly and knowledgeable. A treasure to be preserved cherished by all future generations.

Very peaceful walk with lots to see and very clear tracks, we did the roughly one-hour circuit from Darlington and back. This involves the Fossil Cliffs but also beautiful clifftop views (note benches there where we sat to have lunch), large green sloping fields and bush, all with plenty of wildlife to see. The Fossil Cliffs themselves are well worth a visit. Short boardwalk down to the cliffs and large flat outcrop by the ocean. The ground is literally covered with 300-million-year-old sea life fossils you can search for, pick up, enjoy (but not take home!). Children likely to love this. Be careful near the cliffs as these are considered unstable due to erosion. Our tip is that this is also a great spot for whale-watching!

Amazing views on rugged cliffs towards Freycinet NP

Amazing fossil locality with nice interpretive signs and a spectacular view. Be sure to look for glacial dropstones!

Fossils everywhere.

원형 트레일 코스로 1시간 정도 소요됩니다. 절벽 위에서 보이는 주변 경치가 멋들어집니다. 사진으로 보는 것 보다 규모가 훨씬 웅장하고 장관입니다. 절벽을 지나 아래쪽으로 내려오는 길에서 우측 길로 빠지면 조개 화석도 볼 수 있고, 덤으로 바위 그늘 아래 숨어있는 작은 도마뱀들도 조우 하실 수 있어요.

Un peu loin si vous n'allez à Maria Island que pour la journée, mais çà vaut le détour !