Friends of the Heysen Trail

Wild Dog Glen
2019-01-30
A walk into the hills above Mitcham.

Steep and challenging in parts

The Friend's Shed Maintenance Day- Cobbler Creek
2019-01-31
We need helpers to sort our supplies, keep the shed in good order and prepare materials for the trail. If you can’t make it for the whole day, any contribution is welcome.

There are a range of jobs to be done which may vary from week to week as we get ready for different projects. Colin can also assign jobs based on your physical abilities.

Tasks to be done over the next few weeks include:

â€¢ Cutting up timber,

â€¢ Installing internal fittings on our newly acquired hut,

â€¢ Preparing camping benches for installation.

SE Parklands
2019-02-06
Come and explore Adelaide city’s south eastern corner and its surrounds. This walk will take us along cosmopolitan Hutt Street, through Tuthangga (Park 17) adjacent a historic carriageway and then along the western edge of Victoria Park / Pakakanthi (Park 16). We’ll then cross Wakefield Street into Ityamai-Itpina (Park 15) and then walk back along East Terrace, the only street in Colonel Light’s plan that wasn’t straight, past historic olive groves and grand homes, both old and new.

Optional meal after the walk at the Havelock Hotel.

The Friend's Shed Maintenance Day - Cobbler Creek
2019-02-07, 2019-02-14, 2019-02-21, 2019-02-28

Port Noarlunga
2019-02-13
A wander through some features of a place that retains a village feel, then following a route by the river across a footbridge to the mouth and concluding with a stroll along the beach. 1.5-2hours approx. 5-6km that may be modified subject to weather.

Grange to Torrens outlet and back
2019-02-20
A beach and/or path walk depending on personal preference, pace of the group and conditions. We may not make it to the Torrens outlet, if not, we will turn around after about 50 minutes to make it back in time for dinner. Any queries, please contact the leader on

0421 177 822. Please don’t be late arriving, as we may not wait for you if you are late!

**LATE UPDATE: Dinner is not possible at the Grange Jetty Cafe by the time we finish the walk. Possible dinner at Grange Hotel instead, may be decided on the night.

**PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS A SIMILAR WALK ON THE SAME DAY AT 5.30 PM RUN BY ADELAIDE WALKERS AND JOGGERS. YOUR LEADER BASED HIS WALK ON THIS ONE, BUT DID NOT CHECK THE DATE THAT IT WAS BEING RUN! PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU JOIN THE CORRECT WALK! MY WALK STARTS AT 6 PM!

Kingston Park
2019-02-27
This is a walk to explore the beach and gullies in the area. Even though it is forecast to be 32C on Wednesday the 27th Feb it is usually a few degrees cooler by the sea. If it is hot we can turn it into a pleasant beach walk and skip the hills. The walk will start at 6pm and finish about 730pm followed by an optional dinner at the Seacliff Hotel.

Norton Summit
2019-03-06
A comfortable walk around Norton Summit area including a short stints on the Heysen and Adelaide 100 trails, some back roads & through some pleasant bushland.

This is a gentle walk with just a couple of kindly inclines.

An optional dinner after the walk at the Scenic Hotel.

Friends Shed Maintenance Day - Cobbler Creek
2019-03-07, 2019-03-14
We need helpers to sort our supplies, keep the shed in good order and prepare materials for the trail. If you can’t make it for the whole day, any contribution is welcome.

There are a range of jobs to be done which may vary from week to week as we get ready for different projects. Colin can also assign jobs based on your physical abilities.

Tasks to be done over the next few weeks include:

â€¢ Preparing camping benches for installation.

â€¢ Preparing for the Baderloo toilet installtion trip,

â€¢ Installing internal fittings on our newly acquired hut,

Semaphore Main Street Hysterical Walk
2019-03-13
Semaphore’s history isn’t confined to a museum. Even from the end of the jetty you can see the Timeball Tower, the oldest working carousel in the southern hemisphere, the glorious 1920s Palais bathing pavilion (now the Semaphore Palais hotel), historical buildings along Semaphore Road and the Ozone Theatre building.

Semaphore Road â€“ one of Adelaide’s widest boulevards â€“ is finding a new sense of style. Funky boutiques have opened their doors alongside famous â€˜old salt’ pubs. Contemporary cafes are serving beneath the tin ceilings of century-old buildings. Indulge in high quality food in a beachside atmosphere, where fine dining and great pubs mix with quirky cafes and good old-fashioned fish and chips.

The walk to be followed by a meal at one of the local eating houses.

Summertown
2019-03-20
A pleasant walk through the backstreets and reserves of Summertown at the top of Greenhill Road including a short section of the Heysen Trail and a brief time along the northeastern edge of the Cleland Cons. Park.

