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 loop walk including sections of the Heysen Trail taking in Mount Lofty Botanic Gardens, tracks within the Cleland Conservation…
Lead by Julie Testi
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This walk is ideal for walkers who need to get a few kms into their legs. It is about 26kms…
Lead by Michael Joyce
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Nine days, using Rufus bus to explore the Great South West Walk from Nelson to Portland. Leaving from the Rufus…
Lead by Simon Cameron
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The Shed will be open this Thursday from 9.00 am to 2.00pm. Volunteers are welcome to join in. You don’t…
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Day 1 Saturday 4th May 2019 Mt Zion to Wirrabarra Forest 22kms Both sections of the trail have been totally…
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SATURDAY 4th MAY Primarily a long, flat, treeless and exposed walk along dirt roads and road reserves although the final…
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Welcome members to the new End-to-End 14 group. We are commencing the entire 1200km Heysen Trail at Cape Jervis. In…
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Come along and walk some little known tracks around Aldgate Creek using the Bandicoot Trail and linking back roads to…
Lead by Rosemary Hayward
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This is a bush-walk through very picturesque country linking the major features in the park. The scenery rivals some areas…
Lead by Paul Saxby
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The Shed will be open this Thursday from 9.00 am to 2.00pm. Volunteers are welcome to join in. You don’t…
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I had a longer walked planned before realising that this was Mother’s Day. So it is now a shorter, sharper…
Lead by Paul Gill
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A circular walk using tracks, lanes and country roads as we walk from Summertown, passing Uraidla then through the Piccadilly…
Lead by Judith Ellis
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Entering the Waite Cons.Park with a climb up Wild Dog Glen we proceed on and off the Yurrebilla Trail through…
Lead by John Babister
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The Shed will be open this Thursday from 9.00 am to 2.00pm. Volunteers are welcome to join in. You don’t…
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A walk through the rolling hills of the Mt Lofty Ranges,including sections through several blocks of the Mt Crawford Forests.The…
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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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A loop walk taking in some of the historical sites of the Anstey Hill Recreation Park. The walk will be…
Lead by Toni Clarke
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The Shed will not be open this Thursday. Colin is involved with an ‘on the trial project’ in the Mid…
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This walk is an exploration along the new Willunga Basin Trail – yet to be marked – 120km loop around…
Lead by Melanie Sjoberg, Daniel Jardine
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These are 2 wonderful testing and rewarding walks. SATURDAY 25th MAY This is a remote and very undulating section of…
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This walk is listed on www.walkingsa.org.au as …. Waite Conservation Reserve & Brownhill Creek Walk 9.5km circuit, moderately difficult, undulating,…
Lead by Robyn Quinn
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Circular walk from Glen Devon Trail Head through forest land, remnant woodland and native scrub. Finishing at Mt Pleasant Summit…
Lead by Mary Cartland
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The Shed will be open this Thursday from 9.00 am to 2.00pm. Volunteers are welcome to join in. You don’t…
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Day 1: Saturday 1st June 2019 Block 9 Rd to Murraytown 21kms The trail leaves the forest via a series…
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Although relatively short, this section of the trail offers spectacular scenery, including a magnificent waterfall, as walkers follow narrow tracks…
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Walking along well made trails with great views of Adelaide. This involves some short hill climbs. We are mostly in…
Lead by Helen Morgante
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This is a great training walk over a good mix of terrain from rocky clambering to easy strolls along well…
Lead by Michael Joyce
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The Shed will be open this Thursday from 9.00 am to 2.00pm. Volunteers are welcome to join in. You don’t…
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We make our way leisurely uphill on the Yurrebilla Trail to take in the scenic view from the Sugarloaves lookout,…
Lead by Kevin Liddiard
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Route is to be advised, due to possible logging works, but the intention is to climb Mt Crawford, Little Mt…
Lead by Jon Holbrook
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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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The Shed will be open this Thursday from 9.00 am to 2.00pm. Volunteers are welcome to join in. You don’t…
