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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The Lavender Trail meets the Heysen Trail at Webb Gap. Our walk begins as a leisurely stroll on the Heysen…
Lead by Robert Alcock, Dean Mortimer, Lyn Wood
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Trailwalker standard. Over 3 days we will conquer Boronia Peak, the Terraces, the Barbican, Barney Castle and Mt Abrupt in…
Lead by Simon Cameron
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Continuing on from Glen Turret Road, just south of Truro where we finished last year. The route follows Wild Dog…
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After a short walk, the trail enters the small but picturesque Yute Conservation Park. After emerging from the bushland, the…
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From the Cape Jervis trailhead, this section follows sandy coastal tracks and exposed coastal hillsides, providing spectacular views over Backstairs…
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We start from the midst of the suburbs, before descending into a hidden gully and along the Field River. Our…
Lead by Noeleen Smith
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This walk promises to be a cool weather walk, with maximum forecast to be 20ËšC. There are a number of…
Lead by Richard Milosh
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This is the first of a series of mid week walks. Each will be designated as a ‘Trail Starter’ to…
Lead by Russell O'Brien
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Saturday This walk follows dirt roads into the small town of Georgetown and beyond past Hiskeys Hut. The trail then…
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SATURDAY 7th MAY Although primarily a long, flat, treeless walk, along dirt roads and road reserves, this section provides walkers…
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11km circuit walk from Blackwood to the flood control dam in Sturt Gorge. Return trip along a section of Sturt…
Lead by Chris O'Brien
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Get a good walk under your belt early in the season. We will walk about 20 km and tackle some…
Lead by Peter Solomon
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This section combines several sections of Mt Crawford pine forest with the natural bushland of Warren Conservation Park and Little…
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The Brownhill Creek area offers a number of walking possibilities with a variety of interesting tracks. I will adapt the…
Lead by Richard Milosh
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Starting from Ambers Gully car park, we pass Ambers Ruins and walk through an avenue of River Red Gums and…
Lead by Mary Cartland, Michael Middleton
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We’re proud to be a supporter of: 2016 Walk for the Heysen Mt Crawford Forest Sunday 22 May 2016 from…
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Saturday Begining as a pleasant walk along the Crystal Brook, past the southern most hills of the Flinders Ranges, the…
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We will meet in the car park at the Gorge road entrance Athelstone and walk under 10 km.aprox. 3 hours…
Lead by Esteban Garrido
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A relatively short though spectacular walk through Deep Creek Conservation Park offering a mixture of dense native bushland,picturesque coastal view…
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Initially following forest edges and roadsides, the trail then make its way up and over the pretty Wirra Wirra Peaks,…
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We skirt around the foot of Mt Rufus before climbing to the summit of Leake Lookout (526m. The 360 degree…
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This is a multi-day walk. Registration requires payment of the END TO END EXTENDED WALK FEE. If you don’t have…
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An easy walk through several back streets of Bethany before joining the Little Kaiser Stuhl loop walk. Weather permitting, there…
Lead by Peter Solomon
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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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Scott Creek Conservation Park is a hidden gem in Adelaide’s south. This walk concentrates on the east section and provides…
Lead by Russell O'Brien
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A challenging walk involving some interesting tracks around the Morialta Conservation Park.The walk has 2 distinct loops. From upper car…
Lead by Dana Florea
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Come with me on this gentle walk through the back streets and lanes of Stirling where the aroma of a…
Lead by Richard Milosh
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A pleasant circuit walk starting from the far eastern border of South Australia’s oldest park passing through Sequoia Avenue, Karka,…
Lead by Chris O'Brien
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Starting from the First Falls Carpark, we walk up to Deep View Lookout to start the walk. From here we…
Lead by Mary Cartland, Michael Middleton
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This is an easy section of trail that runs through the northern section of Mt Crawford forests and through the…
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Saturday This section provides a very diverse range of scenery, beginning with the dense natural scrub, ridgelines and spectacular vistas…
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THE WALK FROM WANDALLAH TO NEWIKIE CREEK TO DARES HILL SUMMIT ROAD WAS RESCHEDULED TO OCTOBER 2016 AS THE ROAD…
