Friends of the Heysen Trail walk calendar
The Friends of the Heysen Trail organise regular walks along the Heysen Trail for our members. Explore our upcoming walk events and find out how you can join in.
We run a year-round calendar of walk events
The Friends of the Heysen Trail lead walks along the Trail as well as in national parks and reserves elsewhere in South Australia and occasionally interstate.
All walks in the Friends of the Heysen Trail Walk Calendar are created, organised and run by the Friends, making it easy for hikers to get the most out of their Heysen Trail experience.
Here’s a quick guide to the different walks in the calendar:
End-to-End walks
The Friends’ End-to-End walks program covers the full length of the Trail and takes approximately sixty days, spread over five or six years.
Trail Walker
Walks generally take between five and six hours and you’ll need to be physically fit. These walks are usually scheduled on Saturdays or Sundays.
Trail Starter
Haven’t walked in a group before or want to enjoy a shorter walk? These three to four hour walks are usually scheduled on Saturdays or Sundays.
Trail Rambler
Occasionally we offer Trail Rambler walks for specialist events such as bird watching or historical walks. They are relatively short and informative and are suitable for people of all fitness levels.
Summer Walks
We offer shorter walks during the hotter summer months when much of the Trail is closed. These generally take 1.5 to two hours and are mostly held on Wednesday evenings, meeting at 6 pm, followed by a meal, close to Adelaide.
Extended Walks
These are multi-day walks, usually over a long weekend or a full week. The location and walk difficulty varies, with some walks being a few hours’ drive from Adelaide, others taking place interstate or overseas.
Events
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A pleasant walk in sections of the Burnside walk reserve and Cleland National Park. There are a few climbs to…
Lead by Dom Henschke
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One of the most spectacular sections of the Trail. Walkers follow sandy tracks through the coastal scrub of Newland Head…
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WALK 6: Commencing this 19km walk in Willunga we take a long slow climb along Delabole Road and Range Road…
Lead by Margaret Fletcher
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Friends of Heysen Trail Council Meeting The Friends encourages engagement and interaction across our membership/volunteers. Committees and Members are welcome…
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This walk is a (approx.) 9 km loop walk starting at North Adelaide. We meet on Kingston Terrace East and…
Lead by David j Roberts
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Come for a walk along the Anderson Loop Trail through the Bennett’s Forest, which is part of the Mount Crawford…
Lead by Rosemary Hayward
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Let’s forget about road walking. By joining parts of walks 4 & 5 of the Heysen Trail together and you…
Lead by Judy Mcadam
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NOTE – If you wish to walk on only one day, please contact the FOHT office (once bookings have opened)…
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Pleasant circular walk in Lobethal Bushland Park just outside of Lobethal. The trails in the park were through heritage-listed bushland…
Lead by Dean Mortimer
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Saturday Walk 49: Dutchman’s Stern to Eyre Depot 21km – This is a deceptively tough walk with a bit of everything…
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An undulating walk with steep descent into creek crossing. This section follows country roads, farm paddock fence lines, forest trails…
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This is a spectacular section of the Heysen trail as it passes through the native bushland of Cleland National Park,…
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foothills walk with steep up and downs on the edge of Slapes Gully. Some rough, made tracks. one or two…
Lead by Simon Cameron
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Exploring the wider sections of Glenthorne National Park including O’Halloran Hill and Hessing Crescent Reserves crossing under the Southern Expressway…
Lead by Karen Baker
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NOTE – If you wish to walk on only one day, please contact the FOHT office (once bookings have opened)…
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Come along and walk the Tower Hill Track via Warren Reservoir in the Mt Crawford Forest Reserve. Following bush /…
Lead by Rosemary Hayward
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A leisurely walk (Trail Ramble) around Belair National Park, looking at the wildlife and spring flowers and hopefully some late…
Lead by Dom Henschke
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After an initial road walk, the trail crosses Montacute Rd and makes a very long steep descent to Sixth Creek…
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A very undulating walk. Majestic gums line roadsides leading to testing climb up Sugarloaf Hill where walkers are rewarded with…
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Friends of Heysen Trail Council Meeting The Friends encourages engagement and interaction across our membership/volunteers. Committees and Members are welcome…
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So, we are now at the end of the Winter walking season. Your trail hardened and as fit as you…
Lead by Paul Gill
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This 14.3km trail will take us through the predominantly stringybark forest woodland with moderately difficult ascends and descends. The trail…
Lead by Olga Volodicheva
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After meeting at Measday’s Lookout, we will head down to, and then along Waterfall Gully Drive. A climb up Pengana…
Lead by Paul Gill
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Linear walk using public train services to walk from the upper reaches of Sturt Gorge, down river. We will catch…
Lead by Simon Cameron
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Do you want to get that Christmas feeling? Well ,This fantastic almost flat,14+k trail starter has lots of variety. This…
Lead by Paul Delaine
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Welcome to the Summer Season. After a short walk along the Sturt River Linear Trail, we move onto trails in…
Lead by Paul Gill
