Description

Walking The Whitsundays – A Guide Book to 45 Island and Mainland Walks

By Emma and Anthony Colfelt

1st Edition coming late 2025

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The 1st edition of Walking The Whitsundays will represent the most up-to-date guide to the hikes on the Whitsunday Islands and selected walks from the Whitsunday mainland.

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:

• The 100 Magic Miles – Introducing the Whitsundays, its geological past and its unique history including the Ngaro people, the Traditional Owners of this land and sea Country
• Getting to the walks – How to get to the walks by sea, air and road and important considerations for accessing the walks around the tides
• Planning and safety – How to choose the right walk for you, what to wear and bring, safety and minimising your impact
• Island walks – Up to date, detailed information on each walk including conditions, walking directions, photographs, elevation profiles, maps, what to look out for and interesting information on the 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 Walking Track which is a multi-day track traversing Whitsunday Island.
• Mainland walks – Top walks from the coast and escarpment of the Whitsunday mainland are included, including Airlie Beach Bicentennial Walk, bushwalking tracks in the Conway National Park, and around Bowen.
• Birds, insects, mammals and reptiles of the Whitsundays – A visual guide to help you identify and find out more about the wildlife you encounter on the walks
• Plants and trees of the Whitsundays – A visual guide to help identify the fascinating flora of the region including the most iconic and most common species

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.