Getting there

• You'll need a boat, canoe or a kayak to get the Whitsunday Island.
• The Whitsunday Cairn track begins at Cairn Beach. Cairn Beach is located on the western side of the northernmost tip of Whitsunday Island and is about 35.1nm (65km) from Shute Harbour (travelling in an anti-clockwise direction).

Maps

https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/QTopo/StaticMap/ImageTopo/10k/8657-121/pdf

Route/Trail notes

Journey through dry rainforest, open woodland, hoop pines and groves of giant grass trees on this short, demanding hike from Cairn Beach.

Emerge from rainforest onto a windswept, rocky outcrop below the imposing form of Whitsunday Cairn. Feel on top of the world gazing out at sensational views over the coastline and across to Hook Island. Have your camera ready—the images you'll capture will be nothing short of amazing!

Stay overnight at Cairn Beach camping area and head out the next morning to snorkel and dive around the coral reef fringes.

Whitsunday Islands National Park is part of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, famed for its superlative natural beauty, outstanding examples of reef ecosystem development, evolutionary history and amazing diversity.

Permits/Costs

You'll need a camping permit to stay at the camping. 

Other References

https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/whitsunday-islands/journeys/whitsunday-cairn-track