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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1 event,
CANCELLED: Mylor-Aldgate Loop
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2 events,
EE15 Walk 11 – Dashwood Gully Rd -Mylor
Mt Crawford/Warren CP
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2 events,
Tanunda-Kapunda with End To End 14
Cleland Conservation Park
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3 events,
Mt Little Station – Parachilna Gorge
EE George Quarry to Spalding Rd to Chlorinator
Penwortham-Clare
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4 events,
Waitpinga
CANCELLED: E2E16 Tapanappa to Balquhidder
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1 event,
Mt Little Station – Parachilna Gorge
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1 event, |
1 event, |
2 events,
CANCELLED: Morialta
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1 event, |
4 events,
EE15 Walk 12 – Mylor-Cleland
End 2 End Minus 2 Week 5
Willunga Basin Trail
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3 events,
Hardy’s Scrub
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1 event,
End 2 End Minus 2 Week 5
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1 event, |
1 event, |
1 event, |
3 events,
Broadview-Woolshed Flat-Quorn
Walk The Yorke – Wattle Point -Port Moorowie-Point Davenport
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5 events,
CANCELLED: Adelaide100 City-Norton Summit
Mt Lofty Summit & Gardens
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1 event,
CANCELLED: Mt Lofty To The Barossa
Lead by Adam Matthews, John Babister, Peter Deacon, Robin Sharland |
1 event, |
1 event, |
1 event, |
1 event, |
3 events,
Kapunda-Hamilton-Peters Hill with End To End 14
Horsnell Gully /Giles CP (Grade 3)
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Trail Starter
CANCELLED: Mylor-Aldgate Loop
Starting from Mylor, we head down to Aldgate primarily on the Heysen trail. After morning tea in Aldgate, we retrace…
Lead by Paul Gill
End-to-End 15
EE15 Walk 11 – Dashwood Gully Rd -Mylor
This is a picturesque walk through gently undulating farmland, the northern blocks of Kuitpo Pine Forest and through the historic…
Trail Walker
Mt Crawford/Warren CP
Starting at Mt Crawford Forest Information Centre, we skirt around the edges of Warren Reservoir before climbing up into Warren…
Lead by Peter Deacon
Tanunda-Kapunda 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
Cleland Conservation Park
We will be hiking in the beautiful Cleland Conservation Park for about 12 kms. There will be undulations and for…
Lead by Heather Jensen
Mt Little Station – Parachilna Gorge
For our last week on the Trail having commenced our journey on Sunday 1st May 2016 and after enduring the…
EE George Quarry to Spalding Rd to Chlorinator
Saturday – EE George Quarry to Spalding Rd: Most of this section is spent walking south, initially along the crest…
Penwortham-Clare
This Saturday walk is the final walk of our 325km journey from Murray Bridge to Clare. The walk commences on…
Mt Little Station – Parachilna Gorge
For our last week on the Trail having commenced our journey on Sunday 1st May 2016 and after enduring the…
EE George Quarry to Spalding Rd to Chlorinator
Saturday – EE George Quarry to Spalding Rd: Most of this section is spent walking south, initially along the crest…
Trail Starter
Waitpinga
A harder Trail Starter due to rocky undulating and slippery track. Following the Heysen Trail we reach the rugged cliffs…
Lead by Judith Ellis
End-to-End 16
CANCELLED: E2E16 Tapanappa to Balquhidder
This event has been cancelled (We have received advice from DEW (Dept for Environment and Water) of deteriorating conditions throughout…
Mt Little Station – Parachilna Gorge
For our last week on the Trail having commenced our journey on Sunday 1st May 2016 and after enduring the…
Mt Little Station – Parachilna Gorge
For our last week on the Trail having commenced our journey on Sunday 1st May 2016 and after enduring the…
Mt Little Station – Parachilna Gorge
For our last week on the Trail having commenced our journey on Sunday 1st May 2016 and after enduring the…
Mt Little Station – Parachilna Gorge
For our last week on the Trail having commenced our journey on Sunday 1st May 2016 and after enduring the…
Trail Walker
CANCELLED: Morialta
Morialta is a great place to walk and just 10 km from the city. The many ups and downs makes…
Lead by Judith Ellis
Mt Little Station – Parachilna Gorge
For our last week on the Trail having commenced our journey on Sunday 1st May 2016 and after enduring the…
Mt Little Station – Parachilna Gorge
For our last week on the Trail having commenced our journey on Sunday 1st May 2016 and after enduring the…
End-to-End 15
EE15 Walk 12 – Mylor-Cleland
Although the most populous section of the trail, it still retains a rural feel as walkers pass through the parks…
