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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Pewsey Vale- Kyeema (Week 8)
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3 events,
Worlds End to Burra to Wandallah with End to End 14
Myponga Loop
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4 events,
Mt Pleasant Summit
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1 event,
Aligator Gorge Rd to Horrocks Pass to Broadview
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4 events,
Willunga Basin Trail – Kangarilla to McLaren Flat
Lead by Cathy Bowditch, Margaret Fletcher
Bridgewater/Mt Lofty Gdns
Waitpinga to Tugwell Rd – E2E17
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1 event,
Sir Mark Oliphant CP
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1 event,
Cleland
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1 event,
Mt Compass/ Kyeema/Dashwood Gully Rd
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2 events,
Kuitpo
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1 event,
Cleland
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1 event,
EE15 Walks 19 & 20 – Tanunda to Kapunda to Hamilton
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3 events,
Mt Crawford/Warren CP
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2 events,
Tugwell Rd to Inman Valley – E2E17
Mt George Circuit Walk
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Dares Hill Summit Rd to Hallett to EE George Quarry with E2E14
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3 events,
Waitpinga
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Pewsey Vale- Kyeema (Week 8)
End 2 End Minus and it’s Week Eight in our final year and the theme is Braveheart! Day 1 Starting…
Pewsey Vale- Kyeema (Week 8)
End 2 End Minus and it’s Week Eight in our final year and the theme is Braveheart! Day 1 Starting…
Pewsey Vale- Kyeema (Week 8)
End 2 End Minus and it’s Week Eight in our final year and the theme is Braveheart! Day 1 Starting…
Pewsey Vale- Kyeema (Week 8)
End 2 End Minus and it’s Week Eight in our final year and the theme is Braveheart! Day 1 Starting…
Pewsey Vale- Kyeema (Week 8)
End 2 End Minus and it’s Week Eight in our final year and the theme is Braveheart! Day 1 Starting…
Pewsey Vale- Kyeema (Week 8)
End 2 End Minus and it’s Week Eight in our final year and the theme is Braveheart! Day 1 Starting…
Worlds End to Burra to Wandallah with End to End 14
Saturday Worlds End to Burra – 25km Although primarily a long, flat, treeless walk, along dirt roads and road reserves,…
Trail Starter
Myponga Loop
Trail Starter. Join me for this 7.7-km loop trail near Myponga, South Australia. Generally considered an easy route, it takes…
Lead by Heather Jensen
Pewsey Vale- Kyeema (Week 8)
End 2 End Minus and it’s Week Eight in our final year and the theme is Braveheart! Day 1 Starting…
Worlds End to Burra to Wandallah with End to End 14
Saturday Worlds End to Burra – 25km Although primarily a long, flat, treeless walk, along dirt roads and road reserves,…
Trail Starter
Mt Pleasant Summit
Come along to enjoy a moderately challenging walk with spectacular scenic vantage points as we wind our way through working…
Lead by Rosemary Hayward
Trail Walker
Black Hill and Morialta Loop
This walk is ideal for walkers in need of a bit of a challenge and to develop techniques for rough…
Lead by Michael Joyce
Aligator Gorge Rd to Horrocks Pass to Broadview
This is a multi day walk. If you wish to register for only one day, please contact the office once…
Aligator Gorge Rd to Horrocks Pass to Broadview
This is a multi day walk. If you wish to register for only one day, please contact the office once…
Willunga Basin Trail – Kangarilla to McLaren Flat
The Willunga Basin Trail winds its way around and across the beautiful Willunga Basin for 130km – taking walkers through a…
Lead by Cathy Bowditch, Margaret Fletcher
Trail Starter
Bridgewater/Mt Lofty Gdns
This beautiful 12klm return walk takes us through the Mount George Conservation reserve, using the Heysen trail. Walking by the…
Lead by Bill Van riet, Paul Delaine
End-to-End 17
Waitpinga to Tugwell Rd – E2E17
One of the most spectacular sections of the Trail. Walkers follow sandy tracks through the coastal scrub of Newland Head…
Trail Starter
Sir Mark Oliphant CP
A lovely loop walk in the beautiful Mark Oliphant Cons. Park with its rich variety of stringybark and eucalypt woodlands,…
Lead by John Babister
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
End-to-End 16
Mt Compass/ Kyeema/Dashwood Gully Rd
Note: If you wish to walk on only one day, please contact the FOTH office (once bookings open) to register…
End-to-End 16
Mt Compass/ Kyeema/Dashwood Gully Rd
Note: If you wish to walk on only one day, please contact the FOTH office (once bookings open) to register…
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
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…
Trail Walker
Cleland
An undulating and testing loop walk in Cleland Cons. Park that includes one long steep climb, two other shorter steepish…
Lead by John Babister
End-to-End 15
EE15 Walks 19 & 20 – Tanunda to Kapunda to Hamilton
Saturday Walk Details: Tanunda to Kapunda – 25km This section takes walkers along back roads and road reserves past vineyards…
End-to-End 15
EE15 Walks 19 & 20 – Tanunda to Kapunda to Hamilton
Saturday Walk Details: Tanunda to Kapunda – 25km This section takes walkers along back roads and road reserves past vineyards…
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 John Babister, Dom Henschke
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 17
Tugwell Rd to Inman Valley – E2E17
Unfortunately, due to ongoing road works at Tappanappa, and the deterioration of Tunk Head Rd leading into Balquhidder, we will…
Trail Starter
Mt George Circuit Walk
Come along for an Adelaide Hills walk in the Mt George Conservation Park. Starting in Bridgewater, we will use the…
Lead by Rosemary Hayward
Dares Hill Summit Rd to Hallett to EE George Quarry with E2E14
Dares Hill Summit Rd to Hallett – The trail takes walkers past the historic Mt Bryan East School, before beginning…
Dares Hill Summit Rd to Hallett to EE George Quarry with E2E14
Dares Hill Summit Rd to Hallett – The trail takes walkers past the historic Mt Bryan East School, before beginning…
Trail Starter
Waitpinga
This is a harder Trail Starter with many ups and downs and rough rocky tracks. Following the Heysen Trail we…
Lead by Judith Ellis
Trail Walker
Crafers – Brownhill Creek
This walk incorporates fragments of the Sea to Summit, the Yurrebilla Trail with sections taken from “Walking in the Mount…
Lead by Peter Clark
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.