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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Montacute CP
Mt Compass – Kyeema
Sea to Summit
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Kyeema – Dashwood Gully
Onkaparinga
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E2E 10’s Buckaringa to Leigh Creek Rd (Old Wonoka)
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Willunga Basin Trail
Mt Torrens Rd-Mt Pleasant-Springton
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Mt Crawford – Pewsey Vale
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E2E 10’s Buckaringa to Leigh Creek Rd (Old Wonoka)
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Worlds End – Burra – Wandallah
End to End Minus 2 Mount Little Station to Dutchman’s Stern Week 2
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Sturt Gorge
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End to End Minus 2 Mount Little Station to Dutchman’s Stern Week 2
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5 events,
Murraytown – Melrose – Alligator Gorge Rd
Walk 2: Cobbler Hill – Tappanappa
Walk the Yorke – Balgowan to Pt Victoria to Pt Rickaby
Pioneer Womens Trail
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CANCELLED: Bridgewater – Mt George Circuit
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CANCELLED: Willunga Basin Trail
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Mt Crawford
Dashwood Gully – Mylor
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Trail Walker
Montacute CP
This circular walk through the rugged hills of Montacute Conservation Park is challenging, but rewarding with excellent views.
Lead by Peter Deacon
Mt Compass – Kyeema
The pretty dairy pastures of Mt Compass and Nangkita provide the backdrop for the first section of this walk. Back…
Trail Walker
Sea to Summit
REGISTRATIONS OPEN 9th of May 21 This iconic Adelaide walk winds its way from the coast through urban landscapes, a…
Lead by Paul Frost
Kyeema – Dashwood Gully
The dense native bushland of Kyeema Conservation Park, the plantations of Kuitpo Forest and pretty back roads make this a…
Trail Starter
Onkaparinga
A Trail Starter in length, but with uneven, rocky, slippery and undulating tracks. A circular walk in a small area…
Lead by Judith Ellis
E2E 10’s Buckaringa to Leigh Creek Rd (Old Wonoka)
These three walk will lead walkers below rocky outcrops and across the Willochra Plains to Partacoona Station on day one.…
E2E 10’s Buckaringa to Leigh Creek Rd (Old Wonoka)
These three walk will lead walkers below rocky outcrops and across the Willochra Plains to Partacoona Station on day one.…
Willunga Basin Trail
The Willunga Basin Trail winds its way around and across the Willunga Basin for 130km: taking walkers through a diverse landscape of…
Lead by Melanie Sjoberg, Daniel Jardine
Mt Torrens Rd-Mt Pleasant-Springton
The first of our weekend walks. The trail begins with some road walking into Tungkillo. The trail meanders through rocky…
E2E 10’s Buckaringa to Leigh Creek Rd (Old Wonoka)
These three walk will lead walkers below rocky outcrops and across the Willochra Plains to Partacoona Station on day one.…
Mt Crawford – Pewsey Vale
Initially climbing over Mount Crawford the trail follows forest edges and roadsides, then makes its way up and over the…
Mt Torrens Rd-Mt Pleasant-Springton
The first of our weekend walks. The trail begins with some road walking into Tungkillo. The trail meanders through rocky…
Trail Starter
Mt Lofty / Heysen Loop
A loop walk on the Heysen Trail taking in the Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens, the winding fire tracks of Cleland…
Lead by Marlene Henschke, Dom Henschke
E2E 10’s Buckaringa to Leigh Creek Rd (Old Wonoka)
These three walk will lead walkers below rocky outcrops and across the Willochra Plains to Partacoona Station on day one.…
Other
Constitution Review: Members Information Session
Constitution Review – FoHT Member Information Session FOHT Council has decided to review our 35 year old Constitution to modernise…
Worlds End – Burra – Wandallah
