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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0 events,
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1 event,
Highlights of the Great South West Walk
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2 events,
The Friends Shed Maintenance Day – Cobbler Creek
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3 events,
Mt Zion to Wirrabara Forest to Block 9 Rd
Worlds End to Burra to Wandallah
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6 events,
Cape Jervis to Cobbler Hill
Mylor – Aldgate Circuit
Para Wirra National Park
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1 event,
Highlights of the Great South West Walk
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1 event,
The Friends Shed Maintenance Day – Cobbler Creek
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0 events,
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0 events,
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2 events,
Cleland (Tuscany Loop)
Summertown / Cleland Conservation Park
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0 events,
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1 event,
Waite Conservation Park
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1 event,
The Friends Shed Maintenance Day – Cobbler Creek
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0 events,
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0 events,
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3 events,
Mt Compass to Kyeema
Cudlee Creek to Nugget Road
Anstey Hill Recreation Park
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0 events,
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0 events,
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0 events,
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1 event,
The Friend’s Shed Maintenance Day – Cobbler Creek
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0 events,
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2 events,
Willunga Basin Trail
Wandallah to Newikie Creek to Dares Hill Summit Rd
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3 events,
Carrick Hill – Brown Hill Summit
Mt Pleasant
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0 events,
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0 events,
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0 events,
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1 event,
The Friends Shed Maintenance Day – Cobbler Creek
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0 events,
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1 event,
E2E10 Block 9 Rd – Murraytown – Melrose
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4 events,
Cobbler Hill to Tapanappa
Shepherds Hill
Black Hill
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Extended Walk
Highlights of the Great South West Walk
Nine days, using Rufus bus to explore the Great South West Walk from Nelson to Portland. Leaving from the Rufus…
Lead by Simon Cameron
Extended Walk
Highlights of the Great South West Walk
Nine days, using Rufus bus to explore the Great South West Walk from Nelson to Portland. Leaving from the Rufus…
Lead by Simon Cameron
Extended Walk
Highlights of the Great South West Walk
Nine days, using Rufus bus to explore the Great South West Walk from Nelson to Portland. Leaving from the Rufus…
Lead by Simon Cameron
Friends Shed Maintenance Day
The Friends Shed Maintenance Day – Cobbler Creek
The Shed will be open this Thursday from 9.00 am to 2.00pm. Volunteers are welcome to join in. You don’t…
Extended Walk
Highlights of the Great South West Walk
Nine days, using Rufus bus to explore the Great South West Walk from Nelson to Portland. Leaving from the Rufus…
Lead by Simon Cameron
Extended Walk
Highlights of the Great South West Walk
Nine days, using Rufus bus to explore the Great South West Walk from Nelson to Portland. Leaving from the Rufus…
Lead by Simon Cameron
Mt Zion to Wirrabara Forest to Block 9 Rd
Day 1 Saturday 4th May 2019 Mt Zion to Wirrabarra Forest 22kms Both sections of the trail have been totally…
Worlds End to Burra to Wandallah
SATURDAY 4th MAY Primarily a long, flat, treeless and exposed walk along dirt roads and road reserves although the final…
Extended Walk
Highlights of the Great South West Walk
Nine days, using Rufus bus to explore the Great South West Walk from Nelson to Portland. Leaving from the Rufus…
