Tackle the Kokoda Challenge on Saturday September 20, and test your physical and mental resilience by walking through the Heathcote & Royal National Park over a distance of 96km, 48km, or 18km. The Kokoda Challenge is Australia’s toughest team endurance event and is coming to Sydney for the first time! With 39 hours of trekking through the day and night, regardless of weather conditions, you will experience a test of strength and determination.

This event isn't just for elite athletes, it's for anyone who wants a challenge with our Opens teams. We also have school groups who can enter - 4 students and a teacher to compete for the School Cup plus the Gym Cup where different gym teams compete to take out the winning prize.

The course includes sharp inclines, gruelling descents, mud, and creeks, and pays tribute to the sacrifices of the Diggers who fought in the 1942 Kokoda Campaign.

This is more than a personal challenge – it’s an opportunity to give back to your community. The funds raised support Kokoda Youth Foundation programs to help kids in the local community. The Kokoda Youth Programs are empowering local kids facing disadvantages and disengagement to realise their full potential by instilling the values of the Kokoda Spirit; Courage, Endurance, Mateship, Sacrifice.

Past participants have called this event “physically and emotionally exhausting, and yet the most extraordinary and rewarding thing we’ve completed.” Every step is a testament to your inner strength, prove to yourself what you’re truly made of and join in on this epic adventure! Grab a team of 2-4 depending on the distance you choose and rise to the Challenge today! Registrations are now open!