There are a series of 8 map sheets published by the Department for Environment and Water (DEW).
Prior to this two guide books were published by DEW. Both of the guidebooks are now out of print and no longer available.
The map sheets are available for purchase online or from our shop at the Friends Office.
The mapsheets are also available from leading outdoor stores and map retailers.
From time to time, it is necessary to realign sections of the Heysen Trail. View details of re-routes.
Occasionally the trail is closed temporarily. Where we have been advised in advance they will be listed here.
There are 8 maps in the map sheet series:
- Map 1: Cape Jervis to Kuitpo Forest
(This was revised in 2022 to incorporate the Wild South Coast Way.) - Map 2: Kuitpo Forest to Tanunda
- Map 3: Tanunda to Burra
- Map 4: Burra to Spalding
- Map 5: Spalding to Wirrabara Forest
- Map 6: Wirrabara Forest to Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park
- Map 7: Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park to Mernmerna Creek
(A revised edition released 2021) - Map 8: Mernmerna Creek to Parachilna Gorge
(A revised edition was released in 2020)
Map sheets 1, 2, 3, and 4 replaced the Southern Guidebook.
Map sheets 5, 6, 7 and 8 replaced the Northern Guidebook.
Map Sheets
The map sheets include detailed 1:50 000 topographic maps of the sections of the Heysen Trail covered by this map sheet.
Mapsheets
- Heysen Trail sheet map 1, covers Cape Jervis to Kuitpo Forest on the Fleurieu Peninsula
- Heysen Trail sheet map 2, covers Kuitpo Forest on the Fleurieu Peninsula to Tanunda in the Barossa Valley
- Heysen Trail sheet map 3, covers Tanunda in the Barossa Valley to Burra in the Mid North
- Heysen Trail sheet map 4, covers Burra in the Mid North to Spalding
- Heysen Trail sheet map 5, covers Spalding in the Mid North to Wirrabara Forest
- Heysen Trail sheet map 6, covers Wirrabara Forest to Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park in the Southern Flinders Ranges
- Heysen Trail sheet map 7, covers Dutchmans Stern Conservation Park to Mernmerna Creek in the Central Flinders Ranges
- Heysen Trail sheet map 8, covers Mernmerna Creek to Parachilna Gorge in the Flinders Ranges
Map features
- 1:50 000 scale (1cm = 500m)
- Fold-out map, double sided, water resistant paper
- Elevation profiles with km markers and crossing point names
- Loop trails in national parks
- Location of supplies & facilities
- Important contact details
- Interesting facts along the Trail
- Accommodation and campsites
- Advice on walking and safety