E2E 20 Waitpinga – Dump Rd

This is the first walk for the new End to End 20 group:

• Note that this end-to-end group will complete the Heysen Trail over 5 years,
• Year 1 (2026): 7 walks: on 7 Sundays
• Year 2 (2027): 7 weekends of walking
• Year 3-4 (2028-2029): 7 weekends away of walking (includes overnight stay Saturday, with accommodation booked by walker)
• Year 5 (2030): 2 separate “weeks” away, with walking for 6 days, with a rest day in the middle, and travel days either end (accommodation booked by walker)
• After you register for this first walk you will receive an email inviting you to attend one or two introductory walks to be held before this walk.
• The introductory walks will give you a chance to assess your fitness and to raise any queries you might have before you embark on the Heysen Trail.
• Those people who successfully register for this walk will also be given priority access to register for the subsequent EE20 walks.

Walk 5 Waitpinga to Dump Road

One of the most spectacular sections of the Trail. Walkers follow sandy tracks and clifftop trails through the coastal scrub of Newland Head Conservation Park with dramatic views towards Victor Harbor. At Kings Beach the Trail leaves the coast and follows roads to begin the long journey northward inland

Walk Difficulty – The Heysen Trail walks are demanding and suitable for experienced walkers who have walked regularly in various terrain consisting of long-distance trails with some steep inclines/declines, irregular surface with loose uneven, slippery base. They have a walking time of about 5 to 7 hours and will require a good degree of physical fitness.

Information re BUS transport: For End to End walks the bus does NOT transport walkers from Adelaide to the walk. After registration, walkers will be given instructions to drive their vehicle to the meeting point which will be at the END point of the day’s walk. The cars remain there and the bus transports the group to the start point. From there, the group walks back to the cars.

BIOSECURITY MEASURES – Please ensure you thoroughly clean your footwear, clothing, walking poles and other equipment before and after each walk to remove all seeds, dirt and other debris. Removed seeds should be bagged and disposed in a ‘to landfill’ garbage bin.