Lead by Simon Cameron
Mt Zion to Wirrabara Forest to Block 9 Rd
Day 1 Saturday 4th May 2019 Mt Zion to Wirrabarra Forest 22kms Both sections of the trail have been totally…
Worlds End to Burra to Wandallah
SATURDAY 4th MAY Primarily a long, flat, treeless and exposed walk along dirt roads and road reserves although the final…
Cape Jervis to Cobbler Hill
Welcome members to the new End-to-End 14 group. We are commencing the entire 1200km Heysen Trail at Cape Jervis. In…
Trail Starter
Mylor – Aldgate Circuit
Come along and walk some little known tracks around Aldgate Creek using the Bandicoot Trail and linking back roads to…
Lead by Rosemary Hayward
Trail Walker
Para Wirra National Park
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
Extended Walk
Highlights of the Great South West Walk
Nine days, using Rufus bus to explore the Great South West Walk from Nelson to Portland. Leaving from the Rufus…
Lead by Simon Cameron
Extended Walk
Highlights of the Great South West Walk
Nine days, using Rufus bus to explore the Great South West Walk from Nelson to Portland. Leaving from the Rufus…
Lead by Simon Cameron
Extended Walk
Highlights of the Great South West Walk
Nine days, using Rufus bus to explore the Great South West Walk from Nelson to Portland. Leaving from the Rufus…
Lead by Simon Cameron
Friends Shed Maintenance Day
The Friends Shed Maintenance Day – Cobbler Creek
The Shed will be open this Thursday from 9.00 am to 2.00pm. Volunteers are welcome to join in. You don’t…
Trail Starter
Cleland (Tuscany Loop)
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
Trail Walker
Summertown / Cleland Conservation Park
A circular walk using tracks, lanes and country roads as we walk from Summertown, passing Uraidla then through the Piccadilly…
Lead by Judith Ellis
Trail Walker
Waite Conservation Park
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
Friends Shed Maintenance Day
The Friends Shed Maintenance Day – Cobbler Creek
The Shed will be open this Thursday from 9.00 am to 2.00pm. Volunteers are welcome to join in. You don’t…
Mt Compass to Kyeema
The pretty dairy pastures of Mt Compass and Nangkita provide the backdrop for the first section of this walk. Back…
Cudlee Creek to Nugget Road
A walk through the rolling hills of the Mt Lofty Ranges,including sections through several blocks of the Mt Crawford Forests.The…
Trail Starter
Anstey Hill Recreation Park
A loop walk taking in some of the historical sites of the Anstey Hill Recreation Park. The walk will be…
Lead by Toni Clarke
Friends Shed Maintenance Day
The Friend’s Shed Maintenance Day – Cobbler Creek
The Shed will not be open this Thursday. Colin is involved with an ‘on the trial project’ in the Mid…
Willunga Basin Trail
This walk is an exploration along the new Willunga Basin Trail – yet to be marked – 120km loop around…
Lead by Melanie Sjoberg, Daniel Jardine
Wandallah to Newikie Creek to Dares Hill Summit Rd
These are 2 wonderful testing and rewarding walks. SATURDAY 25th MAY This is a remote and very undulating section of…
Trail Starter
Carrick Hill – Brown Hill Summit
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
Wandallah to Newikie Creek to Dares Hill Summit Rd
These are 2 wonderful testing and rewarding walks. SATURDAY 25th MAY This is a remote and very undulating section of…
Trail Starter
Mt Pleasant
Circular walk from Glen Devon Trail Head through forest land, remnant woodland and native scrub. Finishing at Mt Pleasant Summit…
Lead by Mary Cartland
Friends Shed Maintenance Day
The Friends Shed Maintenance Day – Cobbler Creek
The Shed will be open this Thursday from 9.00 am to 2.00pm. Volunteers are welcome to join in. You don’t…
E2E10 Block 9 Rd – Murraytown – Melrose
Day 1: Saturday 1st June 2019 Block 9 Rd to Murraytown 21kms The trail leaves the forest via a series…
E2E10 Block 9 Rd – Murraytown – Melrose
Day 1: Saturday 1st June 2019 Block 9 Rd to Murraytown 21kms The trail leaves the forest via a series…
Cobbler Hill to Tapanappa
Although relatively short, this section of the trail offers spectacular scenery, including a magnificent waterfall, as walkers follow narrow tracks…
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
Black Hill
This is a great training walk over a good mix of terrain from rocky clambering to easy strolls along well…
Lead by Michael Joyce
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.