Images courtesy NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service. Photographer Rob Mulally
Forster, on the Barrington Coast, has been announced as the official start and finish location for the 2025 edition of the Mountain Designs GeoQuest 48hr Adventure Race.
Date: 6-9 June 2025
Location: Barrington Coast, NSW, Australia
Duration: 48 hour event
Entries: Enter Here
Early Bird Entries: 30 Nov 2024
Team size: 2 or 4 person
Over 300 people including competitors, support crews, family and friends from around the country will attend the Mountain Designs GeoQuest 48hr Adventure Race from 6 to 9 June 2025.
The race is held annually on the weekend of the King’s Birthday in June. The location of the course is moved each year to a different area to pose exciting new challenges for competitors.
This year’s location of choice, Forster, is a 3hr drive from Sydney and located just 60 minutes south of Port Macquarie.
For many, a trip across the bridge which connects Forster and Tuncurry evokes memories of family holidays spent on the beach or lake. These memories often forge a connection with these twin towns by generations choosing Forster or Tuncurry as their yearly holiday escape.
The beaches and waterways of Forster and Tuncurry are its main drawcard with six beautiful beaches offering choice of salty experience and the clear waters of Wallis Lake posing endless water activities. This coupled with the exquisite dining experiences and accommodation offerings making Forster and Tuncurry one of the jewels of the Barrington Coast.
Chris Dixon, Wild & Co event director says, “We’re very excited to be heading to Forster 2025, there are exceptional paddling opportunities on both flat and moving water, amazing mountain bike trails and plenty of new and familiar trails to explore.
GeoQuest has been in the area in 2009, 2012 and for the combined Wildside - GeoQuest in 2018 so will be fun building a course that weaves it’s way through all three previous courses while adding a few new exciting challenges.”
Mountain Designs GeoQuest involves 48+hrs of non-stop endurance racing in the major sporting disciplines of trekking, mountain biking and kayaking. Mixed gender, Male and Female teams of four must navigate their way through an arduous 220+km course that is only revealed to them the evening before the race.
The Geo-Half adventure race runs simultaneously with the Mountain Designs GeoQuest. The Geo-Half covers only half the distance but teams have the full 48hrs to complete it. The legs will be challenging but with the additional time available to complete the half course, teams have a greater chance to reach the finish line before time is up.
Early bird entries are open until 30 November at www.geoquest.com.au. Accommodation can be booked through the Visit NSW website at https://barringtoncoast.com.au
For the latest information on the race please visit www.geoquest.com.au
The event is made possible thanks to major sponsor, Mountain Designs and additional support this year by the Mid Coast Council.
