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The Fire Danger Season has finished in the Mount Lofty district. The Heysen Trail is now open along it whole length.

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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Skye

A loop walk into the Horsnell Gully Cons. Park including a couple of climbs and at times tricky descents, so […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: John Babister

Onkaparinga N.P

A trail starter in length, but with uneven, rocky and undulating tracks.   A circular walk in a small area […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: Judith Ellis

Mylor forest & Valley Loop

This beatiful but challenging starter cirquit connects a series of nature reserves and some quiet country lane walking. The walk […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leaders: Bill Van riet, Paul Delaine

Blackwood Reserve

The Blackwood and Coromandel Valley  in the late 1800's and early 1900's was known for its orchards and market gardens. […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: Judith Ellis

Hardy’s Scrub

This is a loop walk, to and through Hardy’s scrub and following parts of the Willunga Basin Trail.  You will […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: Noeleen Smith

Myponga Loop

Trail Starter.  Join me for this 7.7-km loop trail near Myponga, South Australia. Generally considered an easy route, it takes […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: Heather Jensen

Mt Pleasant Summit

Come along to enjoy a moderately challenging walk with spectacular scenic vantage points as we wind our way through working […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: Rosemary Hayward

Bridgewater/Mt Lofty Gdns

This beautiful 12klm return walk takes us through the Mount George Conservation reserve, using the Heysen trail. Walking by the […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leaders: Bill Van riet, Paul Delaine

Sir Mark Oliphant CP

A lovely loop walk in the beautiful Mark Oliphant Cons. Park with its rich variety of stringybark  and eucalypt woodlands, […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: John Babister

Cleland

The walk will start on the Steub walking trail which climbs through forest woodland with wonderful views over the southern […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: Judith Ellis

Kuitpo

Commencing from the oldest timber plantation in The Mount Lofty Ranges, planted in 1898, this walk passes through a small […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: Judith Ellis

Sturt Gorge

This walk will be in the Stuart Gorge area.  It will include some up and down sections.    Depending on […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: Noeleen Smith

Waitpinga

This is a harder Trail Starter with many ups and downs and rough rocky tracks. Following the Heysen Trail we […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: Judith Ellis

Summertown

A relatively comfortable undulating walk  in and around some roads and reserve areas in Summertown before and after a foray […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: John Babister

Kersbrook

Come along for a walk along the Anderson Loop through the Bennett's Forest, which is part of the Mount Crawford […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: Rosemary Hayward

Mack Creek

A lovely walk taking in sections of Old Kersbrook Forest and the Blue Gum and Mack Creek tracks of Para […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leaders: Dom Henschke, Marlene Henschke

Measday

A tougher than normal trail starter setting off from Measday Lookout, staying in the southeastern part of Cleland. Before returning […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leader: John Babister

Lobethal Bushland Pk

Pleasant circular walk in Lobethal Bushland Park just outside of Lobethal. The trails in the park were through heritage-listed bush […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leaders: Dean Mortimer, Mary Cartland

Wine Shanty/Cleland

The Wine Shanty Hike is a 10km loop bushwalk through the eastern section of Cleland Conservation Park. We will walk […]

Walk grade: Trail Starter
Walk Leaders: Dom Henschke, Marlene Henschke