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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WBT Section 7+ Section 8
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TW Balquhidder to Waitpinga
Mount Bold Reservoir & Rocky Creek with E2E14
Lead by Mark Fletcher, Cathy Bowditch |
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3 events,
E2E 17 Nugget Rd to Mt Crawford
TW Cleland And Tuscan Views In Autumn
TS Mt Pleasant Summit
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TW Waitpinga to Victor Harbor
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FoHT End to End Coordinators/Walk Leaders/Support Drivers Information Evening
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E2E 16 Wandillah / Newikie Ck / Dares Hill Summit Rd
LFT4 Smith Road to Eudunda to Schild Road
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TW Yurrebilla Trail 1
EE19 Walk 1 Cape Jervis to Cobbler Hill
Lead by Dom Henschke, Marlene Henschke |
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EE15 Walk 39 – Mt Zion to The Bluff Lookout (Wirrabara Forest Nursery), Walk 40 – The Bluff Lookout (Wirrabara Forest Nursery) to White Park Road
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E2E 18 Myponga / Mt Compass Walk 8
TW Willunga Basin/Shiraz Trail Long Walk
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TS Reservoir and Park
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E2E 16 Burra Rd / Worlds End / Burra
WBT Section 1+2 Section 3+4
Lead by Adam Matthews, Heather Jensen, Suzanne Matthews |
4 events,
E2E 17 Cudlee Ck to Nugget Rd
TW Yurrebilla No 2
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Willunga Basin Trail End-to-End
WBT Section 7+ Section 8
Saturday 3rd Walking this section first as there’s a creek crossing involved. Hence trying to avoid too much water to…
Lead by Adam Matthews, Heather Jensen, Suzanne Matthews
Willunga Basin Trail End-to-End
WBT Section 7+ Section 8
Saturday 3rd Walking this section first as there’s a creek crossing involved. Hence trying to avoid too much water to…
Lead by Adam Matthews, Heather Jensen, Suzanne Matthews
Trail Walker
TW Balquhidder to Waitpinga
Short road walk then after passing Balquhidder Station, named by the wool brokering firm Harold and James McGregor after a…
Lead by Peter Clark
Trail Walker
Mount Bold Reservoir & Rocky Creek with E2E14
E2E14 are on the path to get fit ready for their final year on the Heysen Trail and all FoHT…
Lead by Mark Fletcher, Cathy Bowditch
Trail Starter
Trail Starter – Sturt Gorge
Sturt Gorge offers a remarkable nature experience in contrast with it’s close proximity to the suburbs. Despite being so close…
Lead by Noeleen Smith
End-to-End 17
E2E 17 Nugget Rd to Mt Crawford
PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE EXTENSION OF THE FIRE DANGER SEASON, THIS WALK HAS BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD FROM JUNE. This…
Trail Walker
TW Cleland And Tuscan Views In Autumn
The route meanders through Cleland Conservation Park with a few ups and downs before venturing out of the park to…
Lead by Judy Mcadam
Trail Starter
TS Mt Pleasant Summit
Come along and enjoy a moderately challenging walk with spectacular scenic vantage points along the way as we walk through…
Lead by Rosemary Hayward
Trail Walker
TW Waitpinga to Victor Harbor
One of the most spectacular sections of the Trail. Walkers follow sandy tracks through the coastal scrub of Newland Head…
Lead by Peter Clark
Trail Starter
TS Happy Valley
Starting from the trail head at the Chandlers Hill entrance carpark we’ll walk north following the shoreline where kangaroos can…
Lead by Karen Baker
Trail Walker
TW Belair Loop
Belair National Park Adventure Trail – Early Season Fitness Walk The trail explores the outer reaches of the Park and…
Lead by Melanie Sjoberg, Melanie Fischer
Social
FoHT End to End Coordinators/Walk Leaders/Support Drivers Information Evening
This night is designed as an informal information evening for End To End Walk Leaders and Support Drivers. Purpose: Welcome…
End-to-End 16
E2E 16 Wandillah / Newikie Ck / Dares Hill Summit Rd
Based in Burra These are Two Big days of Walking – if driving alone you may consider staying Sunday night…
LFT4 Smith Road to Eudunda to Schild Road
Saturday; Around 20kms +, we start in a westerly direction up in to the hills and then turning north, crossing…
End-to-End 16
E2E 16 Wandillah / Newikie Ck / Dares Hill Summit Rd
Based in Burra These are Two Big days of Walking – if driving alone you may consider staying Sunday night…
LFT4 Smith Road to Eudunda to Schild Road
Saturday; Around 20kms +, we start in a westerly direction up in to the hills and then turning north, crossing…
Trail Walker
TW Yurrebilla Trail 1
This walk is from the Belair Railway Station to Eagle on the Hill. Approx 18 km. Meet at Eagle on…
Lead by Julia McLachlan
End-to-End 19
EE19 Walk 1 Cape Jervis to Cobbler Hill
This is the first walk for the new End to End 19 group: Note that this end to end group…
Trail Starter
TS Mt Lofty/Heysen loop – Autumn with a kick.
