Vale David Beaton 1942-2021
Vale David Beaton. Honorary Member of the Friends and a co-creator of the End to End walk programme.
News
Stay in the know about upcoming events, route updates, and what’s new with the Friends of the Heysen Trail.
Keep up to date with the latest news along the Heysen Trail
Check back here anytime to catch all the latest news from the Friends, updates on Trail reroutes and closures ahead of your hike, and see what adventures are coming up with the Friends.
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Latest news
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Walk the Heysen Trail with the Friends – from the Fleurieu Peninsula to Mt Lofty
A guided walk on the Heysen Trail from Inman Valley to Mt Lofty. Six days of consecutive walks on some of the prettiest sections of the trail. Ideal for, but not limited to, walkers from regional areas and interstate. .
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Reminder of a change to the Heysen Trail in the former Bundaleer Forest.
A recent change to the Heysen Trail in the former Bundaleer Forest means the original route between Curnows Hut and New Campbell Hill has been reinstated. Please note that this change was omitted from an article in the upcoming August edition of the Trailwalker magazine.
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Vale Cliff Walsh
Vale Cliff Walsh Cliff will not be well known to most Friends Members, however he played a pivotal role in the organisation’s resurgence in the early 2000s.
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Keep fruit fly free on your walks !!
Walkers leaving the metro area should be sure they do not take fruit fly with them. There is a fruit fly infestation in metropolitan Adelaide, and there are penalties for moving potentially infected fruit from an affected to an unaffected region. Please check which region ( green, orange or red) you live in, and act accordingly, after viewing the regulations on the SA govt fruit fly web site.
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Trail care – the Heysen Trail needs our attention
With the easing of COVID-19 restrictions many people have tried bushwalking and camping for the first time. Some people have camped wherever they can find a spot. This type of behaviour has understandably upset some owners of land on or near the trail. We all need to remember to follow good bushwalking and camping etiquette.
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The Heysen Trail is open for through walkers and camping … BUT the Cudlee Creek fire has caused a problem…
A section of the trail is affected by fire-related closures and some other special arrangements apply. Check these details before you walk …
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The Friends modified walk program to start around mid June
Easing of SA Government restrictions will allow the introduction of a modified walk program, hopefully from around mid June. Details will be published when available. Current Golden Boots passes will be extended by 12 months.
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Announcement: Friends Walks and Events cancelled due to COVID-19
The Friends of the Heysen Trail is disappointed to announce an extension to the cancellation of planned activities beyond 31 May 2020.
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FOHT – Response to COVID-19
After monitoring the rapidly changing developments associated with Coronavirus COVID-19, all Friends events have been cancelled until the end of May 2020.
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Cudlee Creek fire damages the Heysen Trail and other popular walking areas in the Adelaide Hills.
Heysen Trail to be re-routed around the Cudlee Creek fireground, including Grandpas campsite. Forestry SA has closed the Cudlee Creek Forest Reserve, which includes Thomas Hill and Mount Misery to the public for safety reasons.
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Easy membership renewals coming – we’re getting ready to upgrade our website
We are just about ready to launch a new version of the Friend's website. As a part the upgrade of our membership and walk registration system we will be temporarily suspending online walk registrations from late Monday 17th February. Over the week prior to this our Office Volunteers will be undertaking training in using the new system. If you try to contact the Office during this period, we may not be able to help you immediately but will get back to you as soon as we can.