There a couple of short climbs during the walk but nothing too testing.

An optional dinner at the Uraidla Hotel after the walk.

The Friends Shed Maintenance Day - Cobbler Creek
2019-03-21
We need helpers to sort our supplies, keep the shed in good order and prepare materials for the trail. If you can’t make it for the whole day, any contribution is welcome.

There are a range of jobs to be done which may vary from week to week as we get ready for different projects. Colin can also assign jobs based on your physical abilities.

Tasks to be done over the next few weeks include:

â€¢ Preparing camping benches for installation.

â€¢ Cutting up timber,

â€¢ Installing internal fittings on our newly acquired hut,

AGM Friends of the Heysen Trail
2019-03-22
The 32nd Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the Heysen Trail and Other Walking Trails Inc. will be held at 7.30 pm on Friday March 22nd 2019. The venue will be the Woodville Lawn Bowling Club, Oval Avenue, Woodville.

Nominations are sought from you, our members, for election to the Friends Council at the AGM, for positions including Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and half the remaining members. Our Constitution calls for not less than four and no more than ten non office-bearing members.

Our guest speaker will be Briony Ankor, who, in 2018 hiked the Heysen Trail solo using this challenge to raise funds and awareness of Narcolepsy.

Hear about our Association’s activities in 2018 and plans for 2019.

Meet your council (they are the people who make the decisions) and find out what we intend to do to further develop, maintain and promote the use of the Heysen and other walking trails.

View further information about when Council meetings are held and the role of a Councilor. Download the Nomination Form for Council.

AGM Agenda

Apologies

Acceptance of Minutes of the previous AGM held on March 23rd 2018.

President’s Report

Financial Report

Trail Development Report

Election of Officers

6.1 Vice President

6.2 Treasurer

6.3 Secretary

6.4 Council Members

Appointment of Auditor

Appointment of Honorary Members

AnyÂ Other Business

Close of Meeting

Any member wishing to move a motion at the AGM should be aware of the Constitutional requirements:

‘Notice of any such motion proposed to be moved at a General Meeting by any member not being a member of the Council shall be signed by the proposer and seconder and shall be delivered to the Secretary at least seven days before the meeting. No motion moved by any member other than a member of the Council shall be entertained by the meeting unless notice thereof has been given as aforesaid.’

Ambers Gully
2019-03-27
Good evening “bush” walk in the Black Hill CP. You will be rapidly rewarded with great views of the city and maybe a sunset. Previous years have yielded kangaroos, koalas and echidna.

Get up the hills and ready for a magnificent new walking season in style.

Begin on the Ambers Gully track, up the Yurrebilla Trail, around the Sugar Loaves and then amble back down the Ambers Gully walking trail. Total time about 1hr 45 min, with the first 50 minutes approximately uphill, so a steady workout.

If hot (above 32C), we will go 45 min each way down Linear Park from the same starting point.

Then for those with an appetite, we can adjourn to Cafe Va Bene, Campbelltown, for a meal. Please let me know if you wish to eat with, us so I can book.

The Friend's Shed Maintenance Day - Cobbler Creek
2019-03-28
Flushed with the success of installing the new dunny at Bundaleer Weir campsite and the first of our new camping platforms, Colin’s crew are moving onto the next challenge.

Come along and get in on the ground floor.

There are always a range of jobs to be done which vary from week to week. Colin can also assign jobs based on your physical abilities.

Tasks to be done over the next few weeks may include include:

â€¢ Preparing more camping benches for installation.

â€¢ Final preparations on the newly acquired hut before it is destined for installation somewhere along the trail.

Laura Folk Fair - Volunteers to promote the Friends
2019-04-06
The Friends has booked an information stall at the annual Laura Folk Fair to promote the Heysen Trail and our new book “Heysen Highlights”. The fair attracts up to 15,000 each year.

Membership & Marketing would like additional helpers for a few hours Saturday and/or Sunday to hand out publicity and talk to interested people during the event.

Please register if you are interested, would like more details and able to help.

Contact details will be sent to you.

Hiking Expo-Opening of the 2019 Walking Season
2019-04-14
An expo to celebrate the start of the South Australian bushwalking season. With the arrival of cooler autumn weather, hiking is an ideal outdoor activity. South Australia’s bushwalking clubs and Walking SA are coming together to celebrate the occasion with a unique day in Belair National Park

This link will lead you to the registration page on the Walking SA website.

https://www.walkingsa.org.au/hiking-expo-2019/

Measday Lookout
2019-04-17
Commencing from Measday Lookout the walk threads its way through and around the southeastern portion of the Cleland Cons. Park.There will a couple worthwhile climbs & descents to test your early season fitness.

