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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Tanunda to Kapunda
Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens
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Mt Zion to Bowman Park to Lock’s Ruin
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Cleland to Montacute Heights
Belair Wildflower Walk
Sea-to-Summit Trail (Mt Lofty Half)
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Mt George
The Real Chambers Gully
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Chlorinator to Curnows Hut to Raeville to Locks Ruin
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Section 8: Myponga to Mt Compass
Section 9: Mt Compass to Kyeema
Section 10: Kyeema to Dashwood Gully
Section 11: Dashwood Gully to Mylor
Section 12: Mylor to Cleland
Section 38: Locks Ruin to Bowman Park
Section 39: Bowman Park to Mt Zion
Section 40: Mt Zion to Wirrabara Forest
Section 41: Wirrabara Forest to Block 9 Rd
Section 42: Block 9 Rd to Murraytown
Section 46: Horrocks Pass to Broadview
Section 47: Broadview to Woolshed Flat
Section 1: Cape Jervis to Cobbler Hill
Section 5: Waitpinga to Tugwell Rd
Section 16: Cudlee Creek to Mewett Rd
Section 17: Mewett Rd to Mt Crawford
Section 18: Mt Crawford to Pewsey Vale
Section 19: Pewsey Vale to Tanunda
Section 23: Peters Hill to Gerkie Gap
Section 24: Gerkie Gap to Webb Gap
Section 25: Webb Gap to Burra Rd
Section 26: Burra Rd to Worlds End
Section 27: Worlds End to Burra
Section 31: Dares Hill Summit Rd to Hallett
Section 32: Hallett to EE George Quarry
Section 33: EE George Quarry to Spalding Rd
Section 34: Spalding Rd to Chlorinator
Section 50: Eyre Depot to Mt Arden South
Section 51: Mt Arden South to Buckaringa
Section 52: Buckaringa to Calabrinda Creek
Section 53: Calabrinda Creek to Jarvis Hill
Section 60: Aroona Hut to Parachilna Trailhead
Section 49: Dutchmans Stern to Eyre Depot
Section 55: Leigh Creek Road to Red Range
Section 59: Bunyeroo to Aroona Hut
A Day on the Heysen Trail: the Warren Bonython Memorial Walk
Section 6: Tugwell Rd to Inman Valley
Section 7: Inman Valley to Myponga
Section 13: Cleland to Norton Summit
Section 14: Norton Summit to Montacute Heights
Section 15: Montacute Heights to Cudlee Creek
Section 43: Murraytown to Melrose
Section 44: Melrose to Alligator Gorge Rd
Section 45: Alligator Gorge Rd to Horrocks Pass
Section 2: Cobbler Hill to Tappanappa
Section 3: Tappanappa to Balquhidder
Section 4: Balquhidder to Waitpinga
Section 20: Tanunda to Kapunda
Section 21: Kapunda to Hamilton
Section 22: Hamilton to Peters Hill
Section 28: Burra to Wandallah
Section 29: Wandallah to Newikie Creek
Section 30: Newikie Creek to Dares Hill Summit Rd
Section 35: Chlorinator to Curnows Hut
Section 36: Curnows Hut to Raeville
Section 37: Raeville to Locks Ruin
Section 48: Woolshed Flat to Dutchmans Stern
Section 54: Jarvis Hill to Leigh Creek Rd
Section 56: Red Range to Moralana Drive
Section 57: Moralana Drive to Wilpena
Section 58: Wilpena to Bunyeroo
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Trail Starter
Ambers Gully
We will take the Yurrebilla Trail from the car park, winding uphill at leasurely pace on Ambers Gulley track to…
Lead by Kevin Liddiard
Trail Walker
CANCELLED: Sturt Gorge -western end
Scrubby hill and deep gullies. Up and down, with views and running water. Slippery downs. Depending on water level, the…
Lead by Simon Cameron
Wandallah to Newikie Creek to Dares Hill Summit Road
PLEASE NOTE: Road conditions in the Newikie Creek area caused these walks to be postponed in July and August. In…
Broadview to Woolshed Flat. WF to Quorn
Saturday 7th. Start off with a 3km moderate climb back to the trail, then a testing walk to the Mt…
Wandallah to Newikie Creek to Dares Hill Summit Road
PLEASE NOTE: Road conditions in the Newikie Creek area caused these walks to be postponed in July and August. In…
Broadview to Woolshed Flat. WF to Quorn
Saturday 7th. Start off with a 3km moderate climb back to the trail, then a testing walk to the Mt…
