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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Saturday Webb Gap to Burra Road – 23km The trail continues along the Tothill Range, providing expansive views over the…
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Come along for a walk through the eastern section of the Scott Creek Conservation Park, one of the hidden gems…
Lead by Rosemary Hayward
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The Three-parks Panorama. We meander through the walking trails of Cox Scrub Conservation Park to the Finniss River. Then its…
Lead by Dean Mortimer
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A loop walk into the Horsnell Gully Cons. Park including a couple of climbs and at times tricky descents, so…
Lead by John Babister
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This is a multi day walk. If you wish to register for only one or two days, please contact the…
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The first of our final 2 weeks on the Heysen Trail starting at Dutchman’s Stern, trekking through to the walkout…
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NOTE: The location of this walk has been changed due to road works still underway on Tappanappa Ridge Road. It…
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The Willunga Basin Trail winds its way around and across the beautiful Willunga Basin for 130km – taking walkers through a…
Lead by Cathy Bowditch, Karin Agostino
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A trail starter in length, but with uneven, rocky and undulating tracks. A circular walk in a small area…
Lead by Judith Ellis
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This beatiful but challenging starter cirquit connects a series of nature reserves and some quiet country lane walking. The walk…
Lead by Bill Van riet, Paul Delaine
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The Blackwood and Coromandel Valley in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s was known for its orchards and market gardens.…
Lead by Judith Ellis
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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 figure of eight walk in the Morialta Cons Park that covers some of the less frequented sections of the…
Lead by John Babister
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Walk Details: Initially climbing over Mount Crawford with stunning views the trail follows forest edges and roadsides, then make its…
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End 2 End Minus and it’s Week Eight in our final year and the theme is Braveheart! Day 1 Starting…
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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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Scott Creek Conservation Park was severely impacted by fire in January 2021. The good news is that regrowth since then…
Lead by Peter Clark
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Trail Starter. Join me for this 7.7-km loop trail near Myponga, South Australia. Generally considered an easy route, it takes…
Lead by Heather Jensen
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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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Come along to enjoy a moderately challenging walk with spectacular scenic vantage points as we wind our way through working…
Lead by Rosemary Hayward
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This walk is ideal for walkers in need of a bit of a challenge and to develop techniques for rough…
Lead by Michael Joyce
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This is a multi day walk. If you wish to register for only one day, please contact the office once…
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This beautiful 12klm return walk takes us through the Mount George Conservation reserve, using the Heysen trail. Walking by the…
Lead by Bill Van riet, Paul Delaine
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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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The Willunga Basin Trail winds its way around and across the beautiful Willunga Basin for 130km – taking walkers through a…
Lead by Cathy Bowditch, Margaret Fletcher
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A lovely loop walk in the beautiful Mark Oliphant Cons. Park with its rich variety of stringybark and eucalypt woodlands,…
Lead by John Babister
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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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Note: If you wish to walk on only one day, please contact the FOTH office (once bookings open) to register…
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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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An undulating and testing loop walk in Cleland Cons. Park that includes one long steep climb, two other shorter steepish…
Lead by John Babister
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Saturday Walk Details: Tanunda to Kapunda – 25km This section takes walkers along back roads and road reserves past vineyards…
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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 John Babister, Dom Henschke
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This walk will be in the Stuart Gorge area. It will include some up and down sections. Depending on…
Lead by Noeleen Smith
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Unfortunately, due to ongoing road works at Tappanappa, and the deterioration of Tunk Head Rd leading into Balquhidder, we will…
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Come along for an Adelaide Hills walk in the Mt George Conservation Park. Starting in Bridgewater, we will use the…
Lead by Rosemary Hayward
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Dares Hill Summit Rd to Hallett – The trail takes walkers past the historic Mt Bryan East School, before beginning…
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This is a harder Trail Starter with many ups and downs and rough rocky tracks. Following the Heysen Trail we…
Lead by Judith Ellis
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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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A relatively comfortable undulating walk in and around some roads and reserve areas in Summertown before and after a foray…
Lead by John Babister
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This is a multi day walk. If you wish to only walk on one day, please contact the office once…
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For our last week on the trail having commenced our journey on Sunday 21st May 2017 ,we will finally finish…
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Come along for a walk along the Anderson Loop through the Bennett’s Forest, which is part of the Mount Crawford…
Lead by Rosemary Hayward
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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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The Willunga Basin Trail winds its way around and across the beautiful Willunga Basin for 130km – taking walkers through a diverse…
Lead by Cathy Bowditch, Margaret Fletcher
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This walk is ideal for walkers who need to test their endurance. It has similar distance and altitude characteristics to…
Lead by Michael Joyce
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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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A long walk incorporating North Warren reservoir, Little Mt Crawford and the Warren Conservation Park. There a few steep climbs,…
Lead by Peter Deacon
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This walk is ideal for walkers in need of a bit of a challenge and to practice techniques for rough…
Lead by Michael Joyce
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This lovely 10k walk will take us via the Cleland park reserves, to the Heysen trail. We will follow the…
Lead by Bill Van riet, Paul Delaine
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A reasonably challenging figure of eight walk in Morialta Cons. Park that treads on some of the less frequented sections…
Lead by John Babister
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Saturdays Walk Details: Hamilton to Peters Hill 16km This section of the Trail follows backroads and road reserves of open…
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This is our penultimate “Week” of walking south. Day 1 Starting where we left off, in the Kyeema Conservation Park,…
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This is a picturesque walk through gently undulating farmland, the northern blocks of Kuitpo Pine Forest and through the…
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This iconic Adelaide walk winds its way from the coast through urban landscapes, a series of recreation parks & reserves,…
Lead by Paul Frost
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A lovely walk taking in sections of Old Kersbrook Forest and the Blue Gum and Mack Creek tracks of Para…
Lead by Dom Henschke, Marlene Henschke
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EVENT IS A SYSTEM TEST ONLY. KATHY IS CHECKING WALK REPORT SETTINGS
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Saturday Spalding Rd to Chlorinator – This is a very flat, but unique walk that follows the Freshwater intake channel…
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A tougher than normal trail starter setting off from Measday Lookout, staying in the southeastern part of Cleland. Before returning…
Lead by John Babister
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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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This chalenging one way walk, follows 12 – 13klms of the ruggedly beautiful Sturt Gorge, parks & river. Should the…
Lead by Bill Van riet, Paul Delaine
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A picturesque section highlighting some diversity of the Heysen Trail. You will walk along a section of road, through native…
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The Willunga Basin Trail winds its way around and across the beautiful Willunga Basin for 130km – taking walkers through a diverse…
Lead by Cathy Bowditch, Karin Agostino
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.