Section 15 of the Heysen Trail, between Union Bridge and Tippett Road in Cudlee Creek, is now closed. This closure is effective as of 5pm on Friday the 8th of August 2025. Read more

Walk Programme

We run a year-round calendar of walk events along the Heysen Trail and in national parks and reserves elsewhere in South Australia.

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Anstey’s Hill

Following some interesting bushwalking tracks we will see some of the last remaining vegetation associations that were once widespread throughout […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: Mary Cartland

Brownhill Creek

This is a rather gentle walk and it is after all a TrailStarter walk, however, I will include a few […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: Richard Milosh

Belair National Park

A pleasant walk through parts of South Australia's oldest park passing through Echo Tunnel, taking in the views at the […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: Chris O'Brien

Cleland

This walk is in the South Eastern side of Cleland National Park, using mainly service tracks and a few walking […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leaders: Suzanne Matthews, Adam Matthews

Mount Lofty

A circular walk on bush and graded tracks, some climbing but in short sections. Following trails through the Cleland Conservation […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: Arrienne Wynen

Mack Creek

Walk in Humbug Scrub culminating in Mack Creek. Golden wattle now in bloom. See areas recovering from Sampson Flat fire. […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: Kevin Liddiard

Onkaparinga

A loop walk combining several of the trails in the Onkaparinga National Park Upper Gorge. Trails include the Nature Trail, […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: Dana Florea

Mylor Nature Trail

This walk will initially take us along a narrow bush track which leads through the Valley of the Bandicoots wildlife […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: Graham Bald

Mount Lofty

The first half of this walk essentially follows a contour line around the west face of Mount Lofty before it […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: Graham Bald

Ambers Gully

A great walk to test the skills, with several sharp undulations. See the best of the Black Hill Conservation Park […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: Steve Clift

Newland Head

The flora and the scenery on this walk are spectacular. It is just about my favourite spring walk and I […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: Robyn Quinn

Cox’s scrub

This is a gentle bushland walk which was used for farming and bee keeping so their should be an abundance […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: Christine Porter

McLaren Flat

This is a beautiful walk which leads us through two reserves - Manning and Blewitt Springs, with native flora in […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leaders: Noeleen Smith, Catherine Anderson

Onkaparinga Gorge

Lovely loop walk giving good views of Onkaparinga Gorge and surrounding farm land. All undulating but no steep sections. Is […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: Arrienne Wynen

Trott Park

We start from the midst of the suburbs, before descending into a hidden gully and along the Field River. Our […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: Noeleen Smith

Kuitpo/Kyeema

This is the first of a series of mid week walks. Each will be designated as a 'Trail Starter' to […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: Russell O'Brien

Sturt Gorge

11km circuit walk from Blackwood to the flood control dam in Sturt Gorge. Return trip along a section of Sturt […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: Chris O'Brien