Lake Marian Falls Track

Lake Marian Falls Track - Hollyford Road

Lake Marian Falls Track

Hollyford Road

6 Rankers Reviews

4 Face-to-Face

14 Walking

1 Milford Sound - Fiordland National Park

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Walker crossing the Hollyford River

Information

Lake Marian Falls Track

720 m return | 20 minutes return

Some impressive boardwalks are bolted to the rock walls, suspending you above the torrent draining Lake Marian above. Mosses, ferns and forest smother everything in green and the spray makes everything look illuminated.

Walking Track

Access

1 km down the Lower Hollyford Road, there is a small parking area on the left by the start of the track.

Track

Cross the swingbridge over the Hollyford River and walk 10 minutes to the cantilevered gantries above a rushing section of Marian Creek. This section of track is well-metalled and of even footing.

The track continues past here to Lake Marian, a much tougher walk. Return via the same track from where the wooden structures end.

European History

Lake Marian was named by surveyor E.H Wilmot after his cousin Marian Little.

Details

Feature Value Info

Organisation

DOC Fiordland

Central government organisation

Location

South IslandFiordlandMilford Sound - Fiordland National Park

Categories

  • Activity__walking_and_trekkingWalking
  • Free

Directions

To Coordinates

Coordinates

-44.8072344276014

168.105676078796

Latitude
-44.8072344276014
Longitude
168.105676078796

Nearby

Reviews

    • We liked it a lot!
    • Great walk for free.
    • Short 30 minute walk but the best!
    • Lovely short walk to some nice falls.
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  • 5.0/5

    The walk up is intense but relatively short or 1.5 hours, rewarded by amazing lake and refreshing swim in summer, best day walk!

    Great to take older kids. Don’t take your elderly parents.

    Reviewed almost 2 years ago

  • 4.0/5

    Lovely short walk to some nice falls.

    Definitely worth a detour off the Milford Road

    Reviewed about 5 years ago

  • 4.5/5

    Quite nice walk through the rainforest along waterfalls.

    Reviewed over 7 years ago and experienced in March 2016

  • 5.0/5

    Short 30 minute walk but the best!

    Magic forest and waterfall.

    Reviewed over 8 years ago

  • 4.5/5

    We liked it a lot!

    Reviewed about 10 years ago and experienced in March 2014

  • 5.0/5

    Great walk for free.

    Reviewed over 11 years ago and experienced in February 2013