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  • 15 April 2015

    Negotiation for Re-route over Headland at Balquhidder Continue

    The State Government is still in negotiation to secure a re-route of the Heysen Trail across the spectacular headland at…

    Read more about Negotiation for Re-route over Headland at Balquhidder Continue
  • Opening of the Warren Bonython Walking Trail at Hiltaba Nature Reserve, Gawler Ranges
    13 April 2015

    Warren Bonython Recognised with a New Walking Trail at Hiltaba Station

    Warren Bonython has been recognised with a new Walking Trail named after him. Robert Alcock and Andrew Robertson represented the Friends of the Heysen Trail at the opening ceremonies last Thursday and Friday at Hiltaba Nature Reserve, Gawler Ranges, 650km from Adelaide.

    Read more about Warren Bonython Recognised with a New Walking Trail at Hiltaba Station
  • 11 March 2015

    Heysen Trail through Wirrabara Forest to Re-Open

    The Heysen Trail through Wirrabara Forest will re-open on its original alignment. We are currently undertaking re-marking works and will advise hikers when the original trail alignment is available for walking.

    Read more about Heysen Trail through Wirrabara Forest to Re-Open
  • 4 March 2015

    Historic images of Morialta exhibition

    2015 will be 100 years since Morialta was declared a National Pleasure Resort on 15 July 1915. In celebration, an exhibition of historic images will tour.

    Read more about Historic images of Morialta exhibition
  • 4 March 2015

    5 Ordinary People hiking the Heysen Trail

    A family of five, including Eli, 12, Emily, 10, and Noah, 9, will skip Term 2 of school in favour of hiking the 1,200km Heysen Trail. Their 56-day plan begins at the northern trailhead at Parachilna Gorge, trekking south through the Flinders Ranges and Adelaide Hills to Cape Jervis.

    Read more about 5 Ordinary People hiking the Heysen Trail
  • 19 February 2015

    Heysen Trail article in SA Life magazine

    Check out the article in the latest SA Life magazine, Feb 2015. The story looks at walking the entire 1,200km with one of our End-to-End groups.

    Read more about Heysen Trail article in SA Life magazine
  • 7 January 2015

    Heroes of the Field – Heysen Trail & CFS Volunteer on Front Page of the Advertiser

    One of our chief maintenance and constructions volunteers is featured on the front page of today's The Advertiser. As well as volunteering on the Heysen Trail, John Potter is a volunteer with his local Cudlee Creek CFS, and is among an army of volunteers doing 12-hour shifts to protect life and property in the Adelaide Hills bushfire.

    Read more about Heroes of the Field – Heysen Trail & CFS Volunteer on Front Page of the Advertiser
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The Heysen Trail is developed and maintained as a partnership between the Government of South Australia – Department for Environment & Water (DEW) and the Friends of the Heysen Trail.

The Friends of Heysen Trail acknowledge and respect the Traditional Custodians of the ancestral lands we traverse along the Heysen Trail, embracing the Ngarrindjeri, Kaurna, Peramangk, Ngadjuri, Nukunu and Adnyamathanha peoples.

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