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New look website – works on smartphones and tablets
Our website has been refreshed and is now optimized to work on smartphones, tablets and desktop/laptop computers.
Visit our new-look website.
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The website reformats itself to display on different devices – meaning it is always easy to read and easy to use regardless of whether you are using a smartphone, like an iPhone or Android, or a tablet, like a iPad or Galaxy, or a laptop or desktop computer.
Registering for a walk on your smartphone will now be an easy task. As well as a new look, the front page has been streamlined to provide key information of interest to independent hikers, and people hiking with the Friends.
The Interactive Maps page has been upgraded so it now works natively on smartphones and tablets. The End-to-End points have also been updated and re-installed to the Interactive Map.
A new area of the website has been created featuring the Day on the Heysen Trail – the Warren Bonython Memorial Walk (Sunday 6 October 2013). This will be updated in coming months with more information, including a feature allowing people to choose the different section of the trail they could walk, and include other event information.
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Soon the registration system will be upgraded. This will allow you to log-in, making walk registration easy, and you will be able to review your walk history. The complicated PayPal payment system will be replaced by a simple NAB payment interface.
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Later, our forums and shop areas of the website will be upgraded so they too work on smartphones and tablets. Our shop will feature all the products sold in our physical shop.
Visit our new-look website now.
Public Consultation of 104km Adelaide Hills trail
The Adelaide Hills Council is seeking public feedback concerning their Draft 20 Year Trail Strategy. The vision is of a 104km core trail, with additional loops, linking Hills townships and existing trails within the council area.
The strategy builds on popular trails such as the Amy Gillett, Mawson and Heysen Trails to create greater connectivity between townships and to link popular attractions, cellar doors and market villages.
More information is available here:
- Adelaide Hills Trail Strategy
- Draft mapping document (11MB)
- Survey 5-10 mins (open to both Hills and non-Hills residents)
The consultation process ends on 15 February, 2013.
A hasty hiking escape from a bushfire. Where have you been hiking this summer?
It gets pretty hot over the summer months in South Australia. Often our members head elsewhere to cooler climates to continue hiking.
But even when it’s cooler, bushfires can still be a risk. One of our members, Jeremy, found himself hiking towards a large fire front on the Tasman Peninsula in Tasmania. Here’s a photo he has shared with us when he first noticed the fire as he came out of dense forest.
You can read more about his escape on his Notes from a Trailhead blog.
Don’t forget our Twilight walking program is underway, a two hour walk each Wednesday evening. www.heysentrail.asn.au/walks
Where have you been hiking over recent weeks? Perhaps leave a comment on our Facebook page, where this same post has been made.
Stay safe everyone!
Summer 2013
Issue 126
December 2012
Highlights include:
- Larapinta - Training and Execution
- Coast to Coast for Rett Syndrome
- Mt Rainier’s Wonderland Trail
- Simpson Desert
- Camino Inca
- Tanks a lot
Working Bee at the Southern Trailhead
There is a working bee near the southern trailhead of the Heysen Trail at Cape Jervis. Run by the Cape Jervis Coastal Community Group, volunteers are needed to assist on the weekend of the 1st and 2nd December.
Saturday 1st December
10am – 12.30pm: removing tree guards near Lands End (tree guards to be re-used by the Friends of the Heysen Trail)
12.30pm – 2pm: BBQ lunch provided
2pm – 4pm: woody weed lopping and seed collecting
Sunday 2nd December
10am – 12noon: seed sowing
Please contact Carolyn or Liz for more information and directions.
Walking SA survey
As you may be aware, Walking SA is undergoing a review of governance and operations.
Please assist them with the process by taking the time to fill in this 10 min survey. https://www.research.net/s/FK2LWLV
PKF Organisation Development has been engaged to undertake this process. Your responses will be sent directly to PKF in order to ensure that all answers remain confidential. Only key themes will be reported, therefore please ensure that you are as honest in your responses as possible. The information collected will be an integral part of the consulting process and they encourage you to be open in your comments and suggestions.
You may forward this email to friends.
The survey will close at 5pm Wednesday 28th of November.
If you have any questions in relation to the survey please contact Hayley Lokan or Scott Way from PKF Organisation Development on orgdev@pkf.com.au or 08 7421 1400. If you would like to make a more detailed submission regarding the questions in this survey, once again please contact PKF on the details provided above.
Re-route of the Heysen Trail affecting Any/All Maps in this Guidebook, November 2012
With the release of the recent Southern Guidebook reprint, support for this 2007 Southern Guidebook edition has been suspended. Re-route notifications for this guidebook will no longer be posted on the website.
View all re-routes for the 2007 Southern Guidebook, 2nd Edition
Re-route of the Heysen Trail affecting Any/All Maps in this Guidebook, November 2012
With the release of the recent Southern Guidebook reprint, support for this 2005 Northern Guidebook edition has been suspended. Re-route notifications for this guidebook will no longer be posted on the website.
View all re-routes for the 2005 Northern Guidebook, 1st Edition
Re-route of the Heysen Trail affecting Any/All Maps in this Guidebook, November 2012
With the release of the recent Southern Guidebook reprint, support for this 2004 Southern Guidebook edition have been suspended. Re-route notifications for this guidebook will no longer be posted on the website.
View all re-routes for the 2004 Southern Guidebook, 1st Edition
New Southern Guidebook, older guidebooks no longer supported
The re-print of the Southern Guidebook has been released. Stocks of the 2010 edition ran out mid this year.