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This is a rocky, uphill meandering sort of walk where we will be walking up Ambers Gully Track and various…
Lead by Richard Milosh
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A picturesque section highlighting the diversity of the . Heysen Trail, the walk continues through dense native bushland in Deep…
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Points of note include; Narcoota Springs – a rare source of permanent water at the brink of the waterless Murray…
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Starting from the car park, we will amble up to Rockdale Hill, joining the Heysen walking southward, then turning along…
Lead by Kevin Liddiard
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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 will take in a number of the established Sturt Gorge Recreation Park walking trails. The park offers a…
Lead by Russell O'Brien
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THE WALKS SCHEDULED FOR 26 & 27 JUNE FROM WANDALLAH TO NEWIKIE CREEK TO DARES HILL SUMMIT ROAD WERE CANCELLED…
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This is a walk to explore the western end of Sturt Gorge. If the water level is not too high…
Lead by Robyn Quinn
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This is a challenging hilly walk incorporating parts of the Mawson Trail, Heysen Trail and Montecute Conservation Park. It follows…
Lead by Kara Turner, James Wenzel
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The walk is generally easy going with one short steep section rising to the top of Mount George over some…
Lead by Christine Porter
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Commencing from where we finished in June, the trail follows Ridge Road, crosses Greenhill Road onto Summmit Road. It then…
Lead by Mary Cartland, Michael Middleton
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This section takes walkers along back roads and road reserves past vineyards and wineries of the Barossa Valley, through the…
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Saturday – Melrose to Alligator Gorge Rd This is a very long and difficult (but memorable) section of the Trail…
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SATURDAY 23rd JULY 2016 The trail leads walkers through the rolling hills of the South Mt Lofty Ranges and sections…
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The walk starts on the Bandicoot Track on the eastern side of Scott Creek CP.Following fire tracks for most of…
Lead by Adam Matthews
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This is a challenging walk which will start at 8.30 am and include at the start a car shuttle from…
Lead by Richard Milosh
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Starting along Callawonga Creek Road before passing Balquhidder Station, named after the birthplace of Rob Roy, the trail crosses through…
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The western half of this iconic trail, through O’halloran Hill Recreation Park, Sturt Gorge and Magpie Gully. A linear walk…
Lead by Simon Cameron
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This iconic Adelaide walk winds it’s way from the coast through urban landscapes, a series of recreation parks, even passing…
Lead by Alan Davis
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Passing through back streets of Eudunda we emerge at the southern end of the Bluff Range. We head north on…
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BASED IN JAMESTOWN Saturday 6th August 2016 Passing Bundaleer Reservoir and the permanently flowing Bundaleer Creek, the Trail joins the…
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The Walk starts from the eastern end of Hartley Grove, at the bottom of Wild Dog Glen. The loop walk…
Lead by Dana Florea
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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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This is a walk to explore the western end of Sturt Gorge. If the water level is not too high…
Lead by Robyn Quinn
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A hilly walk of approximately 16km through both the eastern and western sections of this beautiful park. Although much of…
Lead by Chris O'Brien
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This walk in the Belair NP begins in its upper reaches where few visitors to the park would venture. South…
Lead by Russell O'Brien
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Saturday will be a pleasant walk following backroads, tracks and fence lines through the undulating farmland of the Lower North.…
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End to End 6 commenced walking the Heysen Trail on Sunday 17 April 2011 with 49 walkers. This is the…
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This walk, the last of the 4 walks on the Yurrebilla Trail Minus 1, starts at the Eagle on the…
Lead by Mary Cartland, Michael Middleton
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Saturday – Horrocks Pass to Broadview Starting with a tough climb out of Horrocks Pass to the ridge, the Trail…
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This is a loop walk, alternating between walking through the native flora of the Blewitt Springs and Manning Reserves and…
Lead by Noeleen Smith
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This walk takes in sections of the Mount Hayfield forest including the pine and native forest areas. It provides some…
Lead by Peter Clark
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One of the most spectacular sections of the trail. Leaving the Waitpinga campground the trail slowly climbs its way along…
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.