The Fire Danger Season has finished in the Flinders (north of Wirrabara and the trail is open. Elsewhere the trail remains closed. Read more
The fire danger season for the Mount Lofty Ranges Fire Ban District (between Kings Beach (WSCW) and Tanunda in the Barossa Valley) has been extended by two weeks to 14 May. Read more
We are now selling Multi-Walk Cards and Golden Boots Cards online during walk registrations.
The cards are virtual. As you use trips off of your Multi-Walk Card those trips will be debited. When you have insufficient trips remaining to participate in a walk you are registering for you will be prompted to purchase a new card, and a new card of five trips will be credited to your account. Cards will no longer be issued as paper cards.
If you have any questions, please contact the office.
It’s just 4 weeks until the Day on the Heysen Trail – the Warren Bonython Memorial Walk. We’ve released a selection of event clothing you can wear on the day, or keep as a souvenir of the event.
Purchase online now at www.sportscentre.com.au.
Delivery is available. Orders placed prior to 22/9/13 will be available before the October 6th event.
The t-shirt is moisture wicking, and available in womens and mens fit. The polo top is breathable polyester and available in red or white.
Yesterday the End-to-End Minus 1 group charged across a raging swollen Stony Creek, north of Melrose, again and again, while walking along the Heysen Trail.
Completing the weekend’s soggy wet walking in the pouring rain, we climbed up and over the wet and rocky Lavender Hill. Saturday was a very wet 26km walk. From Alligator Gorge Road to Grays Hut, then up Mount Remarkable and passing gushing streams, down to Melrose. It rained all night Saturday and the following morning a raging torrent rushed across the campground access ford, by the caravan park, as we left Melrose for the days walk. There were many pools and lakes of water to be seen on our way to the Horrocks Pass walk start.
There is a lot of satisfaction in becoming more involved in walking and we encourage walkers to engage further in the activities of the organisation either as walk leaders or tail-enders.
This Walk Leaders Training Day on Saturday 20 July aims to give interested people the information needed to prepare and lead a walk successfully and goes through how to deal with issues that might arise. Part of the day is spent talking about how the Friends organisation operates and the assistance available to new leaders. The day goes from 9.30am to about 2.00pm and lunch is provided.
There is no charge for this day but you do need to register via the website or office. For more information phone the office or email Arrienne at wynena@ihug.com.au
Last weekend Russell O’Brien’s End-to-End 5 group hiked the Heysen Trail north of Worlds End, near Burra. A relatively long road walk, along the way the walkers helped the Greening Committee plant nearly 600 trees along the trail. The weather was kind, so the planters did not get wet yet planting conditions were ideal.
The Greening Committee is moving on to its next planting at Spalding from Thursday 13th June to Sunday 16th June. We’re looking for volunteers to assist, please get in touch with Neil at neil@noztours.com.au or on 0447 922 617.
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!