Hike for mental health with Coastrek 2025

  • Beyond Blue is proud to partner with Coastrek, Australia’s iconic team hiking challenge!

    Coastrek is a team hiking challenge focused on fun, fitness, friends, fresh air and fundraising! 

    Each year, around 10,000 trekkers hike more than 260,000 kilometres across iconic coastlines near Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Margaret River. 

    Coastrek offers the ultimate outdoor adventure with a purpose - connecting in nature and hiking for mental health while raising money to help fund the Beyond Blue 24/7 Support Service. 

Benefits of hiking for mental health

Keeping active and spending time in nature are proven ways to manage stress and increase mood. Add connecting with others over a shared sense of purpose to the mix, and Coastrek provides the perfect platform for maintaining good mental health. 

Supporting each other as a team while training for your 20km, 30-35km or 50km hiking challenge is a powerful way to strengthen relationships and improve mental health. 

Coastrek also establishes a positive connection with exercise and fitness, forming healthy habits that benefit trekkers way beyond the finish line. 

Your impact

Trekkers are encouraged to raise funds in support of Beyond Blue’s 24/7 support service.

The Beyond Blue Support Service provides free phone and online counselling from a compassionate team of mental health professionals. 

More than 750 people reach out to the Beyond Blue Support Service every day. That’s over 250,000 life-changing conversations every year. The funds you raise will help make sure every call is answered. 

Every step you take with Coastrek can make a real impact on your own mental health and will help ensure support is there when needed for those you love and everyone in Australia. 

Coastrek is not a race to the finish line, it's a challenge that celebrates the journey.

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Volunteer with us

As an inclusive event, Coastrek offers opportunities for non-trekkers to be actively involved as volunteers or support crew – an important part of the Coastrek event day community. 

We have volunteers from all ages and stages, with a wide range of skills and experiences. You’ll simply need:

- A positive, can-do attitude!
- To be eligible to work in Australia.
- To be over 18 years old.

Get your workplace crew together

Coastrek is the perfect way to supercharge your existing wellbeing initiatives and create long-term habits that people can use to boost their resilience at work and at home.

Get your colleagues together and join the adventure!

Contact Coastrek

For all general Coastrek information and queries, contact Coastrek here

For Coastrek fundraising queries, contact Beyond Blue on coastrek@beyondblue.org.au or 03 9810 6100.  
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