The Great Noosa Trail Walk 2022 will celebrate its tenth year running this October long weekend.
Over 230 walkers will take to the Noosa Biosphere Trails from Saturday 1 to Monday 3 October to walk 56kms between Cooroy, Cooran, Kin Kin and Pomona.
With the support of local businesses The Pomona Railway Station Art Gallery, Black Ant Gourmet, Hinter-Coast Transport, Noosa Hinterland Brewery and the Pomona Distilling Co from these Hinterland Towns, this is a true community event.
The event is run by volunteers from the Cooroy Future Group Inc and supported by groups such as the Rotary Club of Eumundi, Cooroy Pomona Lions, Pomona Cooran Cutters and the Kin Kin Community Group, as well as Tourism Noosa, Noosa Council and Queensland Parks and Wildlife.
With open borders, the event organisers from Cooroy Future Group Inc can welcome walkers from around Australia, and the usual route has been flipped around which will bring a fresh perspective to the route for those repeat walkers.
An amazing team of local volunteer trail guides will walk with the participants over the long weekend to provide insights in to the local area and reassurance on the route.
Participants can keep an eye out for koalas, as trail guides have recently spotted koalas during their preparation walks for the event.
Attendees will walk through the Noosa Council’s ‘Yurol and Ringtail Project’.
Permanent protection for this important corridor between Cooloola and Tewantin National Park will provide valuable habitat for a range of threatened species including the koala.
Part of the rehabilitation for this project includes the planting of suitable trees, particularly koala food trees.
For the first time ever, the event will also provide a one day experience, which will give walkers a chance to join in the fun for just one day if they cannot commit to getting away for the weekend.
These walkers will start at the scenic Noosa Botanic Gardens in Cooroy and walk via Middle Lookout to Cooran, before jumping on a shuttle bus back to Cooroy.
The three day walkers and guides will walk 23kms on day one and two and camp in the local towns, enjoying delicious country fair at PC Cutters in Cooran and Black Ant Gourmet in Kin Kin for dinners.
The final day of the event is a leisurely 10km stroll for those wanting to complete the full route, followed by a celebration together at the Pomona Distilling Co.
However, for the brave at heart, there is also the climb of Mt Cooroora which adds another couple of hours to the final day’s itinerary for those who have energy to spare!’
For more information visit greatnoosatrailwalk.com
