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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Friends Shed Maintenance Day – Cobbler Creek
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Woolshed Flat to Quorn to Dutchmans Stern
Cape Jervis to Cobbler Hill
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4 events,
Deep Creek
Waitpinga to Tugwell Road
Mt George Conservation Park
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Friends Shed Maintenance Day – Cobbler Creek
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Kersbrook
Morialta
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Friends Shed Maintenance Day – Cobbler Creek
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Kapunda to Hamilton to Peters Hill
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4 events,
Montacute Heights to Cudlee Creek
Deep Creek Conservation Park: Tapanappa – Boat Harbour Circuit
Lead by Peter Larsson
Anderson Loop Trail
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Mt Lofty
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The Shed, Cobbler Creek Conservation Park
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Raeville to Locks Ruin to Bowman Park
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Tugwell Rd to Inman Valley
Hardys Scrub
Stirling to Mt Lofty
Lead by Peter Clark, Louise McNeil, Graham Jobling, Bill Van riet |
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Friends Shed Maintenance Day – Cobbler Creek
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Dutchmans Stern to Eyre Depot to Buckaringa
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3 events,
Lobethal Bushland Park
Onkaparinga River National Park – East End
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CANCELLED: Friends Shed Maintenance Day – Cobbler Creek. CANCELLED
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CANCELLED: Willunga Basin Trail
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Sir Mark Oliphant Conservation Park
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Friends Shed Maintenance Day
Friends Shed Maintenance Day – Cobbler Creek
Maintenance Days at the Friends Shed at Cobbler Creek. Volunteers are welcome to join in. You don’t have to be…
Woolshed Flat to Quorn to Dutchmans Stern
Day 1: Saturday 31st August 2019 Woolshed Flat to Quorn 14kms A steady climb to start the day takes walkers…
Trail Walker
Cape Jervis to Cobbler Hill
With coastal scenery second to none this is a lovely walk along the 1st section of the Heysen Trail.An easy…
Lead by Suzanne Matthews, Adam Matthews
Woolshed Flat to Quorn to Dutchmans Stern
Day 1: Saturday 31st August 2019 Woolshed Flat to Quorn 14kms A steady climb to start the day takes walkers…
Trail Walker
Deep Creek
A lovely walk along the Deep Creek circuit hike .Following the Heysen Trail to Trigg Campground,we then drop down along…
Lead by Suzanne Matthews, Adam Matthews
Waitpinga to Tugwell Road
One of the most spectacular sections of the Trail, walkers follow sandy tracks through the coastal scrub of Newland Head…
Trail Starter
Mt George Conservation Park
PLEASE NOTE WALK LOCATION HAS CHANGED (PREVIOUSLY HALE CONSERVATION PARK) A short 6 km walk on Fathers Day. The walk…
Lead by Valerie Boundy, Greg Boundy
Friends Shed Maintenance Day
Friends Shed Maintenance Day – Cobbler Creek
Maintenance Days at the Friends Shed at Cobbler Creek. Volunteers are welcome to join in. You don’t have to be…
Trail Starter
Kersbrook
We will mainly follow the Old Kersbrook Loop Trail, first ascending to gain views over the forest, thence descending to…
Lead by Kevin Liddiard
Trail Walker
Morialta
A challenging walk with some ups and downs in the Morialta / Black Hill Conservation Park
Lead by Peter Larsson
Friends Shed Maintenance Day
Friends Shed Maintenance Day – Cobbler Creek
Maintenance Days at the Friends Shed at Cobbler Creek. Volunteers are welcome to join in. You don’t have to be…
Kapunda to Hamilton to Peters Hill
Weekend Based in Kapunda SAT 14th Sept Kapunda- Hamilton A pleasant walk following backroads,tracks and fence lines through the undulating…
Kapunda to Hamilton to Peters Hill
Weekend Based in Kapunda SAT 14th Sept Kapunda- Hamilton A pleasant walk following backroads,tracks and fence lines through the undulating…
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…
Trail Walker
Deep Creek Conservation Park: Tapanappa – Boat Harbour Circuit
This walk in the eastern end of the Deep Creek Conservation Park is a good introduction to one of our…
Lead by Peter Larsson
Trail Starter
Anderson Loop Trail
This walk, in the Mount Crawford Forest at Chain of Ponds, initially wanders through juvenile pines, then joins the Heysen…
Lead by Kevin Liddiard
Trail Walker
Mt Lofty
A short but challenging walk with some steep ups and downs in Cleland Conservation Park – up to Mt Lofty…
Lead by Peter Larsson
Friends Shed Maintenance Day
The Shed, Cobbler Creek Conservation Park
Maintenance Days at the Friends Shed at Cobbler Creek. Volunteers are welcome to join in. You don’t have to be…
Raeville to Locks Ruin to Bowman Park
NOTE – If you wish to walk on only one day, please contact the FOHT office (once bookings have opened)…
Raeville to Locks Ruin to Bowman Park
NOTE – If you wish to walk on only one day, please contact the FOHT office (once bookings have opened)…
Tugwell Rd to Inman Valley
A Gentle undulating walk. This section follows country roads, farm fencelines and attractive road reserves and a short but lovely…
Trail Starter
Hardys Scrub
This loop walk is through a conservation area in Onkaparinga River National Pk with a diversity of plants from Greybox…
Lead by Leanne Bell, Philip Bell
Trail Walker
Stirling to Mt Lofty
The walk will explore one of the many alternative ways of walking to Mt Lofty.
Lead by Peter Clark, Louise McNeil, Graham Jobling, Bill Van riet
Friends Shed Maintenance Day
Friends Shed Maintenance Day – Cobbler Creek
Maintenance Days at the Friends Shed at Cobbler Creek. Volunteers are welcome to join in. You don’t have to be…
Dutchmans Stern to Eyre Depot to Buckaringa
Due to the logistic side of these walks, the days of the walks have been swapped around and we will…
Dutchmans Stern to Eyre Depot to Buckaringa
Due to the logistic side of these walks, the days of the walks have been swapped around and we will…
Trail Starter
Lobethal Bushland Park
Pleasant circular walk in a hidden wonderland just outside of Lobethal. The Lobethal Bushland features two large reservoirs and tall…
Lead by Mary Cartland, Dean Mortimer
Trail Walker
Onkaparinga River National Park – East End
A challenging walk that covers a lot of the different areas in the upper end of the Onkaparinga River National…
Lead by Jon Holbrook
Friends Shed Maintenance Day
CANCELLED: Friends Shed Maintenance Day – Cobbler Creek. CANCELLED
Maintenance Days at the Friends Shed at Cobbler Creek. Volunteers are welcome to join in. You don’t have to be…
CANCELLED: Willunga Basin Trail
We continue to stage 5 exploring the new Willunga Basin Trail – yet to be marked – 120km loop around…
Lead by Melanie Sjoberg, Daniel Jardine
Trail Starter
Sir Mark Oliphant Conservation Park
A relatively gentle walk through the Sir Mark Oliphant Con. Park and some nearby back roads.
Lead by John Babister
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.