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This section of the trail combines several sections of MtCrawford pine forest with the natural bushland of Warren C/P and…
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This walk is in a section of Mount Crawford Forest referred to as “Old Kersbook Locality”. We will be walking…
Lead by Judith Ellis
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A pleasant ramble on the Linear Park Trail, walking on both sides of the Torrens, much of the walk off…
Lead by Kevin Liddiard
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A loop walk up from Langman Reserve, Burnside through the quiet Greenhill Recreation Park and urban streets of Greenhill, before…
Lead by John Babister
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The Shed will be open this Thursday from 9.00 am to 2.00pm. Volunteers are welcome to join in. You don’t…
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We continue to stage 3 exploring the new Willunga Basin Trail – yet to be marked – 120km loop around…
Lead by Melanie Sjoberg, Daniel Jardine
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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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We meander through the walking trails of Cox Scrub Conservation Park to the Finniss River. Then its a long, steady…
Lead by Dean Mortimer
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Friends Shed Maintenance Day
CANCELLED: The Friends Shed Maintenance Day – CANCELLED WORKING ON THE Trail
The Shed will not be be open this Thursday. The Friends are installing a new cabin at Black Jack, north…
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A climb over Mt Crawford followed by more forest walking and another climb over Wirra Wirra peaks gets this walk…
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Circular walk through a valley of magnificent Red River Gums. Following Mack Creek and a meandering bush track. Could have…
Lead by Mary Cartland
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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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A picturesque walk through gently undulating farmland, the northern blocks of Kuitpo Pine Forest and through the historic Jupiter Creek…
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Maintenance Days at the Friends Shed at Cobbler Creek. Volunteers are welcome to join in. You don’t have to be…
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Day 1: Melrose to Alligator Gorge Road 26kms This is a very long and difficult (but memorable) section of the…
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Sat July 6 Travel to Quorn Sun July 7 Warren Gorge to Buckaringa Mon July 8 Buckaringa to Calabrinda Creek…
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The walk commences from the oldest timber plantation in the Mount Lofty Ranges, planted in 1898, and meanders through a…
Lead by Judith Ellis
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A picturesque section highlighting the diversity of the Heysen Trail. Photo opportunities abound, and you might even spot a whale.…
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This circular walk through the rugged hills of Montacute Conservation Park is challenging, but rewarding with excellent views.
Lead by Peter Deacon
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Maintenance Days at the Friends Shed at Cobbler Creek. Volunteers are welcome to join in. You don’t have to be…
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A walk along quiet country backroads open farmland and a section of the Lavender Trail.Featuring rock formations from the beginning…
Lead by Suzanne Matthews, Adam Matthews
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This walk will explore the more remote eastern section of Anstey Hill RP before visiting the Newman’s Nursery historic site;…
Lead by Kevin Liddiard
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A loop walk starting from near the caravan park on Brown Hill Creek Road then into Mitcham then through the…
Lead by John Babister
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Maintenance Days at the Friends Shed at Cobbler Creek. Volunteers are welcome to join in. You don’t have to be…
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A long but easier section of the trail that runs through the Northern section of Mt Crawford forests and the…
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This iconic Adelaide walk winds its way from the coast through urban landscapes, a series of recreation parks, even passing…
Lead by Alan Davis
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Although the most populous section of the trail, it still retains a rural feel as walkers pass through the parks…
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Nestled amongst the Barossa Ranges, Kaiserstuhl Conservation Park is visited by Heysen Trail walkers and includes several other trails. The…
Lead by Dom Henschke
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Maintenance Days at the Friends Shed at Cobbler Creek. Volunteers are welcome to join in. You don’t have to be…
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Stage 4 in our exploration along the new Willunga Basin Trail – yet to be marked – 120km loop around…
Lead by Melanie Sjoberg, Daniel Jardine
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.