The new guidebook has the same cover as the 2010 edition, but includes re-routes from the previous two years like the new spur trail into Victor Harbor. A few recent re-routes have not been included, these re-routes can be viewed on our website.
With the release of this edition, support for three older guidebooks has been suspended. Re-route notifications for the original 2004 Southern Guidebook, 2005 Northern Guidebook and 2007 Southern Guidebook will no longer be posted on the website.
Re-route of the Heysen Trail affecting Map 2.1, September 2012
View pdf map.
The spur trail from Kings Beach into Victor Harbor has been opened. The trail follows the coast from Kings Beach, via the Bluff and the Esplanade, to Kent Reserve, near the town centre.
View all re-routes for the 2010 Southern Guidebook, 3rd Edition
Re-route of the Heysen Trail affecting Map 1.6, September 2012
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The spur trail from Kings Beach into Victor Harbor has been opened. The trail follows the coast from Kings Beach, via the Bluff and the Esplanade, to Kent Reserve, near the town centre.
View all re-routes for the 2010 Southern Guidebook, 3rd Edition
Re-route of the Heysen Trail affecting Map 6.9, September 2012
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A new camp site has been constructed at a trig between Hallett and Spalding. We anticipate water will be available for the 2013 hiking season.
This campsite replaces the former water source at Willalo Hall. It is 22.5km from Hallett and 26km from Spalding.
The camp site features a shelter with water tank and bench. It is in a windy and exposed location, so may not be suitable for all tents.
More info in the accommodation forum at http://www.heysentrail.asn.au/forums/viewtopic.php?t=697&accom_id=697&name=Whistling%20Trig%20Tank
View all re-routes for the 2012 and 2013 Southern Guidebooks, 4th & 5th Editions
Re-route of the Heysen Trail affecting Map 5.11, September 2012
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A new camp site is being constructed just north of Worlds End/Burra Gorge. The new hike-in camp site will be completed in October 2012, and we anticipate water will be available for the 2013 hiking season.
The camp site features a shelter with water tank and bench, and a square bench/table.
More info, including photos, will be posted on this page later: http://www.heysentrail.asn.au/forums/viewtopic.php?t=685&accom_id=685&name=Worlds End Hike-in Camp Site
Distances:
Huppatz Hut to Worlds End Hike-in Camp Site – 21.3km
Worlds End Hike-in Camp Site to Burra – 23.0km
View all re-routes for the 2012 and 2013 Southern Guidebooks, 4th & 5th Editions
Re-route of the Heysen Trail affecting Map 5.7, September 2012
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A new camp site is being constructed at Webb Gap. The new camp site will be completed in October 2012, and we anticipate water will be available for the 2013 hiking season.
The camp site features a shelter with water tank and bench, and a square bench/table.
More info, including photos, will be posted on this page later: http://www.heysentrail.asn.au/forums/viewtopic.php?t=684&accom_id=684&name=Webb Gap Camp Site
Distances:
Smith Hill Camp Site to Webb Gap Camp Site – 13.3km
Webb Gap Camp Site to Huppatz Hut – 16.2km
View all re-routes for the 2012 and 2013 Southern Guidebooks, 4th & 5th Editions
Re-route of the Heysen Trail affecting Map 5.6, September 2012
View pdf map.
A new camp site is being constructed on Smith Hill. The new camp site will be completed in October 2012, and we anticipate water will be available for the 2013 hiking season.
The camp site features a shelter with water tank and bench, and a square bench/table.
More info, including photos, will be posted on this page later: http://www.heysentrail.asn.au/forums/viewtopic.php?t=683&accom_id=683&name=Smith Hill Camp Site
Distances:
Maschalls Hut to Marabel – 8.6km
Marabel to Smith Hill Camp Site – 17.3km
View all re-routes for the 2012 and 2013 Southern Guidebooks, 4th & 5th Editions
Re-route of the Heysen Trail affecting Map 4.6, June 2008
View pdf map.
The guidebook edition does not show a minor re-route to avoid a difficult creek crossing near the Kapunda to Greenock Road.
View all re-routes for the 2012 and 2013 Southern Guidebooks, 4th & 5th Editions
Re-route of the Heysen Trail affecting Map 3.4, January 2007
View pdf map.
The trail is not accurately displayed in the guidebook as it comes out of the Botanic Gardens. At the intersection of Summit Rd the trail heads left (south) a short distance to Summerhill Rd, before following the fire tracks leading back close to Summit Rd.
View all re-routes for the 2012 and 2013 Southern Guidebooks, 4th & 5th Editions
End-to-End 5 finishing its walk season on a high note
The End-to-End 5 group finished its walking season on a high note, being the first Friends group to hike past the new tank and campsite at Smith Hill, elevation 616m, on the Tothill Ranges.
The tank was recently installed by the Friends and the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR), however it is yet to receive its first rain.
The group had two days of fine weather, with increasing temperatures, culminating in 37 degree heat on Sunday.
A full report on their adventures can be found at their blog http://fohte2e5.blogspot.com.au/
Last Sunday’s Walk for Nature
Last Sunday’s Walk for Nature with Nature Foundation SA went well – a sunny day with $32,000 raised towards conservation projects.
The Friends of the Heysen Trail led two groups, Mary Cartland lead the 12km walk, and president Robert Alcock led a smaller group, including a number of families with pushers, on the 3km walk.
The Friends were proud to be involved in supporting the Nature Foundation who have been involved in many conservation projects in South Australia, some of which the Heysen Trail traverses.
