HOW DOES IT WORK?

Arrive half hour before your event starts and bring your Team Captain’s fully charged Smart Phone, either an iPhone (minimum IOS version 7), or an Android (minimum version 4.0).
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Remember to dress in your best - teams of costumed participants will explore the parks, malls and streets of Surfers Paradise and Main Beach, following clues to locate 30 to 40 checkpoints between 9am and 12 noon.  There is also a 10 am to 12 pm version with 20 checkpoints for young families.

At each checkpoint, the team use the Gold Coast Ramble App to download a challenge about the immediate area – this could relate to the heritage, the natural environment, street art or local infrastructure. Some checkpoint will involve teams having to complete a fun activity to earn their points. Points are awarded for successful challenges with additional points available for donations to the Ramble's chosen charities.

Random draw and best costume prizes reward participation. For the more competitive, completion of all checkpoint challenges in the allotted time involves strategy and teamwork.

Please note, due to the large numbers of Ramblers, there will be a slight stagger in starting time. But don't worry - your team time doesn't start till your Team Captain presses START on the Ramble app after receiving the clue sheet from Ramble authorities at the START line.

First and foremost, the Gold Coast Ramble is staged to assist charities to raise much needed funds.  This year the event will be staged in Homelessness Week and participants will be invited to support one or more of the nominated charities. The incentive being that each donation will earn additional event points – every $10 donation gains the team an additional point up to a maximum of 100 points ($1,000 team sponsorship). Using our donations website, your team members will be able to get their friends and work colleagues to sponsor their team.

Charities you can support

GET A TEAM TOGETHER FOR GREAT FUN, PRIZES & SUPPORT CHARITY

THE #GCRAMBLE IS ALL INCLUSIVE EVENT
ALL FITNESS LEVELS
ALL AGES
ALL BACKGROUNDS

OTHER THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

  • Should a team comprising all under 18s win a travel prize, a paying adult must accompany them on the air travel and at the hotels.
  • To be eligible for a concession/student price you must either be a full or part time student with a concession card or a student ID card. Holders of an Australian Government or Centrelink Healthcare Card or pension card are also eligible for the concession price. You will be required to show your concession card on Ramble day so please bring it with you.
  • If a team member does not have an email address, proceed with registering and the team captain can add the email address of someone else close to them. Having an email address for all team members is a safety matter so we can contact them in the event of an urgent need.
  • Team members who are registered before the event must participate on the day in order to be eligible to win the prizes. If a member of the team cannot attend and you replace that person with another make very certain your Captain updates the team member details to be eligible to win.
  • Please do make sure the Captain's mobile phone battery is fully charged before the event. We recommend that another team member brings their Smartphone too and downloads the Ramble App. Only one phone can log on at a time so only use the log in and password if the original phone is not working.
Refund policy
  • The Gold Coast Ramble is an all-weather event so no refunds will apply.
  • If someone in your team has to drop out we suggest you find another friend to take their place, as their place will not be refunded. Your Team Captain will be able to make changes to team member details via their online account.