Description
Walking The Whitsundays – A Guide to 45 Island and Mainland Walks – NEWLY RELEASED
By Emma and Anthony Colfelt
1st Edition published June 2026
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The 1st edition of Walking The Whitsundays represents the most up-to-date guide to the hikes on the Whitsunday Islands and selected walks from the Whitsunday mainland. At 304 pages and A5 in size it is designed to fit in your backpack.
45 walks across both national park islands, resort islands and the mainland are included, covering 12 islands in total. Approximately 300 pages long and measuring 15 x 21 cm, the book is the ideal size to keep in your backpack for easy reference as you explore. The book covers:
- Introduction – Introducing the Whitsundays and what makes the walks here unique
- Getting There – Guide to how to reach the island walks by ferry, transfer services, tours, private or hired boat, and how to get to the mainland walks by car, taxi, bus and tours.
- Planning & Safety – Walk difficulty, when to go, what to wear, what to bring, how to minimise the impact you have on the natural environment, dogs, important safety tips, what to do in an emergency, and dangerous plants and animals.
- Top Walks – Our pick of the best of the best walks on both the Whitsunday islands and the adjacent mainland.
- Island Walks – Up to date, detailed information on each walk including conditions, walking directions, photographs, elevation profiles, maps, what to look out for and information on the fascinating wildlife, flora and history you encounter. All of the walking tracks across the Whitsunday islands are included, both the bushwalking tracks on the national park islands that are managed by Queensland Parks & Wildlife Service and the bush and paved walks on the resort islands. The islands included are Border Island, Daydream Island, Hamilton Island, Haslewood Island, Hayman Island, Hook Island, Langford Island, the Lindeman Islands, Long Island, South Molle Islands and Whitsunday Island. Also included are the Whitsunday Ngaro Sea Trail which covers multiple islands and seaways, and the new Ngaro Track which is a multi-day track traversing Whitsunday Island.
- Mainland Walks – The best walks from the coast and escarpment of the Whitsunday mainland are included, including Airlie Beach Bicentennial Boardwalk, bushwalking tracks in the Conway National Park, and around Bowen.
Easy to follow for less experienced walkers, and enriching for experienced hikers. The book also makes a great souvenir with full colour photographs of the wonderful views, wildlife and sights the walks offer.
Published by Windward Publications, you can expect the same thoroughness and detail as 100 Magic Miles of the Great Barrier Reef, the ‘bible’ for sailing around the Whitsundays.
