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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Clare Valley Wine & Wilderness Trail
Lead by Heather Jensen, Adam Matthews, Suzanne Matthews
Mt Zion to The Bluff Lookout (Wirrabara Forest Nursery) & Bowman Park to Mt Zion
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Nugget Rd to Mt Crawford Cemetery (Walk 16)
3 Parks Panorama
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Worlds End to Burra and Dares Hill Summit Rd to Hallett (Walks 26&30)
Mt Crawford/Warren CP
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Mt Compass to Kyeema – EE17
Hardy’s Scrub
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End 2 End 13 Eyre Depot to Moralana Scenic Drive
The Bluff Lookout (Wirrabara Forest Nursery) to White Park Road to Murraytown
Warren CP Tower
Cape Jervis to Cobblers Hill
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Montacute Heights to Cudlee Creek (Walk 14)
Kuitpo
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End 2 End 13 Eyre Depot to Moralana Scenic Drive
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Wandallah to Newikie Creek – Burra to Wandallah (Walks 28&27)
Lavender Federation Trail Monarto Oval to Bondleigh to Mount Beevor Fendlers Road
Cleland
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End to End 18 Cobbler Hill to Tapanappa (Walk 2)
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Clare Valley Wine & Wilderness Trail
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Mt Crawford Cemetery to Pewsey Vale (Walk 17)
Mark Oliphant Conservation Park
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Extended Walks 2
Clare Valley Wine & Wilderness Trail
What is the Clare Valley Wine & Wilderness Trail? A 100km walking trail around the Clare Valley. The trail will…
Lead by Heather Jensen, Adam Matthews, Suzanne Matthews
Mt Zion to The Bluff Lookout (Wirrabara Forest Nursery) & Bowman Park to Mt Zion
Saturday Walk 39: Mt Zion to The Bluff Lookout – 22kms For most of this section the trail follows gravel…
Trail Starter
Para Wirra – Mack Creek
A lovely 11 km walk taking in sections of Old Kersbrook Forest and the Blue Gum and Mack Creek tracks of Para Wirra Conservation Park.
Lead by Dom Henschke, Marlene Henschke
Extended Walks 2
Clare Valley Wine & Wilderness Trail
What is the Clare Valley Wine & Wilderness Trail? A 100km walking trail around the Clare Valley. The trail will…
Lead by Heather Jensen, Adam Matthews, Suzanne Matthews
Mt Zion to The Bluff Lookout (Wirrabara Forest Nursery) & Bowman Park to Mt Zion
Saturday Walk 39: Mt Zion to The Bluff Lookout – 22kms For most of this section the trail follows gravel…
End-to-End 16
Nugget Rd to Mt Crawford Cemetery (Walk 16)
This section combines several sections of Mt Crawford pine forest with the natural bushland of Warren Conservation Park and Little…
Trail Walker
3 Parks Panorama
The Three-parks Panorama. We meander through the walking trails of Cox Scrub Conservation Park and a steady climb to Ridge…
Lead by Dean Mortimer
End-to-End 15
Worlds End to Burra and Dares Hill Summit Rd to Hallett (Walks 26&30)
Saturday – Worlds End to Burra – 25km, Although primarily a long, flat, treeless walk, along dirt roads and road reserves,…
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
End-to-End 15
Worlds End to Burra and Dares Hill Summit Rd to Hallett (Walks 26&30)
Saturday – Worlds End to Burra – 25km, Although primarily a long, flat, treeless walk, along dirt roads and road reserves,…
End-to-End 17
Mt Compass to Kyeema – EE17
The pretty dairy pastures of Mt Compass and Nangkita provide the backdrop for the first section of this walk. Back…
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 13 Eyre Depot to Moralana Scenic Drive
Welcome to End to End Thirteens penultimate week in our final year toward completing the Heysen Trail! We are walking…
The Bluff Lookout (Wirrabara Forest Nursery) to White Park Road to Murraytown
Saturday – This provides a very diverse range of scenery. After re-joining the Trail, walkers again follow the ridgeline along…
Trail Starter
Warren CP Tower
