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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Sunday
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0 events,
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2 events,
Eyre Depot – Mt Little Station
Cleland CP
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2 events,
CANCELLED: Black Hill
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1 event,
Eyre Depot – Mt Little Station
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1 event, |
3 events,
Morialta CP
Sturt River
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1 event, |
1 event, |
4 events,
Scenic Rd-Tothill Belt Rd-Manoora
Burra Rd to Worlds End to Burra to Wandallah
Cleland-Tuscany Loop
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4 events,
Sturt Gorge
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1 event,
Burra Rd to Worlds End to Burra to Wandallah
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0 events,
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0 events,
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1 event,
Cleland
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0 events,
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3 events,
Inman Valley to Myponga
Wirrabara Forest-White Park Rd-Murraytown
End 2 End Minus 2 Week 4.5
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3 events,
Onkaparinga
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1 event,
End 2 End Minus 2 Week 4.5
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1 event, |
2 events,
Brownhill Creek -Belair Loop
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0 events,
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0 events,
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4 events,
Willunga Basin Trail
EE15 Walk 9 – Mt Compass-Kyeema
Walk The Yorke – Black Point-Pt Vincent-Stansbury
Women’s Pioneer Trail
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3 events,
Mt Crawford
Dares Hill Rd – Hallet Take 2
Cleland- Crafers Loop
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2 events,
Pewsey Vale to Tanunda with End To End 14
Mark Oliphant Conservation Park
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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
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…
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…
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
Morialta CP
A loop walk around Morialta Conservation Park with a variety of climbs and descents, maybe including Chapmans track. This walk…
Lead by Peter Deacon
Trail Walker
Sturt River
This is a 14 to 15klm one way walk. We will walk the full length of the beautiful and rugged…
Lead by Bill Van riet
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…
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…
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…
Scenic Rd-Tothill Belt Rd-Manoora
Saturday’s walk continues along the little used Scenic Road with panoramic views to the east and continues through farmland to…
Burra Rd to Worlds End to Burra to Wandallah
Note well: we are walking this weekend out of the normal order Saturday – Worlds End to Burra: Although primarily a long,…
Trail Starter
Cleland-Tuscany Loop
Starting from Mt Lofty Summit we head down to Wine Shanty, up Pimpala and climb back to the…
Lead by Paul Gill
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…
Scenic Rd-Tothill Belt Rd-Manoora
Saturday’s walk continues along the little used Scenic Road with panoramic views to the east and continues through farmland to…
Burra Rd to Worlds End to Burra to Wandallah
Note well: we are walking this weekend out of the normal order Saturday – Worlds End to Burra: Although primarily a long,…
Trail Starter
Sturt Gorge
We will walk into the gorge with views of the city until we reach the Sturt River. There we follow…
Lead by Noeleen Smith
Burra Rd to Worlds End to Burra to Wandallah
Note well: we are walking this weekend out of the normal order Saturday – Worlds End to Burra: Although primarily a long,…
Trail Starter
Cleland
The walk will start on the Steub walking trail which climbs through forest woodland with wonderful views over the southern…
Lead by Judith Ellis
Trail Walker
Inman Valley to Myponga
The Heysen Trail walks are demanding and suitable for experienced walkers who have walked regularly in various terrain consisting of…
Lead by Mark Fletcher, Margaret Fletcher
Wirrabara Forest-White Park Rd-Murraytown
Sat -A long STEEP ascent following the Apricot Track( to get the heart pumping) leads us back onto the Heysen…
End 2 End Minus 2 Week 4.5
This was to be a short week of three walking days, in Nukunu country, to get our timetable back on…
Trail Starter
Onkaparinga
A Trail Starter in length, but with uneven, rocky,slippery and undulating tracks. A circular walk in a small area of…
Lead by Judith Ellis
Wirrabara Forest-White Park Rd-Murraytown
Sat -A long STEEP ascent following the Apricot Track( to get the heart pumping) leads us back onto the Heysen…
End 2 End Minus 2 Week 4.5
This was to be a short week of three walking days, in Nukunu country, to get our timetable back on…
End 2 End Minus 2 Week 4.5
This was to be a short week of three walking days, in Nukunu country, to get our timetable back on…
End 2 End Minus 2 Week 4.5
This was to be a short week of three walking days, in Nukunu country, to get our timetable back on…
End 2 End Minus 2 Week 4.5
This was to be a short week of three walking days, in Nukunu country, to get our timetable back on…
Trail Walker
Brownhill Creek -Belair Loop
This 15km loop hike climbs up from Brownhill Creek Recreation Park and along the Yurrebilla Trail into Belair National Park.…
Lead by Melanie Sjoberg, Daniel Jardine
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 9 – Mt Compass-Kyeema
The pretty dairy pastures of Mt Compass and Nangkita provide the backdrop for the first section of this walk. Back…
Walk the Yorke End-to-End
Walk The Yorke – Black Point-Pt Vincent-Stansbury
Saturday… A bus is hired for End-to-End walks. Each walker will need to pay the bus fee in addition to…
Trail Walker
Women’s Pioneer 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
Walk the Yorke End-to-End
Walk The Yorke – Black Point-Pt Vincent-Stansbury
Saturday… A bus is hired for End-to-End walks. Each walker will need to pay the bus fee in addition to…
Trail Walker
Belair National Park
A loop walk with several generous undulations throughout the National Park.
Lead by Paul Frost
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
Dares Hill Rd – Hallet Take 2
After being blown off the Mountain last year we return for another crack at the highest peak in the Mount…
Trail Starter
Cleland- Crafers Loop
From the Summit, we will walk down Chinaman’s and then work our way back up on the Crafers side of…
Lead by Paul Gill
Pewsey Vale to Tanunda with End To End 14
The Heysen Trail walks are demanding and suitable for experienced walkers who have walked regularly in various terrain consisting of…
Trail Starter
Mark Oliphant Conservation Park
We will hike the Mark Oliphant Conservation Park for a distance of approx. 12 kms of undulating native scrub. Including…
Lead by Heather Jensen
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.