This is the definitive list of Sydney walking events 2025. It’s an event calendar of challenge walks in Sydney and surrounds, including Wollongong and the Central Coast.
We update this walking events calendar of charity walks throughout the year, so you may see 2026 event listings as new dates are announced.
You'll find something to suit everybody, from virtual walking events to overnight challenges. Running events are included only if they offer entries especially for walkers.
Events are listed in chronological order. Scroll down for a month-by-month list of walking events.
Charity Walks Sydney Calendar
The Sun Run
Saturday 1 February 2025
- Location: Dee Why to Manly Beach
- Distance: 7km and 10km.
- Cost: $45-$65 per adult.
- Supporting: Choose from over 1100 registered NSW charities.
Memory Walk and Jog – Cronulla
Sunday 2 March 2025
- Location: Don Lucas Reserve, Cronulla.
- Distance: 3km and 4.5km.
- Cost: $45 per adult. $135 for families.
- Supporting: Dementia Australia.
Memory Walk and Jog – Northern Beaches
Sunday 2 March 2025
- Location: Mona Vale.
- Distance: 2.5km and 5km.
- Cost: $45 per adult. $135 for families.
- Supporting: Dementia Australia.
Great Illawarra Walk
Saturday 8 March 2025
- Location: Shellharbour to Austinmer.
- Distance: Any distance up to 40km.
- Cost: $50 per adult.
- Supporting: KidsWish, an Illawarra-based charity for children living with disability or illness.
Memory Walk and Jog – Western Sydney
Sunday 9 March 2025
- Location: Penrith.
- Distance: 2km or 4km.
- Cost: $45 per adult, $135 for families.
- Supporting: Dementia Australia.
Memory Walk and Jog – Illawarra
Sunday 16 March 2025
- Location: Wollongong.
- Distance: 2km or 6km.
- Cost: $45 per adult, $135 for families.
- Supporting: Dementia Australia.
Walk for a Bloke
Saturday 22 March 2025
- Location: The Spit Bridge to Watsons Bay
- Distance: 25 km.
- Cost: $49 -$99 per person (men only).
- Supporting: Spoke to a Bloke supporting men's mental health.
Walk for Kids with Cancer
March 2025 (exact date TBA)
- Location: Middle Head or The Rocks to Balgowlah Heights
- Distance: Choose between 10km or 24km.
- Cost: $70 per person.
- Supporting: Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation.
Walk Me Home
Sunday 30 March 2025
- Location: Rose Bay to Randwick.
- Distance: 25km.
- Cost: TBC
- Supporting: Ronald McDonald House Charities Sydney.
Coastrek
Friday 4 April 2025
- Location: Middle Head, Rushcutters Bay or Vaucluse to Coogee.
- Distance: Choose between 50km, 30km or 20km. Teams of 2 or more
- Cost: $150 – $234 per person. Early Bird available. Fundraising targets.
- Supporting: Beyond Blue providing support for anxiety, depression and suicide.
Climb for a Cause
2025 date to be announced. Usually early May.
- Location: Sydney Harbour Bridge
- Distance: A hybrid climb route over the bridge. Duration approx. 3 hours.
- Cost: TBC $288 per adult, $149 per child.
- Supporting: Black Dog Institute dedicated to researching mental health.
Mother's Day Classic
Sunday 11 May 2025
- Location: The Domain, Sydney OR Parramatta Park, Parramatta.
- Distance: 5km or 10km.
- Cost: $65-75 per adult, $50-60 per concession, $36-39 per child. Early Bird available.
- Supporting: National Breast Cancer Foundation and Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation.
Memory Walk and Jog – Sydney
Sunday 25 May 2025
- Location: Sydney Olympic Park.
- Distance: 2.5km or 5km.
- Cost: $55 per adult, $165 for families. Early Bird available.
- Supporting: Dementia Australia.
MS Walk, Run + Roll
Sunday 30 March 2025
- Location: Metcalfe Park, Pyrmont
- Distance: 5km or 10km
- Cost: From $65 per adult, $45 per child. Early Bird available. People living with multiple sclerosis receive free entry.
- Supporting: MS Plus, funding services and support for people living with multiple sclerosis.
Five Lands Walk
2025 date to be announced. Usually late June.
- Location: Central Coast – MacMasters Beach to Terrigal Beach
- Distance: 10km
- Cost: Free but must register.
- Supporting: Communities on the Central Coast.
The Bloody Long Walk – Wollongong
2025 date to be announced. Usually late June.
- Location: Stanwell Park to Wollongong
- Distance: 35km. Solo or group.
- Cost: TBC From $85 per person.
- Supporting: Mito Foundation, to find a cure for mitochondrial disease.
Sutherland 2 Surf
Sunday 20 July 2025
- Location: Sutherland to Cronulla.
- Distance: 11km.
- Cost: TBC $55 per adult, $145 per family.
- Supporting: Wanda Surf Life Saving Club and St Vincent De Paul Society.
The Bloody Long Walk – Sydney North
2025 date to be announced. Usually early August.
- Location: Palm Beach to Manly.
- Distance: 35km. Solo or group.