The Warren Tower walk is a circular walk with great views of the surrounding areas. The mica on the pathways…
Lead by Julie Testi
Trail Walker
Cape Jervis to Cobblers Hill
Commencing at Cape Jervis, the coastal scenery along this region of the Fleurieu Peninsula is spectacular, and is a lovely…
Lead by Peter Clark
End 2 End 13 Eyre Depot to Moralana Scenic Drive
Welcome to End to End Thirteens penultimate week in our final year toward completing the Heysen Trail! We are walking…
The Bluff Lookout (Wirrabara Forest Nursery) to White Park Road to Murraytown
Saturday – This provides a very diverse range of scenery. After re-joining the Trail, walkers again follow the ridgeline along…
End-to-End 16
Montacute Heights to Cudlee Creek (Walk 14)
After an initial road walk, the trail crosses Montecute Rd and makes a very long steep descent to Sixth Creek…
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
End 2 End 13 Eyre Depot to Moralana Scenic Drive
Welcome to End to End Thirteens penultimate week in our final year toward completing the Heysen Trail! We are walking…
End 2 End 13 Eyre Depot to Moralana Scenic Drive
Welcome to End to End Thirteens penultimate week in our final year toward completing the Heysen Trail! We are walking…
End 2 End 13 Eyre Depot to Moralana Scenic Drive
Welcome to End to End Thirteens penultimate week in our final year toward completing the Heysen Trail! We are walking…
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…
End 2 End 13 Eyre Depot to Moralana Scenic Drive
Welcome to End to End Thirteens penultimate week in our final year toward completing the Heysen Trail! We are walking…
End 2 End 13 Eyre Depot to Moralana Scenic Drive
Welcome to End to End Thirteens penultimate week in our final year toward completing the Heysen Trail! We are walking…
End 2 End 13 Eyre Depot to Moralana Scenic Drive
Welcome to End to End Thirteens penultimate week in our final year toward completing the Heysen Trail! We are walking…
End-to-End 15
Wandallah to Newikie Creek – Burra to Wandallah (Walks 28&27)
Note: These walks are being done out of order Walk 28 – Saturday – Wandallah to Newikie Creek – 22km, …
Lavender Federation Trail Monarto Oval to Bondleigh to Mount Beevor Fendlers Road
On Saturday; After a road walk we go through a very pleasant woodland area with extensive views all around. we…
Trail Starter
Cleland
This 14.3km trail will take us through the predominantly stringybark forest woodland with moderately difficult ascends and descends. The trail…
Lead by Olga Volodicheva
End 2 End 13 Eyre Depot to Moralana Scenic Drive
Welcome to End to End Thirteens penultimate week in our final year toward completing the Heysen Trail! We are walking…
End-to-End 15
Wandallah to Newikie Creek – Burra to Wandallah (Walks 28&27)
Note: These walks are being done out of order Walk 28 – Saturday – Wandallah to Newikie Creek – 22km, …
Lavender Federation Trail Monarto Oval to Bondleigh to Mount Beevor Fendlers Road
On Saturday; After a road walk we go through a very pleasant woodland area with extensive views all around. we…
End-to-End 18
End to End 18 Cobbler Hill to Tapanappa (Walk 2)
Although relatively short, this section of the trail offers spectacular scenery as you walk along narrow single file tracks through…
Extended Walks 2
Clare Valley Wine & Wilderness Trail
What is the Clare Valley Wine & Wilderness Trail? A 100km walking trail around the Clare Valley. The trail will…
Lead by Heather Jensen, Adam Matthews, Suzanne Matthews
Extended Walks 2
Clare Valley Wine & Wilderness Trail
What is the Clare Valley Wine & Wilderness Trail? A 100km walking trail around the Clare Valley. The trail will…
Lead by Heather Jensen, Adam Matthews, Suzanne Matthews
End-to-End 16
Mt Crawford Cemetery to Pewsey Vale (Walk 17)
Walk Description : Initially climbing over Mount Crawford with stunning views the trail follows forest edges and roadsides, then make…
Trail Starter
Mark Oliphant Conservation Park
Come and explore the little-known Mark Oliphant Conservation Park, (formerly called Loftia Recreation Park), renamed in 1996 in honour of…
Lead by Rosemary Hayward
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.