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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End 2 End Minus 2 Week 4
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2 events,
Yurrebilla Pt 2
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3 events,
Mt Crawford-Pewsey Vale with End To End 14
Heysen Walk 3 – Tappanappa – Balquidder
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3 events,
Wandallah to Newikie Creek to Dares Hill Summit Rd
Cleland Sth/Nth Loop
Willunga Basin Trail
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2 events,
E2E16 Cape Jervis to Cobbler Hill
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2 events,
Smith Rd-Eudunda-Stock Route Rd
Heysen Walk 4 – Balquidder-Waitpinga
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3 events,
Sturt Gorge
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1 event,
Onkaparinga
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3 events,
Yurrebilla Pt3
Bowman Park/Mt Zion/Wirrabara Forest
Walk The Yorke – Price-Ardrossan-Black Point
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4 events,
Kuitpo
Stirling-Lofty Botanic park Return
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3 events,
Montacute C/P
Willunga Basin Trail
EE15 Walk 8 – Myponga-Mt Compass
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2 events,
Mylor/Aldgate Circuit
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2 events,
Eyre Depot – Mt Little Station
Cleland CP
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CANCELLED: Black Hill
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End 2 End Minus 2 Week 4
The reverse traverse continues into it’s second year from Dutchman’s Stern to Horrocks Pass in the first half of the…
End 2 End Minus 2 Week 4
The reverse traverse continues into it’s second year from Dutchman’s Stern to Horrocks Pass in the first half of the…
End 2 End Minus 2 Week 4
The reverse traverse continues into it’s second year from Dutchman’s Stern to Horrocks Pass in the first half of the…
End 2 End Minus 2 Week 4
The reverse traverse continues into it’s second year from Dutchman’s Stern to Horrocks Pass in the first half of the…
End 2 End Minus 2 Week 4
The reverse traverse continues into it’s second year from Dutchman’s Stern to Horrocks Pass in the first half of the…
End 2 End Minus 2 Week 4
The reverse traverse continues into it’s second year from Dutchman’s Stern to Horrocks Pass in the first half of the…
Trail Walker
Yurrebilla Pt 2
This section of the Yurrebilla Trail takes in trails in Cleland National Park. The trail joins up with the Heysen…
Lead by Judy Mcadam
End 2 End Minus 2 Week 4
The reverse traverse continues into it’s second year from Dutchman’s Stern to Horrocks Pass in the first half of the…
Mt Crawford-Pewsey Vale with End To End 14
The location for this week’s walk has been changed due to a recent notification of a prescribed burn in the…
Trail Walker
Heysen Walk 3 – Tappanappa – Balquidder
This is a catchup walk for any EE walker that has not yet completed this walk or would like to…
Lead by Mark Curtis
Wandallah to Newikie Creek to Dares Hill Summit Rd
Note well: we are walking this weekend out of the normal order Saturday – Newikie Creek to Dares Hill Summit…
Trail Walker
Cleland Sth/Nth Loop
A walk of 23kms through Cleland CP starting from Measday Lookout in the south traversing the park to Greenhill Rd…
Lead by Adam Matthews, Suzanne Matthews
Willunga Basin Trail
The Willunga Basin Trail winds its way around and across the Willunga Basin for 130km: taking walkers through a diverse landscape…
Lead by Cathy Bowditch, Margaret Fletcher
Wandallah to Newikie Creek to Dares Hill Summit Rd
Note well: we are walking this weekend out of the normal order Saturday – Newikie Creek to Dares Hill Summit…
End-to-End 16
E2E16 Cape Jervis to Cobbler Hill
This is the first walk for the new End to End 16 group. After you register for this walk you…
Smith Rd-Eudunda-Stock Route Rd
This is the first walk of the second half of The Lavender Federation Trail. The walk will get the heart…
Trail Walker
Heysen Walk 4 – Balquidder-Waitpinga
This is a catchup walk for any EE walker that has not yet completed this walk or would like to…
Lead by Mark Curtis, Michael Joyce
Smith Rd-Eudunda-Stock Route Rd
This is the first walk of the second half of The Lavender Federation Trail. The walk will get the heart…
Trail Walker
Sturt Gorge
Rugged gorge with a looping tracks, up and down. Good views and beautiful creekside sections. This is a good Trailwalker…
Lead by Simon Cameron
Trail Starter
Happy Valley Reservoir
The Happy ValleyReservoir was opened to the public December 2021. This is a nice introduction to the walk season, and…
Lead by Noeleen Smith
Trail Starter
Onkaparinga
A trail starter in length, but with uneven, rocky, slippery and undulating tracks. A circular walk in a small…
Lead by Judith Ellis
Trail Walker
Yurrebilla Pt3
The final stage of the trail this walk will take you through both the Morialta and Black Hill Conservation Parks.…
Lead by Judy Mcadam
Bowman Park/Mt Zion/Wirrabara Forest
Sat 21st-For most of this section the trail follows gravel roads and a rollercoaster firetrack through natural bushland towards the…
Walk the Yorke End-to-End
Walk The Yorke – Price-Ardrossan-Black Point
Saturday… Leaving Price the trail passes the works and salt evaporation pans of Cheetham Salt Limited. After leaving the shelter…
Trail Starter
Kuitpo
Commencing from the oldest timber plantation in the Mount Lofty Ranges, planted in 1898, this walk passes through a small…
Lead by Judith Ellis
Bowman Park/Mt Zion/Wirrabara Forest
Sat 21st-For most of this section the trail follows gravel roads and a rollercoaster firetrack through natural bushland towards the…
Walk the Yorke End-to-End
Walk The Yorke – Price-Ardrossan-Black Point
Saturday… Leaving Price the trail passes the works and salt evaporation pans of Cheetham Salt Limited. After leaving the shelter…
Trail Walker
Stirling-Lofty Botanic park Return
Leaving Stirling promptly @ 8.30am we will first do a walk to and through Woodhouse Scout camp, then onto Mt…
Lead by Bill Van riet
Trail Walker
Montacute C/P
This circular walk through the rugged hills of Montacute Conservation Park is challenging, but rewarding with excellent views. There a…
Lead by Peter Deacon
Willunga Basin Trail
The Willunga Basin Trail winds its way around and across the Willunga Basin for 130km: taking walkers through a diverse landscape…
Lead by Cathy Bowditch, Margaret Fletcher
End-to-End 15
EE15 Walk 8 – Myponga-Mt Compass
After a short road walk, the trail enters the small but picturesque Yulte Conservation Park after a steady climb you…
Trail Starter
Mylor/Aldgate Circuit
Come along and walk some little known tracks via the Mylor Parklands and around Aldgate Creek using the Bandicoot Trail…
Lead by Rosemary Hayward
Trail Walker
Seacliff-Belair
This walk will predominately follow the ‘Sea to Summit’ trail. Commencing from Seacliff, winding from the coast through urban landscapes…
Lead by Paul Frost
Eyre Depot – Mt Little Station
The first of our final two weeks on the Heysen Trail starting at Eyre Depot trekking through to the walkout…
Trail Starter
Cleland CP
We will be hiking a number of tracks in the Cleland Conservation Park. This will be a loop walk. Distance…
Lead by Heather Jensen
Eyre Depot – Mt Little Station
The first of our final two weeks on the Heysen Trail starting at Eyre Depot trekking through to the walkout…
Trail Walker
CANCELLED: Black Hill
This walk is ideal for walkers in need of a bit of a challenge and to develop techniques for rough…
Lead by Michael Joyce
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.