Due to a series of catastrophic weathers events, including over the weekend of 2-3 August that have impacted Gloucester, Barrington Tops, Forster, Taree and Bulahdelah and the surrounding area, Forestry Corp and NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service have been significantly set back in recovery works and maintained park closures. This means that GeoQuest cannot proceed as in a way that is safe and maintains the integrity of the event. We have spent the last 24 hours exploring alternative options and talking to experts, but due park closures, land slides, bridge washouts and the scale of the damage and number of tracks affected, we are not confident we could deliver a high quality, safe and fun Adventure Racing event in the time frame. We also need to be sensitive to the local community that has been severely impacted.
The event will instead be re-scheduled to 2026 when we are confident recovery works will be complete.
All entries will be fully credited to the GeoQuest 2026 or another Wild & Co event – several teams have already transferred their entry to Legend 2026 in South Australia and with Buckley's and Top Dog coming up there are several great options.
From our side, the course is an exciting one, the maps are ready, hats and race packs ready….we just need access to the National Parks and Forestry trails to race on.
And maybe with the extra time, and the fact that 2026 will be GeoQuest's 25th birthday, we can make this GeoQuest something really special!
