E2E20 has now been announced. The new group, to be led by Lyn Nottage, will start by walking Cape Jervis to Cobbler Hill on April 12. Registrations will open at 7:00am Monday 9 February, 2026 Read more
The Friends of Heysen Trail Calendar for 2026 is now available. Order online or drop in to the office once it re-opens on Tuesday 3rd February. Read more
The Trail has been rerouted to go through the Kapunda Town Square (corner Main and Crase Streets) close to bakeries, coffee shops, the camp ground and caravan park.
Heading north, the Trail continues along Cameron Street, Branson Crescent and Crase Street. A short alternative option is from Cameron Street, along Mine Street, then Whittaker Street turning on to Crase Street.
[update May 2018] The trail has been re-routed away from Tower Road, to the east to follow Wirra Wirra Road to the north to meet Corryton Road.
[update November 2021] Following successful negotiations with landholders in the area, the Heysen Trail has returned to the route initially adopted in 2016 following the closure of the trail to Freemans Hut.
After the descent from the Wirra Wirra peaks, the trail again follows Tower Road in a northerly direction for a kilometre. It then crosses a fence into private property. The trail follows the fenceline for another kilometre before reaching the summit of Tower Hill, which affords spectacular views in all directions.
The trail continues along the fenceline until reaching the Ross Fire Track where it turns in an easterly direction along an unmade road reserve. This section of the trail continues until it leaves the road reserve at the junction of Wirra Wirra, Trial Hill and Corryton Park Roads.
Some structural elements of the lower steps no longer reach the sand
The steps and viewing platform at Waitpinga Beach have been closed due to continued sand erosion.
Walkers should find alternative access directly across the sand dunes until the infrastructure has been renewed. DEWNR staff will continue to monitor the sand erosion and structure. We expect alternative arrangements will be put in place, including in the short term a marked route through the sand dunes.
Last August the lower steps were replaced with a dutch sand ladder, but this solution hasn’t worked and has since been removed. The entire structure has now been closed. Prior to approx 2012 there were two separate sets of stair structures, these were removed and replaced with a new single structure, which is the one now affected by erosion.
The viewing platform has been undermined
The Heysen Trail has been re-routed just west of Trig Campsite, through the campsite and down into Deep Creek waterfall. The new trail is a great improvement on the original trail, with a more gentle descent down to the waterfall. The trail crosses Tent Rock Road at the northern entrance to the campsite, with a new car parking area.
The Trail has been rerouted just west of Trig Campsite, through the campsite and down into Deep Creek waterfall. The Trail crosses Tent Rock Road at the northern entrance to the campsite, with a new car parking area.
The Heysen Trail has been re-routed near Inman Valley. The trail now passes through farmland rather than beside the main bitumen road. Although the trail now bypasses the town of Inman Valley, the town and the cafe Inman Valley Country Kitchen are only a short walk from the trail.
When walking south-north, the reroute starts at the intersection of Prouse, Hancock and Keens Road following a fence line west behind a telephone tower to enter the Robinson Hill walk-in campsite. Just prior to the tank and platform it turns north west, out of the campsite, down into and through a disused quarry, to cross Hancock Road and enters the Jaggers Forest, over a step-ladder stile. It then follows the forest fence line, initially west, then north, then west again with a final northerly turn to exit the forest onto Roads Lane, over a stile.
A new walking trail has been constructed around the western side of the summit to provide views of the north-west of the park and Spencer Gulf. A short walking trail extends from the Heysen Trail to the summit.
A second stage of walking trail will be constructed soon.
As part of these works, the Summit Camp was closed and the hikers’ shelter water tank removed. Melrose and Grays Hut are nearby.
Following the January 2014 Bangor/Wirrabara Bushfire the Heysen Trail has been restored and re-marked to the original Heysen Trail route over The Bluff. This removes the 44km temporary re-route which went around the entire forest and via the town of Wirrabara.
Two small temporary re-routes are in place on Sheepsyard Track (minor), and along Block Nine Road. UPDATE OCTOBER 2019: The Block Nine Road re-route has been restored to the original trail through the forest, via I and J.
Update April 2021: The trail on its approach to Block Nine Road has been rerouted away from the boundary fence on a private property. Follow the route marked by the purple line on the pdf reroute map.
This re-route begins at Middlesight Water Hut and continues to Brachina Gorge Road.
The re-route has been installed to avoid an eagle nesting area. Please do not follow the original trail alignment.