DESTINATION ADVENTURE
  • Home
  • The Great Island Trek
    • 25 km Course
    • 18 km Course
    • 12 km Course
    • 5km All Ability
    • Transfers and REFUNDS
    • FAQ
  • Bay to Base
    • 12 km Course
    • 17 km Course
    • 23 km Course
    • Transfers
    • Bay to Base event guide
    • FAQ
  • Trek and Sail
  • Mountain Bike Retreat
  • About us
  • Magnetic Island
  • Contact
 
Picture

18km course ​
Join us for a fully supported, non-competitive adventure on the stunning Magnetic Island! 

Entries go on sale 8:00am Monday 9 March  2026 
​​

Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture

The 18km trek is a great fitness challenge, takes approximately 5 hours to complete, and highlights the breathtaking trails and panoramic views of Magnetic Island.

Beginning in Nelly Bay, participants will experience a stunning vista over Geoffrey Bay before making their way to the WWII Forts. The route continues down to Florence Bay, before the climb  begins to the Nelly Arcadia Trail. The course then follows the Nelly Bay coastline leading back to the finish line party at Nomads.
 

Entry fee $88
includes 

Fully supported walk across Magnetic Island

Entry into the TrekFEST ​ music event

High quality performance event tee

On course fruit and hydration stations thanks to Woolworths

Chartered Bus transfer after the event from Nomads to the Nelly  Bay Ferry terminal

On course professional photography

Bag transfer from the start line to the finish line

Discount travel with SeaLink passenger ferry
​

Accommodation deals with Best of Magnetic

TIMINGS FOR SATURDAY MORNING ​

Picture


    ​6:30am
     Catch the SeaLink passenger ferry from Townsville

     6:55am 
     Ferry arrives Nelly Bay Magnetic Island



Picture


    7:00am
    Collect Trek number at start line 

     Must be fastened and visible on front of shirt 




Picture



      ​​7:30am  and 7:45am 
       18km waves start
​



Picture

​

​11:00am

TREKFEST ​music event begins at the finish line

Picture



      1:30pm 
    Course cut-off time 


Services


  • The Great Island Trek​
  • Women's Mountain Bike​ Retreat
  • Bay to Base
  • Magnetic Island

Support

Contact
FAQ
Terms of Use
© COPYRIGHT 2025. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Home
  • The Great Island Trek
    • 25 km Course
    • 18 km Course
    • 12 km Course
    • 5km All Ability
    • Transfers and REFUNDS
    • FAQ
  • Bay to Base
    • 12 km Course
    • 17 km Course
    • 23 km Course
    • Transfers
    • Bay to Base event guide
    • FAQ
  • Trek and Sail
  • Mountain Bike Retreat
  • About us
  • Magnetic Island
  • Contact