Waitpinga to Tugwell Road
One of the most spectacular sections of the Trail, walkers follow sandy tracks through the coastal scrub of Newland Head…
Tanunda to Kapunda
This walk takes us along back road reserves past vineyards and wineries of the Barossa Valley, through the small town…
Trail Starter
Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens
Enjoy city vistas and native flora (including a rare ancient fern habitat) on the first half of this walk as…
Lead by Graham Bald
Trail Walker
Para Wirra
This should be a lovely walk thru native scrub in wild flower season. it shouldn’t be too challenging for reasonably…
Lead by John Potter
Mt Zion to Bowman Park to Lock’s Ruin
Theme: “50/50” Its the Vernal Equinox early Monday morning. Sat.21st: Beginning with a steady climb to views over Port Pirie…
Mt Zion to Bowman Park to Lock’s Ruin
Theme: “50/50” Its the Vernal Equinox early Monday morning. Sat.21st: Beginning with a steady climb to views over Port Pirie…
Cleland to Montacute Heights
This spectacular section of the trail passes throuth the native bushland of Cleland, Horsnell Gully and Morialta Conservation Parks and…
Trail Starter
Belair Wildflower Walk
A walk that circles down through the native forest of the upper reaches of Belair National Park to the European…
Lead by David Carter
Trail Walker
Sea-to-Summit Trail (Mt Lofty Half)
This is a beautiful walk that takes in the entire length of Belair National Park before heading up along Waverley…
Lead by Ben Wait
Trail Starter
Mt George
A beautiful introductory walk for beginners of bush walking. The walk will commence along the Heysen Trail past the Bridgewater…
Lead by Carol Homewood
Trail Walker
The Real Chambers Gully
Hello, Afficionados of the hard slog! In keeping with my previous challenging walks, I offer for tasting, a sample of…
Lead by Richard Milosh
Chlorinator to Curnows Hut to Raeville to Locks Ruin
Note: This is a 3 day walk. On both Saturday and Sunday the End to End 5 group will divide…
Chlorinator to Curnows Hut to Raeville to Locks Ruin
Note: This is a 3 day walk. On both Saturday and Sunday the End to End 5 group will divide…
Section 8: Myponga to Mt Compass
After a short road walk, the trail enters the small but picturesque Yulte Conservation Park. After emerging from the bushland,…
Section 9: Mt Compass to Kyeema
The pretty dairy pastures of Mt Compass and Nangkita provide the backdrop for the first section of this walk. Back…
Section 10: Kyeema to Dashwood Gully
The dense native bushland of Kyeema Conservation Park, the plantations of Kuitpo Forest and pretty back roads make this a…
Section 11: Dashwood Gully to Mylor
A picturesque walk through gently undulating farmland, the northern blocks of Kuitpo Pine Forest and through the historic Jupiter Creek…
Section 12: Mylor to Cleland
Although the most populous section of the trail, it still retains a rural feel as walkers pass through the parks…
Section 38: Locks Ruin to Bowman Park
An easy walk, predominantly along roads and road reserves, this section takes us through the town of Crystal Brook, then…
Section 39: Bowman Park to Mt Zion
Begining as a pleasant walk along the Crystal Brook, past the southern most hills of the Flinders Ranges, the Trail…
Section 40: Mt Zion to Wirrabara Forest
For most of this section the trail follows gravel roads and a rollercoaster firetrack through natural bushland towards the TV…
Section 41: Wirrabara Forest to Block 9 Rd
This section provides a very diverse range of scenery, beginning with the dense natural scrub, ridgelines and spectacular vistas of…
Section 42: Block 9 Rd to Murraytown
This section starts in the Wirrabara pine forest with there are some testing climbs. After leaving the forest the rest…
Section 46: Horrocks Pass to Broadview
Starting with a tough climb out of Horrocks Pass to the ridge, the Trail traverses exposed, gibber littered hills and…
Section 47: Broadview to Woolshed Flat
This section of the trail climbs through grazing land and natural scrub to Mount Brown, where walkers are provided with…