Weekend based in Burra Saturday-Although primarily a long flat treeless walk along dirt roads and road reserves. This section provides…
End to End Minus 2 Mount Little Station to Dutchman’s Stern Week 2
Week Two of the southern traverse takes us past the Elder range, over the Yourambulla Range, past Yappala Range and…
Worlds End – Burra – Wandallah
Weekend based in Burra Saturday-Although primarily a long flat treeless walk along dirt roads and road reserves. This section provides…
End to End Minus 2 Mount Little Station to Dutchman’s Stern Week 2
Week Two of the southern traverse takes us past the Elder range, over the Yourambulla Range, past Yappala Range and…
Trail Starter
Sturt Gorge
This walk will be in the Stuart Gorge area. It will include some up and down sections. Depending on…
Lead by Noeleen Smith
End to End Minus 2 Mount Little Station to Dutchman’s Stern Week 2
Week Two of the southern traverse takes us past the Elder range, over the Yourambulla Range, past Yappala Range and…
End to End Minus 2 Mount Little Station to Dutchman’s Stern Week 2
Week Two of the southern traverse takes us past the Elder range, over the Yourambulla Range, past Yappala Range and…
End to End Minus 2 Mount Little Station to Dutchman’s Stern Week 2
Week Two of the southern traverse takes us past the Elder range, over the Yourambulla Range, past Yappala Range and…
End to End Minus 2 Mount Little Station to Dutchman’s Stern Week 2
Week Two of the southern traverse takes us past the Elder range, over the Yourambulla Range, past Yappala Range and…
End to End Minus 2 Mount Little Station to Dutchman’s Stern Week 2
Week Two of the southern traverse takes us past the Elder range, over the Yourambulla Range, past Yappala Range and…
End to End Minus 2 Mount Little Station to Dutchman’s Stern Week 2
Week Two of the southern traverse takes us past the Elder range, over the Yourambulla Range, past Yappala Range and…
Murraytown – Melrose – Alligator Gorge Rd
Please take note the ORDER of this weekends walks has been reversed so that the arduous walk over Mt Remarkable…
End-to-End 15
Walk 2: Cobbler Hill – Tappanappa
Although relatively short, this section of the trail offers spectacular scenery, including a magnificent waterfall, as walkers follow narrow tracks…
Walk the Yorke End-to-End
Walk the Yorke – Balgowan to Pt Victoria to Pt Rickaby
Saturday… This section includes a variety of terrain … passing through a variety of native vegetation and skirts past farmland.…
Trail Walker
Pioneer Womens Trail
The Pioneer Women’s Trail is a track that was used in the 1800’s for the women and girls to make…
Lead by Julie Testi
End to End Minus 2 Mount Little Station to Dutchman’s Stern Week 2
Week Two of the southern traverse takes us past the Elder range, over the Yourambulla Range, past Yappala Range and…
Murraytown – Melrose – Alligator Gorge Rd
Please take note the ORDER of this weekends walks has been reversed so that the arduous walk over Mt Remarkable…
Trail Starter
CANCELLED: Bridgewater – Mt George Circuit
Come along for an Adelaide Hills walk in the Mt George Conservation Park. Starting at Bridgewater, we will use the…
Lead by Rosemary Hayward
Walk the Yorke End-to-End
Walk the Yorke – Balgowan to Pt Victoria to Pt Rickaby
Saturday… This section includes a variety of terrain … passing through a variety of native vegetation and skirts past farmland.…
Other
Constitution Review: Member Information Session
Constitution Review – FoHT Member Information Session FOHT Council has decided to review our 35 year old Constitution to modernise…
CANCELLED: Willunga Basin Trail
The Willunga Basin Trail winds its way around and across the Willunga Basin for 130km: taking walkers through a diverse landscape of…
Lead by Melanie Sjoberg, Daniel Jardine
Trail Walker
Mt Crawford
A loop walk with steep climbs over Mt Crawford and Little Mt Crawford, rewarding with excellent views. Then onto tracks…
Lead by Peter Deacon
Dashwood Gully – Mylor
A picturesque walk through gently undulating farmland, the northern blocks of Kuitpo Pine Forest and through the historic Jupiter Creek…
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.