Version 4.8 of the Heysen Trail gpx file and Interactive map dated 14/5/25 is now available. Read more
The Fire Danger Season has finished in the Flinders and Mid North so the trail north of Tanunda is open. South of Tanunda the trail remains closed. Read more
Help plant 760 trees on the Heysen Trail along the Bundaleer Channel, near Spalding.
If you are interested in being involved in this Greening Committee project, please contact Neil Nosworthy at neil@noztours.com.au or on 0447 922 617.
1. ‘Walk and Talk’ day – Saturday 25 May
Get a behind-the-scenes look at some outstanding environmental projects at Cape Jervis on this ‘Walk and Talk’ day.
Meet the Cape Jervis Coastal Community Group, COOTS group in action, Hooded Plover Recovery and Marine Debris Survey volunteers and others experts on this coast.
Visit the Natural Resources website for more information.
2. Tree planting – Saturday 1 June, Sunday 2 June
Join the tree planting efforts at the start of the Heysen Trail.
For more details view the tree planting invite or contact carolyn.schultz165@gmail.com.
The Greening Committee is looking for volunteers to help plant 600 trees along the Heysen Trail between Worlds End and Burra. We have scheduled the planting for Saturday 1st June, Sunday 2nd June and Monday 3rd June.
We are proceeding in cooperation with the End-to-End 5 group who will be walking from Worlds End to Burra and on to Wandallah over the weekend. If you wish, you can mix some walking with some tree planting.
If you are interested in being involved, please contact Neil via neil@noztours.com.au or on 0447 922 617.
We’re phasing in a new online walk registration system. When registering for walks online, you will need to log in using your membership account details. The phase-in period, from April 2013, will see each walk grade brought over to the new system.
View full details of new walk registration system.
The opening of the walk season Take a Walk event is this Sunday, at Elder Park in the city.
From 10am to 3pm, on the northern side of the rotunda at Elder Park, the event features:
So why not Take a Walk? Remember, you’re just two feet from some of the best places in South Australia!
We’re launching a new online walk registration system. When registering for walks online, people will need to log in with their membership account details.
The phase-in period will see each walk grade brought over to the new system, beginning with the Warren Bonython Memorial Walk on Sunday 14th April.
When registering for walks using the new system:
A letter was mailed out this week to active members who have not previously accessed their online membership account.
If you are unsure as to what your login details are, or have lost your password, you can recover your details. If this doesn’t immediately work, a flow chart is available to assist in understanding how to access your login details. Please contact the office for further assistance.
When logging in to the website, you can change your username and password to something meaningful. You can also review your email address, Trailwalker and email subscription options, and renew your account.
The new system will streamline processes for walkers, walk leaders and the office.
We hope you continue to enjoy walking with us, and remember, you can undertake any of the tasks listed above by contacting the office directly.
It’s just 6 days until we launch the Day on the Heysen Trail – the Warren Bonython Memorial Walk event.
We’re launching the event with an art installation this Sunday at Elder Park.
We’ll start taking walk registrations on Sunday, 14th April. The launch this Sunday will be at Elder Park, next to the Festival Centre in Adelaide city, at the Opening of the Walk Season event. The Opening is an event organised by Walking SA, and many bushwalking clubs, to promote the start of the hiking season, now that cooler weather is upon us. The Take a Walk Opening of the Walk Season event is from 10am to 3pm.
So come down to Elder Park to say hi and check out the art installation! It’s got a strong connection to Warren Bonython, who was renowned for wearing his bright yellow shorts.
Remember, from Sunday you can register for the section you want to walk on October 6th. Use our Walk Selector tool to review available sections. Several bushwalking clubs and schools have exclusively booked out some of the 60 sections. Registrations will close in late August.
The event registration fee is $20 per hiker, to cover logistical and insurance costs.
The walk is open to all.
Visit www.heysentrail.asn.au/wb-walk/ for more information.
Registrations for October’s Day on the Heysen Trail – The Warren Bonython Memorial Walk event open on Sunday, April 14. We’ll be launching the event in a very unique way, at the Opening of the Walk Season at Elder Park.
A Walk Selector tool is now available – you can sort through the 60 sections of the trail to determine which one to hike on the day. Visit www.heysentrail.asn.au/wb-walk to preview the 60 sections. View the individual section pages to see a map, fuller description and more photos of that section of the Heysen Trail.
Want to know more about this special event? Visit www.heysentrail.asn.au/wb-walk/
The Opening of the Walk Season is just a month away, on Sunday 14 April, at Elder Park in the city.
Visit the WalkingSA Facebook event page.
View the Take a Walk brochure.
There are two environmental programs in the coming month.
Firstly, the Cape Jervis Coastal Community Group is having a working bee on Saturday 6 April and Sunday 7 April, removing tree guards from Lands End, which will be repurposed elsewhere along the Heysen Trail, collecting plant material and a cuttings workshop. Further information is available on the CJCCG’s website.
Secondly, there is a Cactus Kill week near Palmer, organised by the SA Murray Darling Basin NRM Board. From Monday 29 April to Friday 3 May, accommodation is available, and day-trippers are welcome. Further information.