Where the Trail follows the channel from Spalding the reroute crosses into SA Water land on the southern side of the channel opposite the Spalding-Gulnare Road crossing.
- Walking from south to north, from the channel the reroute crosses the Gulnare-Spalding Road at grid reference 716 938 and over a stile next to the SA Water entrance gate.
- The Trail follows a track for 100 metres to a ford then directly up the hill to a stile that crosses into SA Water land.
- Within the SA Water land the Trail crosses to the Ring Road around the reservoir and follows this road across the dam wall and around to the Reservoir Car Park/Toilet at the NW corner of the reservoir at grid reference 710 958.
- The Trail leaves the car park on the western side and after 50 metres crosses a stile into private property. The Trail follows the northern channel but not in the fenced off channel land.
- The Trail then follows the fence within the private property until it reaches the aqueduct where it crosses a stile and meets up with the original Trail grid reference 706 969..
As part of the development of the Wild South Coast Way on the Heysen Trail a spur trail has been developed between Kings Head and Victor Harbor.
A 2 km reroute away from the road at Tapanappa and a spur trail from Tapanappa into the Yapari Ngawanthi Cliffs campsite.
Due to forestry operations the Trail has been rerouted near the Old School House in Mount Crawford Forest.
A temporary reroute has been made south of Hamilton. For northbound walkers, after leaving a property at grid reference 046 059, the Trail now turns left onto Allen Creek Road and continues to the junction with Marrabel Road. The Trail turns left again and follows Marrabel Road for approximately 1.5 km. Please take extreme care on this section of road.
The Trail then turns left and follows Taylors Run Road before turning right (northwards) onto Hydedale Road. After 2 km the reroute rejoins the original Trail on Cornvale Road at grid reference 033 100.
A temporary reroute has been marked north of Huppatz Hut to avoid construction work associated with the Goyder Wind Farm.
The Trail heads east from Huppatz Hut before the reroute diverts walkers at grid reference 089 509. The rerouted section heads due north contouring up the ridge, before a switchback at grid reference 089 514 brings you to the summit.
The new route crosses the construction road and then heads east joining the old Trail over a new stile at grid reference 092 514.
A 2.6 km section of the Trail east of Aroona ruins has been realigned to follow the northern section of the Yuluna Loop Trail.
There is printing error on the 2014 version of Mapsheet 2C. The grid references (Eastings) on the bottom are incorrect, so those on the top part of the map should be used.
The Eastings on the bottom half of the map are displaced by 1 km between 980 and 700.
The new route directs walkers away from the Kuitpo Tree Climb and car park.
Northbound it deviates from the original Trail at the Avenues Picnic Ground (Mapsheet 2A at grid reference 916 015), runs parallel with Black Nursery Road for 200 metres before crossing the road. It then enters the forest at grid reference 918 015. After a short meander through a dense eucalypt forest it rejoins the Trail just to the north of the tree climb area.
There is another 500 metre redirection of the trail just further north which bypasses the Chookarloo Campsite.
Northbound walkers leaving the eucalypt plantation surrounding the Kuitpo Tree Climb at grid reference 919019 now follow the northern edge of the plantation west to the boundary fence. Walkers will then cross Brookman Road via a step-over before heading north towards the pedestrian gate at grid reference 918020 before rejoining the Trail.
The two hike-in campsites at Chookarloo have been closed, but the other 21 campsites in this campground are still available.
Please be aware of increased road traffic when crossing Black Nursery Road and avoid entering the tree climb facility. There is now a cafe at the facility.
The Mount Bryan reroute aligns the Trail with the road reserve.
After leaving the Mount Bryan East Road, the Trail follows the northern side of the fence. After reaching a stile it generally tracks north west, zig zagging to the summit.