Epic photos of Magnetic Island Wrack and wherever you can find

Epic photos of Magnetic Island Wrack and wherever you can find

A short guide to exploring the SS City of Adelaide, the famous wreck from Magnetic Island, which was recaptured by nature. Find out how to get here with tips for great recordings.

The wreck from Magnetic Island, or more precisely, the SS City of Adelaide, is one of the best -known wrecks on the Australian coast.

What makes it so unique is that it was revived by dense mangroves that grow from the wreck. It is now also the home of a herd of Kakadus who live in the mangrove trees that sprout from the rusted deck.
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Magnetic Island Wrack-The SS City Adelaide

While there are dozens of wrecks on Magnetic Island, the SS City Adelaide is one of the most famous.

It was originally a Scottish steam passenger ship that stranded due to a fire in shallow water in Cockle Bay, Magnetic Island.

At the time of the fall in 1916, it was decided that due to the shallow water, it would be too difficult to cut and recover the ship. Instead, it was decided that it would stay in Cockle Bay.
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Connection: 12 Best things on Magnetic Island

How do you get to Magnetic Island Wrack?

The wreck is located in Cockle Bay at the southern end of Magnetic Island. The best way to go to Picnic Bay and go on foot first.

There are buses that drive around the island, and it only takes about 15 minutes to get from Nelly Bay bus station to Picnic Bay. Anyone who comes from Horseshoe Bay has to expect a 40-minute journey.

From the Picnic Bay Wharf from you have several options to get to the legendary Magnetic Island Wrack. For the sake of simplicity, I attached the exact position of the wreck to the Google Maps below.

go from Picnic Bay around the rocks

at low tide it is possible to walk all the way around the rocks from Picnic Bay. It can get a bit muddy and you have to pay attention to the flood. However, this is the fastest way to reach the wreck.

Walk the Picnic Bay road from

You can walk around the headland and follow the suburbs until the end of the W Point Road to reach Picnic Bay Wharf's wreckage. It's just a short walk that does not take longer than 20 minutes.

For a precise direction, follow the map above.

on foot to the wreck at ebb

At low tide, the water shoots out and lets the wreck protrude completely out of the water. It is quite possible to walk all the way outside at low tide. However, observe the soft, falling mud.

Secret Local Wrack Outline

The best viewpoint at the southern end of Magnetic Island is also a first -class place to visit the wreck from Magnetic Island. It is not clearly marked on any card, and we found it purely by chance when we were looking for a place from which we could fly the drone. Apparently locals have called this viewpoint Sails Rock.

The viewpoint is located right next to a water tower in Cockle Bay. I marked the directions on the map below. If you come from Picnic Bay, it only takes about 20 minutes if you follow a steep street to the top.

As soon as you have reached the water tower, there is a small, non -marked path that leads a little further to a clearing with some huge, overhanging rocks on the edge of the cliff.

From the viewpoint you have an excellent view of the Cockle Bay and the Wrack as well as the whole route past Picnic Bay and into the hilly landscape inside.
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Accommodation options on Magnetic Island

In the following I have summarized the three best overnight accommodation on Magnetic Island for various budgets. The links lead to Booking.com, which I always use personally to book the best offers for accommodations.

• Spend the night in the Koala Sanctuary: Bungalow Bay Koala Village - this hostel is one of the best rated cheap accommodations on Magnetic Island. It has a good chill-out area, a pool and of course the Koalas on site.
• Best hostel with a view: Base Backpackers - Base Backpackers is a synonym for inexpensive travel in Australia. This hostel offers multi -bed rooms for less than $ 35 per night. The rooms are actually small huts and look at the reef directly on the water in Nelly Bay.
• Best guest house for couples: Cstay in Picnic Bay - One of the cheapest accommodation opportunities for couples is Cstays in Picnic Bay. There are several double rooms for less than $ 65 per night.

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sailing on Magnetic Island

I explored the island on my two -month sailing trip from Mackay to the Daintree River. If you are interested in finding out what we did, or looking for ideas for your Magnetic Island Reiseroute, then be sure to take a look at the sailing protocol.

Read the sailing log: Sailing diary Week 7-Magnetic Island

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more photos of the shipwrack Magnetic Island

As promised, here are some of the photos that I could take from the SS city of Adelaide in Cockle Bay. Before you stand up to see the famous wreck from Magnetic Island, why don't you look at some of my other travel guides for Maggie and Greater Queensland?

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