Section 1: Cape Jervis to Cobbler Hill
Starting from the Cape Jervis trailhead, adjacent the ferry terminal, this iconic first section of the Heysen Trail follows sandy…
Section 5: Waitpinga to Tugwell Rd
One of the most spectacular sections of the Trail, walkers follow sandy tracks through the coastal scrub of Newland Head…
Section 16: Cudlee Creek to Mewett Rd
The trail leads walkers through the rolling hills of the South Mount Lofty Ranges and sections of Mount Crawford Forest.…
Section 17: Mewett Rd to Mt Crawford
This section combines several sections of Mt Crawford pine forest with the natural bushland of Warren Conservation Park and Little…
Section 18: Mt Crawford to Pewsey Vale
Initially following forest edges and roadsides, the trail then make its way up and over the pretty Wirra Wirra Peaks,…
Section 19: Pewsey Vale to Tanunda
This is an easy section of trail that runs through the northern section of Mt Crawford forests and through the…
Section 23: Peters Hill to Gerkie Gap
A pleasant walk along back roads through undulating farmland to the southern end of Tothill Range, taking in the town…
Section 24: Gerkie Gap to Webb Gap
This section of the trail follows the Tothill Ranges, which boast the largest remaining section of remnant scrub in the…
Section 25: Webb Gap to Burra Rd
This section of the trail continues along the Tothill Ranges, which boast the largest remaining section of remnant scrub in…
Section 26: Burra Rd to Worlds End
The trail crosses undulating farmland before entering the scrubland of the Hallelujah Hills. The day finishes with an easy stroll…
Section 27: Worlds End to Burra
Although primarily a long, flat, treeless walk, along dirt roads and road reserves, this section provides walkers with a perspective…
Section 31: Dares Hill Summit Rd to Hallett
The trail takes walkers past the historic Mt Bryan East School, before beginning the climb up Mt Bryan, which is…
Section 32: Hallett to EE George Quarry
A gently undulating walk, mainly along rural back roads and road reserves. The seasonally changing hues of the surrounding farmland…
Section 33: EE George Quarry to Spalding Rd
Most of this section is spent walking south, initially along the crest of Brown Hill Range, following the remnants of…
Section 34: Spalding Rd to Chlorinator
This is a very flat, but unique walk that follows the Freshwater intake channel for Bundaleer Reservoir, only leaving it…
Section 50: Eyre Depot to Mt Arden South
After climbing back into the range, walkers enter Mount Arden Creek which winds its way northwards. The gradual climb up…
Section 51: Mt Arden South to Buckaringa
From the Mt Arden South campsite the trail leaves the creek to climb Mt Arden summit for spectacular 360 degree…
Section 52: Buckaringa to Calabrinda Creek
Although a predominantly flat walk along the Heysen Trail, this section passes below rocky outcrops, and crosses the Willochra Creek…
Section 53: Calabrinda Creek to Jarvis Hill
This is a long but fairly fast walk, initially along vehicle tracks, then over open grazing land along the face…
Section 60: Aroona Hut to Parachilna Trailhead
This final section of the trail follows Aroona Valley to the watershed dividing it from the Parachilna Creek catchment to…
Section 49: Dutchmans Stern to Eyre Depot
This is a deceptively tough walk with a bit of everything – undulating firetracks with spectacular views, a rocky gorge…
Section 55: Leigh Creek Road to Red Range
A classic Flinders Ranges creek walk, the whole day is spent in Wonoka Creek which has been the site of…
Section 59: Bunyeroo to Aroona Hut
In this section walkers climb from Bunyeroo Valley, up to Yanyanna Hut, passing several vantage points along the way that…
Other
A Day on the Heysen Trail: the Warren Bonython Memorial Walk
Warren Bonython AO, died in April of this year. He was a great believer in challenging himself in the outdoors:…
Section 6: Tugwell Rd to Inman Valley
This section follows country roads, farm fencelines and attractive road reserves. Native orchids, grass trees, abundant birdlife and classic Fleurieu…
