Due to today’s commencement of the Fire Danger Season in the Flinders Fire Ban District the Heysen Trail is closed north of Wirrabara Forest. For the next few weeks the trail remains open from Cape Jervis to Wirrabara Forest.
On 15 November the Heysen Trail will close between Tanunda and Wirrabara due to the commencement of the Fire Danger Season in the Mid North District.
On 1 December the remaining open trail south of Tanunda to Cape Jervis will close due to the commencement of the Fire Danger Season in the Mount Lofty Ranges District.
The trail remains open in areas through national parks, conservation parks, forests and roads, however on days when a Total Fire Ban is declared the trail is closed in parks and forests.