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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Walk Details: The trail leads walkers through the rolling hills of the South Mt Lofty Ranges and sections of Mt…
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This walk incorporates fragments of the Sea to Summit, the Yurrebilla Trail with sections taken from “Walking in the Mount…
Lead by Peter Clark
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The first leg of our journey takes us along the Heysen Trail Spur to The Cedars near Hahndorf. The Cedars…
Lead by Lisa Duffield, Kathy Wright
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A walk of 23kms starting from Measday Lookout in the south traversing the park to Greenhill Rd in the north.…
Lead by Adam Matthews, Suzanne Matthews
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Note: Walks are being done out of order Saturday: Newikie Creek to Dares Hill Summit Rd, 25.5km – This section…
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This is the first walk for the new End to End 18 group. After you register for this walk you…
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WALK 3: This is a beautiful walk with a few steady climbs through the more remote parts of Onkaparinga River…
Lead by Margaret Fletcher, Karin Agostino
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This walk will be in the Sturt Gorge area. It will include some climbs up and down. The route will…
Lead by Noeleen Smith
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What is the Clare Valley Wine & Wilderness Trail? A 100km walking trail around the Clare Valley. The trail will…
Lead by Heather Jensen, Adam Matthews, Suzanne Matthews
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Saturday Walk 39: Mt Zion to The Bluff Lookout – 22kms For most of this section the trail follows gravel…
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A lovely 11 km walk taking in sections of Old Kersbrook Forest and the Blue Gum and Mack Creek tracks of Para Wirra Conservation Park.
Lead by Dom Henschke, Marlene Henschke
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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 Three-parks Panorama. We meander through the walking trails of Cox Scrub Conservation Park and a steady climb to Ridge…
Lead by Dean Mortimer
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Starting at Mt Crawford Forest Information Centre, we skirt around the edges of Warren Reservoir before climbing up into Warren…
Lead by Peter Deacon
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Saturday – Worlds End to Burra – 25km, Although primarily a long, flat, treeless walk, along dirt roads and road reserves,…
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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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This is a loop walk, to and through Hardy’s scrub and following parts of the Willunga Basin Trail. You will…
Lead by Noeleen Smith
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The Warren Tower walk is a circular walk with great views of the surrounding areas. The mica on the pathways…
Lead by Julie Testi
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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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Saturday – This provides a very diverse range of scenery. After re-joining the Trail, walkers again follow the ridgeline along…
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Welcome to End to End Thirteens penultimate week in our final year toward completing the Heysen Trail! We are walking…
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After an initial road walk, the trail crosses Montecute Rd and makes a very long steep descent to Sixth Creek…
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Commencing from the oldest timber plantation in The Mount Lofty Ranges, planted in 1898, this walk passes through a small…
Lead by Judith Ellis
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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 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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Note: These walks are being done out of order Walk 28 – Saturday – Wandallah to Newikie Creek – 22km, …
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On Saturday; After a road walk we go through a very pleasant woodland area with extensive views all around. we…
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Although relatively short, this section of the trail offers spectacular scenery as you walk along narrow single file tracks through…
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What is the Clare Valley Wine & Wilderness Trail? A 100km walking trail around the Clare Valley. The trail will…
Lead by Heather Jensen, Adam Matthews, Suzanne Matthews
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Walk Description : Initially climbing over Mount Crawford with stunning views the trail follows forest edges and roadsides, then make…
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Come and explore the little-known Mark Oliphant Conservation Park, (formerly called Loftia Recreation Park), renamed in 1996 in honour of…
Lead by Rosemary Hayward
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The Lavender Federation Trail is a 325km long walking trail through diverse countryside traversing the eastern flanks of the Mt Lofty…
Lead by Kathy Wright, Julia McLachlan, Dean Mortimer, Kevin Ward
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Details to come. BIOSECURITY MEASURES – Please ensure you thoroughly clean your footwear, clothing, walking poles and other equipment before…
Lead by Julie Testi
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Saturday Walk 43: Melrose to Alligator Gorge Rd – 26kms This is a very long and difficult (but memorable) section…
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We will walk the Pioneer Women’s Trail from Verdun to Brock Reserve, Beaumont. This trail follows the path that the…
Lead by Julia McLachlan
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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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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, steep climb to the summit of Mt Lofty.Lead by Dom 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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Details to come. BIOSECURITY MEASURES – Please ensure you thoroughly clean your footwear, clothing, walking poles and other equipment before…
Lead by Julie Testi
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On Saturday we pass through beautiful areas with towering Eucalypts, panoramic views and abundant wildlife. First dairies in the district…
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Walk Details: This section of trail that runs through the northern section of Mt Crawford forests and through the native…
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This extremely hard walk incorporates sections of the Montacute Conservation Park and the valleys and ridges south of the Kangaroo…
Lead by Peter Clark
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This is a very hilly walk in the east side of Scott Creek Conservation Park. Be prepared for steep inclines…
Lead by Noeleen Smith
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Walk 31 – Saturday – Hallett to North Booborowie – A gently undulating walk, mainly along rural back roads and road…
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A picturesque section highlighting some diversity of the Heysen Trail. You will do a short walk before a rocky beach…
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WALK 5: This 21km walk leaves from Onkaparinga River National Park, winding it’s way through the beautiful Hardy’s Scrub. It…
Lead by Cathy Bowditch, Margaret Fletcher
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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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Starting at Mt Crawford Forest Information Centre, we skirt around the edges of Warren Reservoir before climbing up into Warren…
Lead by Peter Deacon
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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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Saturday -Horrocks Pass to Broadview – 22km – Starting with a tough climb out of Horrocks Pass to the ridge,…
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Bridgewater to Mt Lofty Summit via The Heysen Trail. But we will mix it up on the way back. Maybe…
Lead by Paul Gill
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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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The Lavender Federation Trail is a 325km long walking trail through diverse countryside traversing the eastern flanks of the Mt…
Lead by Kathy Wright, Julia McLachlan, Dean Mortimer, Kevin Ward
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Come and enjoy a moderately challenging Trail Starter walk along the Rocky and Jupiters Creek Loop located between Meadows and…
Lead by Rosemary Hayward
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Walk 33 – Saturday – Spalding Rd to Bundaleer Reservior– This is a very flat, but unique walk that follows the…
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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 moderately difficult trail starter loop walk follows the Sturt River and the undulating trails for approximately 14 km in…
Lead by Olga Volodicheva
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Meet and start as noted below. We will go via the Burnside Track, up the “Goat Track” (at Gate 9),…
Lead by David j Roberts
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Walk Details: Saturday 17th :Tanunda to Kapunda – 25km This section takes walkers along back roads and road reserves past…
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Two full days walking with impressive rocky outcrops and some remote walking. Undulations are a plenty but not many steep…
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Welcome to End to End Thirteens final week on the Heysen Trail, completing our traverse at Parachilna Gorge as follows:…
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