Lake Marian Walk

3 hours return

Signposted 1km down the Hollyford Road.

You start by crossing the rock-strewn Hollyford River on a new swing-bridge - a great improvement on the old, daunting wire contraption! As you climb steadily through the forest, you leave the sounds of the river behind, but the roar of a turbulent mountain stream soon takes over. An impressive boardwalk around a bluff provides a grand view of water cascading over huge, mossy boulders. If time is limited, it’s worthwhile walking this far only (about 30 minutes return). Eighty minutes later, after a fairly steep climb, you emerge from the bush into a stunning hanging valley with beautiful Lake Marian as its centrepiece.

What makes you catch your breath, though, is a feeling of awe at being surrounded by the massive peaks of the Darran Range.