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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Calendar of Events
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2 events,
Lavender Trail Opening Walk
Gerkie Gap to Webb Gap to Burra Road
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5 events,
Summertown / Mt Lofty
Cape Jervis to Cobbler Hill
CANCELLED: Mt Pleasant
Nuggett Rd to Mt Crawford
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1 event,
Cleland Conservation Park
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2 events,
Mitcham Hills
Carrick Hill
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1 event,
Great North Walk
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1 event, |
1 event, |
2 events,
Block 9 Rd to Murraytown to Melrose
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5 events,
Hahndorf – Heysen extension
Waitpinga Clifftops
Myponga to Mt Compass (End to End 12)
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1 event,
Great North Walk
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1 event, |
1 event, |
1 event, |
1 event, |
4 events,
Para Wirra
Onkaparinga Baker Gully
Mt Crawford to Pewsey Vale
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1 event,
Great North Walk
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1 event, |
1 event, |
0 events,
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1 event,
Burra Rd to Worlds End to Burra
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4 events,
Shepherds Hill
Morialta/Montacute
Buckaringa to Moralana Drive
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Trail Walker
Lavender Trail Opening Walk
A stroll through the back roads around the Clare region. A short distance on sealed then unsealed roads and across…
Lead by Ted Davis, Stephen Salib-Brown
Gerkie Gap to Webb Gap to Burra Road
This is a 2 day Walk if you would like to register for one day only please contact the Friends…
Trail Walker
Summertown / Mt Lofty
A circular walk using tracks, lanes and country roads through the pretty Piccadilly valley and then into the top of…
Lead by Judith Ellis
Gerkie Gap to Webb Gap to Burra Road
This is a 2 day Walk if you would like to register for one day only please contact the Friends…
Cape Jervis to Cobbler Hill
E2E13 is the 13th group to walk the Heysen Trail starting at Cape Jervis and finishing at Parachilna Gorge 6yrs…
Trail Starter
CANCELLED: Mt Pleasant
An attractive walk through pine and native forest, with a short but easy uphill slog to take in a magnificent…
Lead by Kevin Liddiard
Nuggett Rd to Mt Crawford
The walk will start from where the Trail crosses Nuggett Rd,our finishing point for last year.Depending upon how close the…
Trail Walker
Cleland Conservation Park
A pleasant loop walk through the northern section of Cleland Con. Park that offers some delightful views over Adelaide. There…
Lead by John Babister
Trail Starter
Mitcham Hills
A loop through the south-eastern foothills around Carrick Hill. We will follow the Yurrebilla Trail into the Waite Conservation Reserve…
Lead by Graham Bald
Trail Walker
Carrick Hill
This is a walk that will take us to the Eastern end of Brownhill Creek, through private property, exiting on…
Lead by Richard Milosh
Extended Walk
Great North Walk
The Great North Walk is a walking track which runs from Sydney to Newcastle in New South Wales. The main…
Lead by Julian Monfries, Peter Solomon
Extended Walk
Great North Walk
The Great North Walk is a walking track which runs from Sydney to Newcastle in New South Wales. The main…
Lead by Julian Monfries, Peter Solomon
Extended Walk
Great North Walk
The Great North Walk is a walking track which runs from Sydney to Newcastle in New South Wales. The main…
Lead by Julian Monfries, Peter Solomon
Extended Walk
Great North Walk
The Great North Walk is a walking track which runs from Sydney to Newcastle in New South Wales. The main…
Lead by Julian Monfries, Peter Solomon
Extended Walk
Great North Walk
The Great North Walk is a walking track which runs from Sydney to Newcastle in New South Wales. The main…
Lead by Julian Monfries, Peter Solomon
Block 9 Rd to Murraytown to Melrose
