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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Come along and enjoy a moderately challenging walk with spectacular scenic vantage points along the way as we walk through…
Lead by Rosemary Hayward
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One of the most spectacular sections of the Trail. Walkers follow sandy tracks through the coastal scrub of Newland Head…
Lead by Peter Clark
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Starting from the trail head at the Chandlers Hill entrance carpark we’ll walk north following the shoreline where kangaroos can…
Lead by Karen Baker
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Belair National Park Adventure Trail – Early Season Fitness Walk The trail explores the outer reaches of the Park and…
Lead by Melanie Sjoberg, Melanie Fischer
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This night is designed as an informal information evening for End To End Walk Leaders and Support Drivers. Purpose: Welcome…
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Based in Burra These are Two Big days of Walking – if driving alone you may consider staying Sunday night…
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Saturday; Around 20kms +, we start in a westerly direction up in to the hills and then turning north, crossing…
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This walk is from the Belair Railway Station to Eagle on the Hill. Approx 18 km. Meet at Eagle on…
Lead by Julia McLachlan
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This is the first walk for the new End to End 19 group: Note that this end to end group…
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A 9 km loop walk on the Heysen Trail taking in the Mt Lofty Botanic Garden and the winding fire tracks of Cleland Conservation Park.
It features the relatively short but steep climb to the summit of Mt Lofty.Lead by Dom Henschke, Marlene Henschke
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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 is a multi day walk. If you only wish to walk on one day, please contact the office once…
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Commencing with a short road walk, the trail enters the small but picturesque Yulte Conservation Park. After a steady climb…
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This is a relatively easy, and mostly flat walk, but at 30km it is long! This walk is good preparation…
Lead by Dean Mortimer
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Commencing at one of the many entrances to the Happy Valley Reservoir we will walk through a section of wooded…
Lead by Judith Ellis
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Based in Burra NOTE – If you wish to walk on only one day, please contact the FOHT office (once…
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Sat 31st May Sections 1+2 This walk starts with us walking the quiet streets of Historic Willunga .Some lovely old…
Lead by Adam Matthews, Heather Jensen, Suzanne Matthews
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PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE EXTENSION OF FIRE DANGER SEASON, THIS WALK IS NOW SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 1st. The…
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We walk from Eagle on the Hill to Norton Summit. Approx 19km. We will meet at Norton Summit at 7.20…
Lead by Julia McLachlan
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The first week of End to End 14’s final two weeks on the Heysen Trail starting at Eyre Depot trekking…
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The walk will start on the Steub walking trail which climbs through forest woodland with wonderful views over the southern…
Lead by Judith Ellis
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Norton Summit to Ambers Gully. Appprox 20 km Meet at Ambers at 7.20 am and car shuffle back to Norton…
Lead by Julia McLachlan
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A loop walk with steep climbs over Mt Crawford and Little Mt Crawford rewarding with excellent views. Then onto tracks…
Lead by Peter Deacon
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A loop walk with plenty of river crossings and rock scrambling. A short detour to view the picturesque Cascades. Some…
Lead by Melanie Fischer, Melanie Sjoberg
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Stunning views of the city and Cleland as we ascend Mt Osmond. Waterfalls as we go down the main Waterfall…
Lead by Kristyn Willson
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This walk follows the Heysen Trail from Bridgewater oval through Mt George CP, Mt Lofty Golf Course and Woodhouse Scout…
Lead by Peter Deacon
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This is a multi day walk. If you only wish to walk on one day, please contact the office once…
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Come and join us for a full day (6hrs, 18km) Trailwalker through Kuitpo Forest. This walk will take you southwards…
Lead by Robert Ruediger
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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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The Simpson Loop Trail follows quiet country lanes and tracks through the area north of the town of Kersbrook, with…
Lead by Gillian Stevens
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Based in Burra NOTE – If you wish to walk on only one day, please contact the FOHT office (once…
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Saturday – Coming to this walk from the west side of the Bluff Ranges we continue north to Inspiration Point…
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Commencing at one of the many entrances to the Happy Valley Reservoir we will walk through a section of wooded…
Lead by Judith Ellis
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This section of the trail offers spectacular scenery as you walk along narrow single file tracks through the dense native…
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The pretty dairy pastures of Mt Compass and Nangkita provide the backdrop for the first section of this walk. Back…
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Come along for a walk along the Anderson Loop through Bennett’s Forest, which is part of the Mount Crawford Forestry…
Lead by Rosemary Hayward
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This is a multi day walk. If you only wish to walk on one day, please contact the office once…
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Sat 28th Just as you thought that may be the end of the beach walking ? After a short walk…
Lead by Adam Matthews, Heather Jensen, Suzanne Matthews
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Initially climbing over Mount Crawford with stunning views, the trail follows forest edges and roadsides, then makes its way up…
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The dense native bushland of Kyeema Conservation Park, the plantations of Kuitpo Forest and pretty back roads make this a…
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This walk is a loop trail, taking you through the beautiful Hardy’s scrub and parts of the Willunga Basin Trail. …
Lead by Noeleen Smith
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This walk follows the Heysen Trail from Bridgewater oval through Mt George CP, Mt Lofty Golf Course and Woodhouse Scout…
Lead by Peter Deacon
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Starting at Mt Crawford Information Centre, we skirt around the edges of Warren Reservoir before climbing up into Warren Conservation…
Lead by Peter Deacon
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This will combine part of the Yurrebilla Trail with various trails through the Brownhill Creek Recreation Park. This will lead…
Lead by Peter Clark
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This section of trail that runs through the northern section of Mt Crawford forests and through the native bushland of…
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A loop trail of 18km starting and finishing from a high point overlooking the beautiful Eden Valley. Hike past vines,…
Lead by Alan Harton
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Come and experience a popular moderately challenging loop commencing with a climb up Wild Dog Glen then along the Sheoak…
Lead by Karin Agostino
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Based at Burra NOTE – If you wish to walk on only one day, please contact the FOHT office…
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Saturday; Leaving Manoora we hike north then west then north again into Mintaro as we cross the Gilbert Valley agricultural…
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This walk starts with several km’s of road walking before a picturesque route through bushland before a steep, and likely…
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Starting at Sam Willoughby BMX park we head north and pick up some of the Adelaide 100 route under the…
Lead by Karen Baker
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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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The walks for this weekend have been altered from the orignal propsed walks due to significant rain event about to…
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SAT 26th Sections 11&10 Starting with a pleasant saunter through the Onka NP we then venture out onto many backroads…
Lead by Adam Matthews, Heather Jensen, Suzanne Matthews
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A picturesque walk through gently undulating farmland, the northern blocks of Kuitpo Pine Forest and through the historic Jupiter Creek…
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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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This walk will entail walking along part of the River Torrens Linear Trail from the city to Thorndon Park. To…
Lead by Peter Clark
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The E2E14 Leaders thought it fitting to re-visit the first walk we did together as a group. The original walk…
Lead by Mark Fletcher, Cathy Bowditch, Margaret Fletcher
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The walk will start on the Steub walking trail which climbs through forest woodland with wonderful views over the southern…
Lead by Judith Ellis
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Opened in 2016 this Trail is quite different to most other walks. Situated on the Mallee side of the Adelaide…
Lead by Adam Matthews, Suzanne Matthews
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This walk will entail walking along part of the River Torrens Linear Trail from the city to Paradise. To simplify…
Lead by Peter Clark
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Walk up Kensington Road, Wattle Park to the lookout to see stunning views over the city to the coast. Follow…
Lead by Kristyn Willson, Roz Garrard
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.