- Cost: TBC from $85 per person.
- Supporting: Mito Foundation, to find a cure for mitochondrial disease.
City to Surf
Sunday 10 August 2025
- Location: Hyde Park to Bondi Beach.
- Distance: 14km.
- Cost: TBC $67 per adult, $42 per child, $134 per family.
- Supporting: Fundraise for a cause of your choice.
Long Walk Home
2025 date to be announced. Usually mid-October.
- Location: Parramatta to Kings Cross.
- Distance: 28km.
- Cost: TBC $50. Minimum $450 fundraising commitment.
- Supporting: Wayside Chapel; support for people experiencing homelessness.
Bridge Walk for Mental Health
2025 date to be announced. Usually mid-October.
- Location: Cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge or around Royal Botanic Gardens.
- Distance: 2km or 6km.
- Cost: TBC From $45 per person.
- Supporting: One Door Mental Health, specialising in severe and persistent mental illnesses.
Sydney Harbour Hike
2025 date to be announced. Usually mid-October.
- Location: Bondi Beach to the Harbour Bridge (Kirribilli).
- Distance: 34km.
- Cost: TBC $110 per person. Early Bird available.
- Supporting: The Fred Hollows Foundation's work of ending avoidable blindness around the world.
Seven Bridges Walk
2025 date to be announced. Usually late October.
- Location: Sydney Harbour (Millers Point, Rozelle, Lane Cove, Wollstonecraft).
- Distance: 28km.
- Cost: $79 per person. Early Bird available.
- Supporting: Cancer Council NSW, tackling cancer in Australia.
STRYDE4 Day
2025 date to be announced. Usually late October.
- Location: Bondi Beach to Maroubra/La Perouse.
- Distance: 10 or 21km.
- Cost: From $85 per person.
- Supporting: Indigenous Literacy Foundation for books in remote communities.
Walk for Prems
2025 date to be announced. Usually late October.
- Location: Rushcutters Bay.
- Distance: 5km.
- Cost: TBC From $30 per adult.
- Supporting: Life’s Little Treasures Foundation supporting families of premature and sick babies.
Walk 4 Brain Cancer
2025 dates to be announced. Usually late October and early November.
- Location: Numerous routes and dates to choose from, including Manly, Centennial Park and Parramatta.
- Distance: TBC 5km – 20km.
- Cost: TBC From $30 per person, depending on selected walk.
- Supporting: Cure Brain Cancer Foundation, supporting brain cancer research, advocacy and awareness.
The Bloody Long Walk – Sydney East
2025 date to be announced. Usually mid-November.
- Location: Malabar to The Rocks.
- Distance: 35km.
- Cost: TBC From $85 per person.
- Supporting: Mito Foundation, to find a cure for mitochondrial disease.
Dusk to Dawn
2025 date to be announced. Usually late November.
- Location: North Sydney to Bondi.
- Distance: 37km.
- Cost: From $75 per person. Early Bird available. Minimum $500 fundraising commitment.
- Supporting: UNICEF Australia, raising funds for children in emergencies.
Location-Free Charity Walks (Beyond Sydney)
57km Dog Walk Challenge
1-28 February 2025
- Location: Anywhere.
- Distance: 57km.
- Cost: Free to register via Facebook. Fundraising encouraged.
- Supporting: Breast Cancer Trials.
Nature Walk Challenge
3-31 March 2025
- Location: Anywhere.
- Distance: 40km, 70km, 100km or set your own.
- Cost: Free to register, fundraising encouraged.
- Supporting: The Wilderness Society protecting Australia's endangered animals.
The March Charge
1-31 March 2025
- Location: Anywhere.
- Distance: Set your own personal challenge.
- Cost: Free to register, fundraising encouraged.
- Supporting: Cancer Council NSW.
Below the Belt #YourWay Challenge
1-31 May 2025
- Location: Anywhere.
- Distance: 90km.
- Cost: Free to register. Minimum $500 fundraising encouraged.
- Supporting: Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate (ANZUP) Cancer Trials Group.
100km in July Challenge
1-31 July 2025
- Location: Anywhere.
- Distance: 100km.
- Cost: Free to register via Facebook. Fundraising encouraged.
- Supporting: Breast Cancer Trials.
Steptember
1-30 September 2025
- Location: Anywhere.
- Distance: 10,000 steps each day.
- Cost: TBA Previously $25 per adult, $10 per child.
- Supporting: Cerebral Palsy Alliance.
One Foot Forward
1-31 October 2025
- Location: Anywhere.
- Distance: 40km, 60km, 100km, 150km, or set your own.
- Cost: Free to register. Fundraising encouraged.
- Supporting: The Black Dog Institute, creating better mental health.
Who to Walk With?
Nothing beats the camaraderie of a walking event challenge with participants all united towards a common goal.
But who do you walk with if you're not taking part in an event? Here's our guide to walking alone in Sydney, or how to find someone to walk with.
What walking event in 2025 will you choose for walking for charity?
Training for Charity Walking Events
Many charity walking event organisers provide tips for how best to prepare. You may also want to check out the best trekking training locations in and around Sydney if you have a big walk coming up.