On Saturday … Block 9 Rd to Murraytown… This section starts in the Wirrabara pine forest with there are some…
Extended Walk
Great North Walk
The Great North Walk is a walking track which runs from Sydney to Newcastle in New South Wales. The main…
Lead by Julian Monfries, Peter Solomon
Block 9 Rd to Murraytown to Melrose
On Saturday … Block 9 Rd to Murraytown… This section starts in the Wirrabara pine forest with there are some…
Trail Starter
Hahndorf – Heysen extension
The walk begins at the Bridgewater Mill and follows the Heysen Trail spur mainly along back roads into Verdun. Then…
Lead by Dean Mortimer
Trail Walker
Waitpinga Clifftops
One of the most spectacular sections of the trail. Leaving from Kings Head, Waitpinga the trail slowly winds its way…
Lead by Peter Larsson, Caroline Prescott
Myponga to Mt Compass (End to End 12)
After a short road walk the trail enters YulteC/P where some lovely native bush and testing undulations are encountered.The trail…
Extended Walk
Great North Walk
The Great North Walk is a walking track which runs from Sydney to Newcastle in New South Wales. The main…
Lead by Julian Monfries, Peter Solomon
Extended Walk
Great North Walk
The Great North Walk is a walking track which runs from Sydney to Newcastle in New South Wales. The main…
Lead by Julian Monfries, Peter Solomon
Extended Walk
Great North Walk
The Great North Walk is a walking track which runs from Sydney to Newcastle in New South Wales. The main…
Lead by Julian Monfries, Peter Solomon
Extended Walk
Great North Walk
The Great North Walk is a walking track which runs from Sydney to Newcastle in New South Wales. The main…
Lead by Julian Monfries, Peter Solomon
Extended Walk
Great North Walk
The Great North Walk is a walking track which runs from Sydney to Newcastle in New South Wales. The main…
Lead by Julian Monfries, Peter Solomon
Extended Walk
Great North Walk
The Great North Walk is a walking track which runs from Sydney to Newcastle in New South Wales. The main…
Lead by Julian Monfries, Peter Solomon
Extended Walk
Great North Walk
The Great North Walk is a walking track which runs from Sydney to Newcastle in New South Wales. The main…
Lead by Julian Monfries, Peter Solomon
Trail Starter
Para Wirra
A loop walk, South Para Grand Hike, thru natural vegetation. From Devils Nose lookout there is splendid views across the…
Lead by Judith Ellis
Trail Walker
Onkaparinga Baker Gully
This loop walk is a combination of several trails in the Onkaparinga National Park Upper Gorge. The trails included are…
Lead by Dana Florea
Mt Crawford to Pewsey Vale
The trail has recently returned to the original route that climbs Mt Crawford. After descending via a forest track to…
Extended Walk
Great North Walk
The Great North Walk is a walking track which runs from Sydney to Newcastle in New South Wales. The main…
Lead by Julian Monfries, Peter Solomon
Extended Walk
Great North Walk
The Great North Walk is a walking track which runs from Sydney to Newcastle in New South Wales. The main…
Lead by Julian Monfries, Peter Solomon
Extended Walk
Great North Walk
The Great North Walk is a walking track which runs from Sydney to Newcastle in New South Wales. The main…
Lead by Julian Monfries, Peter Solomon
Extended Walk
Great North Walk
The Great North Walk is a walking track which runs from Sydney to Newcastle in New South Wales. The main…
Lead by Julian Monfries, Peter Solomon
Burra Rd to Worlds End to Burra
Note: This is a 2 day Walk if you would like to register for one day only please contact the…
Burra Rd to Worlds End to Burra
Note: This is a 2 day Walk if you would like to register for one day only please contact the…
Trail Starter
Shepherds Hill
Walking along well made trails with great views of Adelaide. This involves some short hill climbs. We are mostly in…
Lead by Helen Morgante
Trail Walker
Morialta/Montacute
This is a circular walk in the Black Hill & Morialta Conservation Parks with a fair amount of climbing involved…
Lead by Richard Milosh
Buckaringa to Moralana Drive
This is a multi-day walk. Registration requires payment of the END TO END EXTENDED WALK FEE. Accommodation and meal costs…
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.