A 9 km loop walk on the Heysen Trail taking in the Mt Lofty Botanic Garden and the winding fire tracks of Cleland Conservation Park.
It features the relatively short but steep climb to the summit of Mt Lofty.
Lead by Dom Henschke, Marlene Henschke
Other
FoHT Council Meeting
Friends of Heysen Trail Council Meeting The Friends encourages engagement and interaction across our membership/volunteers. Committees and Members are welcome…
End-to-End 15
EE15 Walk 39 – Mt Zion to The Bluff Lookout (Wirrabara Forest Nursery), Walk 40 – The Bluff Lookout (Wirrabara Forest Nursery) to White Park Road
This is a multi day walk. If you only wish to walk on one day, please contact the office once…
End-to-End 15
EE15 Walk 39 – Mt Zion to The Bluff Lookout (Wirrabara Forest Nursery), Walk 40 – The Bluff Lookout (Wirrabara Forest Nursery) to White Park Road
This is a multi day walk. If you only wish to walk on one day, please contact the office once…
End-to-End 18
E2E 18 Myponga / Mt Compass Walk 8
Commencing with a short road walk, the trail enters the small but picturesque Yulte Conservation Park. After a steady climb…
Trail Walker
TW Willunga Basin/Shiraz Trail Long Walk
This is a relatively easy, and mostly flat walk, but at 30km it is long! This walk is good preparation…
Lead by Dean Mortimer
Trail Starter
TS Reservoir and Park
Commencing at one of the many entrances to the Happy Valley Reservoir we will walk through a section of wooded…
Lead by Judith Ellis
End-to-End 16
E2E 16 Burra Rd / Worlds End / Burra
Based in Burra NOTE – If you wish to walk on only one day, please contact the FOHT office (once…
Willunga Basin Trail End-to-End
WBT Section 1+2 Section 3+4
Sat 31st May Sections 1+2 This walk starts with us walking the quiet streets of Historic Willunga .Some lovely old…
Lead by Adam Matthews, Heather Jensen, Suzanne Matthews
End-to-End 16
E2E 16 Burra Rd / Worlds End / Burra
Based in Burra NOTE – If you wish to walk on only one day, please contact the FOHT office (once…
Willunga Basin Trail End-to-End
WBT Section 1+2 Section 3+4
Sat 31st May Sections 1+2 This walk starts with us walking the quiet streets of Historic Willunga .Some lovely old…
Lead by Adam Matthews, Heather Jensen, Suzanne Matthews
End-to-End 17
E2E 17 Cudlee Ck to Nugget Rd
PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE EXTENSION OF FIRE DANGER SEASON, THIS WALK IS NOW SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 1st. The…
Trail Walker
TW Yurrebilla No 2
We walk from Eagle on the Hill to Norton Summit. Approx 19km. We will meet at Norton Summit at 7.20…
Lead by Julia McLachlan
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.