Following successful trials in accepting online payment for the next End-to-End 3 event we are now accepting online registrations for all events. When you register, you will be prompted to pay for your walk, and any bus and meal fees via PayPal. Payment by credit card is accepted. For walks where there is a walk fee only, and no bus or meal, you can nominate to use your Multi-Walk Card or Golden Boots Card, in which case no payment will be required upfront, simply proceed with the registration and present your card to the walk leader on the day.
Friends
Australian Geographic features Heysen Trail – Issue 95
Quentin Chester’s article covers the Trails wonderful features, walkers experiences and its history – from concept to completion. The article also links Hans Heysen’s art to the Trail. A good read.
The magazine also includes a CLASSIC WALKS CD and Map.
Available at newsagents from July 7.
End 2 End 3 – A double celebration weekend
On Sun 14 June Michelle completed the Heysen Trail – for the second time! (is this the first for a lady?) and husband Jerry completed his first End 2 End (the first of many?). The celebration (accompanied with the bagpipe) was at the end of 2 days of walking – Web Gap Road to Burra Gorge. Congratulations and well done Michelle and Jerry (well known for their leadership with the End 2 End 2 walkers). Despite predictions, the walks were free from rain – although we needed protection from the very strong, cold head-wind on Sat. One group pushed onto Huppatz Hut for a late lunch, and welcome shelter! Some road walking was enhanced with the wonderful vistas from the top of the ranges, and with stretches of mallee scrub. Some precision walking was required as the crops in some paddocks gave very little room along the fence line.
And watch out for the fallen fence posts! Bunny ears, butterflies, a bowling outfit, and beanies to bowler hats fitted the B for Burra theme, and Bogart and Bacall joined in with the noisy crowd which filled the Golf Clubrooms Sat. night (as well as that well-known Blond Bimbo Ben!). Another good weekend on the trail.
End-to-End 4 – first day Sunday 26th April
A successful start to the End to End Four walks. 145 walkers safely hiked the 15km wet and slippery trail, and finished to a Haighâs chocolate frog treat – from our lovely lady assistants. The day was blowy, sunny with just a few isolated rain squalls to keep us cool. With dolphins, rainbows, a spaceship, wonderful cloud formations, plus a rugged coast, rolling hills, kangaroos aplenty and coastal scrub â such a variety of experiences we were treated to. Many thanks to all the volunteers for all the organising, and to the walkers who came to enjoy.
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New Website Interface
As part of ongoing development the website interface has been upgraded to a new look. More improvements to follow.
End-to-End 4 Registrations Now Open
Registrations for the first End-to-End 4 walk opened today. Register by selecting the event on the walks calendar or directly here. Registrations will close at 2.00pm Thursday, April 23.
Commencing at the start of the Heysen Trail at Cape Jervis, this new walk group will follow the trail one day per month.
Registrations for the first End-to-End 3 walk for the year will open on Saturday, April 4.
Walk Registrations
Users registering for walks online will now be notified of the meeting location immediately after registration, it will be displayed on the following page, and also emailed to you. Please ensure the email address heysentrail@heysentrail.asn.au is on your email program’s Safe List to ensure it is not treated as spam.
Registrations for walks will open 28 days prior to the walk, and close at 2pm on the Friday prior. End-to-End walks will close earlier in the week. Refer to specific walk detail pages for event registration opening and closing dates for that event.
Coast and Country
An article on the Heysen Trail has appeared in the recent Coast and Country magazine. The magazine is availble from leading newsagents and Borders bookstores.
Honorary Member Doug Leane crosses his last stile
Long-standing Friends Honorary Member, Doug Leane, died this week, aged 82.
He had been in poor health for the last few months, and died in hospital, following a turn at home.
He will be remembered by the Friends and walkers for his dedication and enthusiasm for maintenance of the section around the Warren/Hale Conservation Park, Mount Crawford and Freeman’s Hut.
He was also a very keen walker (until relatively recently).
For many years he took his team out every Thursday for maintenance and was often involved in helping other section leaders.
There are few huts along the Trail that do not have something of Doug’s handiwork in their maintenance or in their furnishings.
The Friends extend sincere sympathy to his family.
Vale
Mount Osmond Twilight
Twight walk around Mount Osmond will be lead by David Rattray.