The Lavender Federation Trail commences the new season

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The new walking season has bounced into action, with the first Lavender Federation Trail walk on Sunday. 54 walkers on the trail from Murray Bridge to Monarto Oval. A cool day with showers allowed all to air the wet weather gear. The trail was well defined and being relatively flat, was a great “leg stretcher” early in the season. A sandy trail finished the 18.2km walk, being more like preseason training in the sand dunes, as the local motorcycle fraternity had also enjoyed the same road reserve. The walk was followed by afternoon tea, sheltered behind the buildings next to the oval. A special thanks to everyone who contributed biscuits and slices, capping off a great first day to the season. The second walk is in early May, Please book early for a great day’s activity and fellowship.
This is going to be a special season for walking, due to the large amount of summer rain, so the environment will be very different and perhaps even unique to normal years.
Thanks to John Potter and his team, for a great day.
Steve Clift

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Half Price Tickets this weekend for Standing in Amazement

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Tim Baier has offered members of the Friends of the Heysen Trail half price tickets to the remaining screenings of Standing in Amazement: The Flinders Ranges in Digital 3D.

Screening at the South Australian Museum until Monday March 21, in the Armoury Gallery behind the main building. Tickets at the door, or by contacting Tim on 0419 480 504. Screenings at 12:30pm, 6pm and 8pm.

FoHT 25th Celebration: Opening Of The Walk Season 2011

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SUNDAY 3 April 2011 10am â 3pm
Tea Tree Gully Oval, Memorial Drive, Tea Tree Gully.
Opening day organised by the The Friends of the Heysen Trail in conjunction with Walking SA.
The Friends of the Heysen Trail are celebrating their 25th Anniversary.
Official Opening by the Mayor of Tea Tree Gully at 1pm
Displays and Stalls, BBQ, TTG Concert Band, Tea & Coffee.
Diarise the date on the calendar now.

Autumn 2011

Issue 119

March 2011

Autumn 2011 Trailwalker MagazineHighlights include:

  • Friends AGM 25th March 2011
  • Walking the Lavender Federation Trail
  • Friends 25th Anniversary-opening of 2011 Walking Season
  • Walking in North Island New Zealand
  • Walking the Overland Track in Tasmania
Download Autumn 2011

Service Directory of services along the Heysen Trail

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A directory of services along the Heysen Trail for continuous end-to-end hikers or through hikers, who are hiking the entire or considerable lengths of the Heysen Trail at once, has been made available.

The services listed include:
• supermarkets
• general stores
• pharmacies (chemist stores)
• doctor clinics, hospitals
• internet access
• payphones
• public toilets
• post offices

Specific infomation is also included which shows where common hiking stove gas canisters can be purchased.

Re-Routes Updated

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The re-routes for all five editions of the two guidebooks have now been comprehensively updated. View the re-routes for each edition on our re-routes page.

An RSS feed is also available for each edition – you can receive notification of when a re-route is added. You will need a RSS Reader, which is a little like an email inbox. Then you need to subscribe to a RSS Feed, which can be done by selecting the RSS logo and click on it.

The GPS files of the trail available for downloading onto your handheld GPS unit will also soon be updated. They will include all the re-routes combined into one simple updated trail file.

Heysen Returns to Paradise

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The annual Australia Day BBQ for the Friendsâ
Wednesday 26th January 2011
Thorndon Park Reserve, Paradise â
Address: Just off Gorge Road on Hamilton Tce, Paradise, Gregory’s Map: 167 Ref: C3
9.45am â walk. 12 midday â BBQ see the walk programme for details