Section 7: Inman Valley to Myponga
Majestic gums line roadsides leading to the climb up Sugarloaf Hill where walkers are rewarded with spectacular rural views. The…
Section 13: Cleland to Norton Summit
This section of the trail passes through the native bushland of Cleland and Horsnell Gully Conservation Parks and along roadsides,…
Section 14: Norton Summit to Montacute Heights
This spectacular section of the trail passes through the ruins of Morialta Barns before descending into the native bushland of…
Section 15: Montacute Heights to Cudlee Creek
After an initial road walk, the trail makes a very long and steep descent to Sixth Creek before climbing again…
Section 43: Murraytown to Melrose
A leisurely walk, predominantly along lightly undulating back roads, this section provides pleasant vistas over the surrounding farmland and finishes…
Section 44: Melrose to Alligator Gorge Rd
This is a very long and difficult (but memorable) section of the Trail that starts with the ascent of Mt…
Section 45: Alligator Gorge Rd to Horrocks Pass
The trail initially leads over Lavender Peak to picturesque Stony Creek campsite. From there, tracks, back roads and a busy…
Section 2: Cobbler Hill to Tappanappa
Although relatively short, this section of the trail offers spectacular scenery, including a magnificent waterfall, as walkers follow narrow tracks…
Section 3: Tappanappa to Balquhidder
A picturesque section highlighting the diversity of the Heysen Trail, walkers traverse native bushland, a long sandy beach, lush farmland…
Section 4: Balquhidder to Waitpinga
Picturesque farmland, unspoilt sandy beaches, rocky headlands and the chance to spot whales characterise this section of the Trail.
Section 20: Tanunda to Kapunda
This section takes walkers along back roads and road reserves past vineyards and wineries of the Barossa Valley, through the…
Section 21: Kapunda to Hamilton
A pleasant walk following backroads, tracks and fence lines through the undulating farmland of the Lower North. After the walk…
Section 22: Hamilton to Peters Hill
This section of the Trail follows backroads and road reserves of open scrubland, before a short up Peters Hill, where…
Section 28: Burra to Wandallah
This section of the Trail goes through historic Burra, passing the old Redruth Gaol and other reminders of a bygone…
Section 29: Wandallah to Newikie Creek
This remote and very undulating section gives walkers their first introduction to the grazing lands beyond Goyders Line, traversing remnant…
Section 30: Newikie Creek to Dares Hill Summit Rd
This section passes through Caroona Conservation Park and Tourilie Gorge, which is one of the lesser known gems of the…
Section 35: Chlorinator to Curnows Hut
Passing Bundaleer Reservoir and the permanently flowing Bundaleer Creek, the Trail joins the Bundaleer northern intake channel at the aqueduct.…
Section 36: Curnows Hut to Raeville
This is diverse walk through native scrub, Bundaleer pine forest and farmland. The ridgetops and testing climbs reward walkers with…
Section 37: Raeville to Locks Ruin
This walk follows dirt roads into the small town of Georgetown and beyond past Hiskeys Hut. The trail then follows…
Section 48: Woolshed Flat to Dutchmans Stern
A steady climb to start the day takes walkers to the top of the range and views over Pichi Richi…
Section 54: Jarvis Hill to Leigh Creek Rd
One of the gems of the Trail, this ridge walk provides spectacular views and many photo opportunities. It is a…
Section 56: Red Range to Moralana Drive
This is an easy and pretty walk with gentle undulations, along creeklines and through native pine woodlands, in the shadow…
Section 57: Moralana Drive to Wilpena
This is one of the very special walks of the Trail, starting with a pretty creek walk through Black Gap,…
Section 58: Wilpena to Bunyeroo
This pretty walk is entirely within the Flinders Ranges National Park, with much of the day spent following the Wilcolo…
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