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Walk the three bridges of Port Adelaide – the old, the new and the ugly! An easy walk around the…
Lead by Kylie Gibbons
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From the carpark we follow Brownhill Creek, to the zigzag track up to Pony Ridge Rd. Along Sheoak Rd to …
Lead by Karen Baker
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This walk on Kaurna Yartangka explores the outer reaches of Belair National Parks. It links a variety of well-trod and…
Lead by Rin Green
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Commencing at Cape Jervis, the coastal scenery along this region of the Fleurieu Peninsula is spectacular, and is a lovely…
Lead by Peter Clark
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Event description – An anticlockwise walking loop of surprising contrasts, between the near-inland and the coast. Meal option afterwards. Time…
Lead by Lyndon Grimmer
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Friends of Heysen Trail Council Meeting The Friends encourages engagement and interaction across our membership/volunteers. Committees and Members are welcome…
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From Measdays Lookout, we drop down into the valley and its straight into the climb up Carro. We keep pushing…
Lead by Paul Gill
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Join us for a twilight walk in the gorgeous Seacliff & Brighton areas. The walk takes in historic sites including…
Lead by Vicki Stewart
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An evening stroll along the River Torrens/Karrawirra Parri within the CBD. BIOSECURITY MEASURES – Please ensure you thoroughly clean your…
Lead by Rin Green
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The Friends End of Year Bash at the Main Pavilion, Belair National Park. All Friends of the Heysen Trail are…
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A clockwise walking loop on both sides of a principal road, colloquially known as the Inner Ring Route. Upmarket private…
Lead by Lyndon Grimmer
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Straight forward Loop in Cleland starting with the climb up Pengana, across Perimeter track and then down Bartrill Spur to…
Lead by Paul Gill
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Join us for a twilight walk along the Pingle Farm Track and down to the River. This nature trail takes…
Lead by Vicki Stewart
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Walk the 11km Happy Valley Reservoir loop. Easy walking path with some uphill sections. Some sections are under cover, and…
Lead by Paul Delaine
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A bushwalk through Morialta Conservation Park on Kaurna Yartangka. We will climb up and around the gorge with views of…
Lead by Rin Green
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Setting off from The Seacliff Hotel along the coastal trail we head up through Barton’s Gully to the to Marino…
Lead by Karen Baker
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An evening stroll along the River Torrens/Karrawirra Parri within the CBD. BIOSECURITY MEASURES – Please ensure you thoroughly clean your…
Lead by Rin Green
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Starting at Sam Willoughby BMX park we cross into the south western section of Glenthorne, completing the Trott Park loop…
Lead by Karen Baker
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Every day is a good day to walk the Wild Dog Glen/Yurrebilla and Brownhill Creek Trails. In fact, this could…
Lead by Paul Gill
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Exploring Helmsdale and Da Costa Park into Glenelg North. Start with Dinner at the Glenelg Football Club 0630. Plenty of…
Lead by Simon Cameron
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A pleasant, scenic 8km loop walk with great city views. Initial short steep climb to the Yurrebilla trail then onto…
Lead by Kathy Wright
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This walk on Kaurna Yartangka explores the outer reaches of Belair National Parks. It links a variety of well-trod and…
Lead by Rin Green
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If you love hills, then this is a walk for you. If you hate hills, then this is a must…
Lead by Paul Gill
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This is a 5.5 km loop trailstarter/twilight hike. The hike is moderately challenging with a steep climb up Wild Dog…
Lead by Olga Volodicheva
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Port Adelaide has been transformed into a giant outdoor gallery, following six Wonderwall Street festivals since 2015. These unique works…
Lead by Julian Monfries
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An evening stroll along the River Torrens/Karrawirra Parri within the CBD. BIOSECURITY MEASURES – Please ensure you thoroughly clean your…
Lead by Rin Green
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We have a Beautiful Coastline, so why don’t we walk it. Join us to do 4 Coastal Walks from Outer…
Lead by Kathy Wright, Paul Delaine
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Exploring the Onkaparinga’s ‘big bow’at Old Noarlunga, where the original ford crossing was established in the 1840s. Up hill to…
Lead by Simon Cameron
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We have a Beautiful Coastline, so why don’t we walk it. Join us to do 4 Coastal Walks from Outer…
Lead by Kathy Wright, Paul Delaine
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We have a Beautiful Coastline, so why don’t we walk it. Join us to do 4 Coastal Walks from Outer…
Lead by Kathy Wright, Paul Delaine
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A bushwalk through Morialta Conservation Park on Kaurna Yartangka. We will climb up and around the gorge with views of…
Lead by Rin Green
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Although relatively short, this section of the trail offers spectacular scenery as you walk along narrow single file tracks through…
Lead by Peter Clark
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Friends of Heysen Trail Council Meeting The Friends encourages engagement and interaction across our membership/volunteers. Committees and Members are welcome…
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We have a Beautiful Coastline, so why don’t we walk it. Join us to do 4 Coastal Walks from Outer…
Lead by Kathy Wright, Paul Delaine
Want to host an event on the Trail?
For any organisations planning to run an event on the Trail, you’ll need to obtain approvals from the land owners affected or from the Department for Environment and Water.