End 2 End Minus 2 Week 5
Week five sees us based in the Jamestown-Spalding-Clare area, moving from the tribal territory of the Nukunu to that of…
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
Mt Little Station – Parachilna Gorge
For our last week on the Trail having commenced our journey on Sunday 1st May 2016 and after enduring the…
Trail Starter
Hardy’s Scrub
This is a loop walk, to and through Hardy’s scrub and following parts of the Willunga Basin Trail. You will…
Lead by Noeleen Smith
End 2 End Minus 2 Week 5
Week five sees us based in the Jamestown-Spalding-Clare area, moving from the tribal territory of the Nukunu to that of…
End 2 End Minus 2 Week 5
Week five sees us based in the Jamestown-Spalding-Clare area, moving from the tribal territory of the Nukunu to that of…
End 2 End Minus 2 Week 5
Week five sees us based in the Jamestown-Spalding-Clare area, moving from the tribal territory of the Nukunu to that of…
End 2 End Minus 2 Week 5
Week five sees us based in the Jamestown-Spalding-Clare area, moving from the tribal territory of the Nukunu to that of…
Other
FOHT Council
Friends of Heysen Trail Council Meeting from 5.30pm to 7.30pm in the Friends Office at Epworth House Council is the…
End 2 End Minus 2 Week 5
Week five sees us based in the Jamestown-Spalding-Clare area, moving from the tribal territory of the Nukunu to that of…
End 2 End Minus 2 Week 5
Week five sees us based in the Jamestown-Spalding-Clare area, moving from the tribal territory of the Nukunu to that of…
End 2 End Minus 2 Week 5
Week five sees us based in the Jamestown-Spalding-Clare area, moving from the tribal territory of the Nukunu to that of…
Broadview-Woolshed Flat-Quorn
WEEKEND BASED IN QUORN Sat -We start the day with a 2;5km or 4km {if wet} walk back in through…
Walk the Yorke End-to-End
Walk The Yorke – Wattle Point -Port Moorowie-Point Davenport
Saturday… From Wattle Point beach walking gives way to the cliffs of Troubridge Point. The final section into Port Moorowie…
End 2 End Minus 2 Week 5
Week five sees us based in the Jamestown-Spalding-Clare area, moving from the tribal territory of the Nukunu to that of…
Broadview-Woolshed Flat-Quorn
WEEKEND BASED IN QUORN Sat -We start the day with a 2;5km or 4km {if wet} walk back in through…
Walk the Yorke End-to-End
Walk The Yorke – Wattle Point -Port Moorowie-Point Davenport
Saturday… From Wattle Point beach walking gives way to the cliffs of Troubridge Point. The final section into Port Moorowie…
Trail Walker
CANCELLED: Adelaide100 City-Norton Summit
Following the section of the ‘Adelaide100’ from Adelaide City to Norton Summit, we will be following the River Torrens Linear…
Lead by Paul Frost
Trail Walker
Mt Lofty Summit & Gardens
An early 8am start for this 12 – 14k walk will take us via the Cleland park trails, to the…
Lead by Bill Van riet
Extended Walk
CANCELLED: Mt Lofty To The Barossa
An opportunity for walkers to experience another 6 memorable sections of the Heysen Trail in a “single hit” from where…
Lead by Adam Matthews, John Babister, Peter Deacon, Robin Sharland
Extended Walk
CANCELLED: Mt Lofty To The Barossa
An opportunity for walkers to experience another 6 memorable sections of the Heysen Trail in a “single hit” from where…
Lead by Adam Matthews, John Babister, Peter Deacon, Robin Sharland
Extended Walk
CANCELLED: Mt Lofty To The Barossa
An opportunity for walkers to experience another 6 memorable sections of the Heysen Trail in a “single hit” from where…
Lead by Adam Matthews, John Babister, Peter Deacon, Robin Sharland
Extended Walk
CANCELLED: Mt Lofty To The Barossa
An opportunity for walkers to experience another 6 memorable sections of the Heysen Trail in a “single hit” from where…
Lead by Adam Matthews, John Babister, Peter Deacon, Robin Sharland
Extended Walk
CANCELLED: Mt Lofty To The Barossa
An opportunity for walkers to experience another 6 memorable sections of the Heysen Trail in a “single hit” from where…
Lead by Adam Matthews, John Babister, Peter Deacon, Robin Sharland
Extended Walk
CANCELLED: Mt Lofty To The Barossa
An opportunity for walkers to experience another 6 memorable sections of the Heysen Trail in a “single hit” from where…
Lead by Adam Matthews, John Babister, Peter Deacon, Robin Sharland
Kapunda-Hamilton-Peters Hill 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
Horsnell Gully /Giles CP (Grade 3)
Please note: This is not an easy Trail Starter Hike. Read below for all details before you book on this…
Lead by Heather Jensen
Extended Walk
CANCELLED: Mt Lofty To The Barossa
An opportunity for walkers to experience another 6 memorable sections of the Heysen Trail in a “single hit” from where…
Lead by Adam Matthews, John Babister, Peter Deacon, Robin Sharland
Kapunda-Hamilton-Peters Hill 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…
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