🎉 2026: The Trek’s 10th Birthday! 🎉
The Destination Adventure team is thrilled to welcome you to The Carmichael Ford Great Island Trek 2026 — and what a milestone year it’s set to be!
As we celebrate 10 incredible years of challenge, camaraderie, and coastal adventure, we invite trekkers old and new to join us on this unforgettable journey. From breathtaking island landscapes to the unbeatable team spirit that defines every step, this year’s event promises to be our biggest and best yet.
Whether it’s your first trek or your tenth, get ready to make memories that will last a lifetime. Here’s to the next great adventure — and to ten years of trekking greatness!
Choose from 5km, 12km, 18km, or 25km routes, and experience the island’s breathtaking beauty as you explore at your own pace. Rally your friends and create unforgettable memories together in this tropical paradise.
Our event charity partner this year is the awesome local team at Fuel for Schools, so lets raise some much needed funds for them
Be pest-free! when you visit the Great Barrier Reef islands
The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest World Heritage area and stretches almost 2000km along Queensland’s coastline. The World Heritage status protects more than the reef—it also includes the area’s islands, which is further protected as national parks.
Their World Heritage listing means the islands and reefs are internationally important. However, the isolation and small size of Magnetic Island makes it vulnerable to pest impacts
BE PEST FREE
Pests can easily hitch a ride with people.They can hide in luggage, camping equipment, hydration packs, supplies and even on your clothes and shoes. Make sure you don’t carry pests next time you visit a Great Barrier Reef island.
Before you visit
Ensure your clothes are seed-free before you arrive on an island. Don’t forget to check your socks, pockets and hook and loop fastening strips such as Velcro.
When on the island
Stay on the marked walking tracks to avoid spreading weeds across the island.
Litter
Leave no trace, please take all rubbish with you, and discard at one of the many rubbish and recycling bins available on the island.
Plastic Free Event
There will be no plastic cups or bottles at the event. Bring your own hydration pack to refill at water stations.
Let’s keep our trails magic and protect Magnetic Island’s National Park biosecurity
ENTRY FEES INCLUDE
Fully supported walk across Magnetic Island
High quality performance event tee
Entry into the Tropical Daze live music event
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
High quality performance event tee
Entry into the Tropical Daze live music event
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
Please note: The Great Island Trek courses are subject to change. We attempt, at all times, to adhere to the advised course map. However, there may be circumstances beyond our control (high tides, fallen trees/branches, other safety aspects as advised by QPWS) that require us to slightly alter the course. If this is the case, the course changes will be clearly marked and identified on event day.
Thanks to our GREAT partners