As we will finish by prior to lunch there only be a break for morning tea probably around 10.30 to 10.45am

While this walk is only 4-4.5 hrs duration it will be a testing walk so please come prepared.

The Friends Shed Maintenance Day - Cobbler Creek
2019-04-18, 2019-05-02
The Shed will be open this Thursday from 9.00 am to 2.00pm.

Volunteers are welcome to join in. You don’t have to be an expert handy person.

If you can attend to help in one of our current projects, please register on-line or contact Colin Edwards.

It helps him plan jobs when he knows how many people to expect.

Willunga Basin Trail
2019-04-27
This walk is an exploration along the new Willunga Basin Trail – yet to be marked – 120km loop around the basin south of Adelaide. Today we walk from Sellicks Hill to Maslins Beach. Starting with some road verge and reserve, then a variety of cliff and beach as well as a section through Aldinga Scrub. Tides will dictate how much we are on the beach.

Distance approx. 18km 5-6 hours.

Mount Lofty Summit & Gardens
2019-04-28
A loop walk including sections of the Heysen Trail taking in Mount Lofty Botanic Gardens, tracks within the Cleland Conservation Park and the summit of Mount Lofty.

Starting from the summit with views over Adelaide City, we will walk down and walk through the Botanic Gardens.

The last section of the walk is a challenging steep hill up to the Mount Lofty summit.

Feel free to join us at the Mount Lofty summit restaurant for a drink afterwards.

Adelaide Hills
2019-04-28
This walk is ideal for walkers who need to get a few kms into their legs. It is about 26kms and includes a few hills and rough tracks to improve your stamina and walking techniques. It takes in part of the Pioneers Womens Trail, Mt. Lofty Botanic Gardens and Cleland Recreation Park. The up hills are out of the way by lunchtime leaving a gentle stroll back to the cars after that.

We will probably make Cleland Wildlife Reserve in time for lunch and a coffee (if you feel inclined).

The walk commences at 8am from Brock Reserve on Dashwood Road, Beaumont. The walk should finish by 16:00.

Highlights of the Great South West Walk
2019-04-30 - 2019-05-08
Nine days, using Rufus bus to explore the Great South West Walk from Nelson to Portland.

Leaving from the Rufus depot, Strathalbyn Tuesday 1000am

(2 km from the West Terrace / South Terrace / Sandergrove Road / Milne Road round about. Start on Milne Road, which becomes Dry Plains Road.)

Based at Mt Gambier for three nights, Tues 30th April to Thursday 2nd May, moving to Portland Friday 3rd May and staying until Tuesday 7th May inclusive. Drive home Wednesday 8th May.

Included : bus travel, all walks.

Walk pickups – Mt Gambier – Bluelake Holiday Park, Bay Road

– Portland- NRMA Portland Bay Holiday Park,184 Bentinck St.

Mt Zion to Wirrabara Forest to Block 9 Rd
2019-05-04 - 2019-05-05
Day 1 Saturday 4th May 2019 Mt Zion to Wirrabarra Forest 22kms

Both sections of the trail have been totally re-routed due to the Bangor fires of Jan/Feb 2014.

For most of this section the trail follows gravel roads and a rollercoaster firetrack through natural bushland towards the TV tower at the Bluff where walkers are rewarded with the spectacular views of the gulf and beyond.

Day 2 Sunday 5th May 2019 Wirrabarra Forest to Block 9 Rd 16kms

This section provides a very diverse range of scenery, beginning with the dense natural scrub, ridgelines and spectacular vistas of the Telowie Gorge Conservation park, then descending to a narrow single file track along a very pretty creek line, before emerging into walking alongside pine forests.

*If you would like to register to walk one day only, please contact the FOTH office to register*

Worlds End to Burra to Wandallah
2019-05-04 - 2019-05-05
SATURDAY 4th MAY

Primarily a long, flat, treeless and exposed walk along dirt roads and road reserves although the final few gently undulating kilometers through hills south of Burra provide pleasant views over the historic township.

SUNDAY 5th MAY

This section of the Trail commences through historic Burra, passing the old Redruth Gaol and other reminders of a bygone era. The trail then takes walkers over the exposed and testing hills of the North Mount Lofty Ranges.Though not a long walk it is a challenging day which needs you to be prepared for as there no ready exit points.

The THEME for the weekend is MINING in recognition of the areas rich copper mining history.

NOTE – If you wish to walk on only one day, please contact the FOHT office (once bookings have opened) to register for that day’s walk. The online registration system will only allow you to register for both days.
