Wilpena to Parachilna

Walk Grade: End-to-End Maintenance

A major project to upgrade the Heysen Trail to a uniform high standard, including re-marking to current standard, stile work and track clearing. Huts, tanks and toilets are to be progressively improved. Weekend trips throughout the walking season of small groups of volunteers to conduct maintenance. By focusing on each end-to-end section the whole trail can be attended to over a five year cycle.

Volunteers will receive a subsidy from the Friends to defray transport and accommodation expenses.

Refer to the End-to-End Maintenance Weekends page for more detailed information.

Appropriate Clothing

All walks are subject to you wearing appropriate clothing. Prime considerations are warmth and weather protection. Your safety and the safety of the walking group can be jeopardised by you wearing inappropriate clothing. In an emergency situation it can take hours to evacuate a sick or injured walker. Leaders may not accept people for a walk who have not come appropriately dressed or prepared.

View details of appropriate clothing at heysentrail.asn.au/appropriate-clothing

Hot Weather Policy

In the event of hot weather, the decision to proceed with or cancel a walk is made by the Walk Leader(s), having regard to risk factors such as local weather conditions, trail accessibility, vehicle support, and the physical capabilities of walkers in the group. In some circumstances, the Walk Leader may decide to amend, modify or shorten a scheduled walk. If a single-day End-to-End walk is cancelled, walk fees will be refunded. Refunds do not apply to weekend-away walks and multi-day events.

Severe Weather

Be aware that walks are automatically cancelled when the forecast weather for the day of the walk is for severe storms with dangerous winds as per the 7pm ABC News on the day prior to the walk. Refer to abc.net.au/news/weather or bom.gov.au/sa.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

If unforeseen circumstances arise and you are no longer able to participate in the walk, please cancel your registration as soon as possible using the Manage Walk Registrations facility on your Account page.

Alternatively you can notify the office by 2.15pm on the Friday before the walk. Walk leaders do not have access to messages left on the answering machine after this time. If your Walk Leader has provided their mobile phone number you may be able to contact them prior to the walk (subject to phone service availability).

View the full details of our Cancellation & Refund Policy at heysentrail.asn.au/cancellations

Privacy Policy

We value your right to privacy and take measures to protect personal information we may hold about you. Your personal information will only be used for official purposes.

View full details of our Privacy Policy at heysentrail.asn.au/privacy

Consent to Use of Image

I consent to photographic / video images and/or sound recordings of me being taken at the Friends of the Heysen Trail activities and being used for promotional purposes by and for the Friends of the Heysen Trail.

Delivery Policy

All items purchased on this page are tickets. If you purchase a Golden Boots card details of your card purchase will be recorded. When the card has expired you will be prompted to purchase another card.

View full details of our Shipping & Delivery Policy at heysentrail.asn.au/shipping

Security Policy



This page is encrypted via a secure connection, you can tell this from the padlock symbol near the browser address bar, and that the page address begins with https://.

Secure payment transactions are enabled via NAB (National Australia Bank Ltd). We do not retain or store your credit card details.

View full details of our Security Policy at heysentrail.asn.au/security