The Heysen Trail

Where to camp on the Heysen Trail?

As the Trail has evolved The Friends volunteers have developed and maintain an array of sites from basic rainwater tank & platform, where you can pop up your tent, to a diverse array of shelters and huts. Much of the Trail traverses pastoral, farming and private conservation land so it's important to respect that access and camp at designated spots.

The Friends new website has a vast source of information & distances: https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/prepare-to-walk-the-trail/accommodation/

National Parks [parks.sa.gov.au] & ForestrySA [forestrysa.com.au] offer some dedicated walk-in sites or sites shared with vehicle-based campers.

𝙀2𝙀 19: 𝙈𝙮𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙖-𝙈𝙩 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨-𝙆𝙮𝙚𝙚𝙢𝙖

Over the May 16–17 weekend, FoHT End-to-End 19 kicked off their second year on the trail, trekking from Myponga to Kyeema Conservation Park. The hiking gods were smiling on us—miraculously, the rain held off for both days of walking!

The group got to experience a beautifully misty Yulte Conservation Park shrouded in cloud on day one, before being treated to some truly spectacular views while lunching atop Mount Magnificent on the Sunday. FoHT volunteer walk leaders did a fantastic job of making the two days run smoothly for walkers.

Kaurna Country

Walk description & photos thanks to Karleah Berris

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 (𝟮𝟳 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝟯 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲) 𝗶𝘀 𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙄𝙣, 𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆.

Friends of the Heysen Trail Reconciliation Committee was established in 2019 with four aims:
• For Friends of the Heysen Trail members to walk with an understanding of reconciliation
• To acknowledge country
• Work with Traditional Owners, where possible, so they can share their stories
• Build connections through trust and a willingness to listen

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹 ~ 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟰𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹 & 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟲~𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟏𝟗 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝟏𝟎 & 𝟏𝟏 next weekend for anyone needing to do catchups. A 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫, 𝐏𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 has only 2 positions left at the time of publication and a 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 at 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 rounds out the weekend.

𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 & 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
𝘈𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦.

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟏𝟗 - 𝐊𝐲𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐆𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐑𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫 - 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟎 & 𝟑𝟏
Saturday 30th May: Dashwood Gully to Mylor (21km)
This picturesque walk takes you through gently undulating farmland, the northern parts of Kuitpo Pine Forest, and through a significant site in South Australia’s gold rush history, the Jupiter Creek Goldfields. Minor re-route because of logging operations.
Sunday 31st May: Kyeema to Dashwood Gully (15.5km)
The dense native bushland of Kyeema Conservation Park, the plantations of Kuitpo Forest, and pretty back roads make this a pleasant walk, especially in winter. Re-route because of logging operations has shortened this walk.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟓𝐩𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟔

https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/kyeema-dashwood-gully-rd-mylor-2025/
Kaurna/Peramangk country

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐏𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟏
Meet at Brock Reserve before carpooling to Verdun. A brisk walking pace return, with numerous ups and downs along the way. Steep final descent. Approx 22 kms. Stopping at Stirling for a late morning tea/early lunch. There are a couple of bakeries and the Red Cacao cafe (great for hot chocolate!). This will be the only stop.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟓𝐩𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟎 - 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝟐 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠.

https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/pioneer-womens-walk-2026-2/
Kaurna/Peramangk country

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟏
Sturt Gorge offers a remarkable nature experience in contrast to its close proximity to the suburbs. Despite being so close to urban areas, the gorge offers a serene and rugged environment to explore.
Our route involves some challenging sections, and offers views of the Sturt Dam, so a good level of fitness is essential. Walking poles are recommended. The route will depend on the Sturt River water levels and weather. We will be traversing uneven ground and rock hopping on occasion. Some sections may be slippery, so a good sense of balance is required. We will cross the river at various points, making waterproof hiking boots highly recommended.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟓𝐩𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟎

https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/sturt-gorge-2026-2/
Kaurna country

𝐔𝐏𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐒
𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞 - 𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐧𝐝 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 & 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟔 & 𝟕
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐧𝐨𝐰
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/walk-the-yorke-balgowan-to-port-rickaby-2026/
Narangga country

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟕
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/cleland-2026/

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟐𝟎 - 𝐈𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐲𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐚 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟕
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/e2e-20-inman-valley-myponga-2026/

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐆𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐎𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟕
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/bakers-gully-onkaparinga-2026/

𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐄
𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐀 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 & 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 - 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 - 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝟒
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐧𝐨𝐰
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/mambray-creek-extended-weekend-2026/

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫
There are loads of benefits included with a Friends of the Heysen Trail membership, including guided walking groups, discounts and more. Find out how you can become a member.

https://heysentrail.asn.au/about-the-friends/become-a-member/

📷 - Sunny Hills

Have you been relieved to find rainwater tanks on the Heysen Trail?
Did you know that The Friends has funded more than 35 installed by our volunteers? Are you aware that each can cost more than $2500 even with free volunteer time?
There isn't a fee to walk the Trail but every piece of infrastructure and maintenance by volunteers has a cost. PLEASE DONATE to The Friends to help support the Trail using the donate button up front on the website: heysentrail.asn.au

𝙀2𝙀16 𝙒𝙖𝙡𝙠 39 & 40: 𝙈𝙩 𝙕𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝘽𝙡𝙪𝙛𝙛 𝙇𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙒𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙋𝙠 𝙍𝙙 - 16 & 17 𝙈𝙖𝙮 2026

End-to-End 16 began their Heysen Trail walking season last Saturday. Starting with a wet but pleasant walk on a rollercoaster of steep ascents & descents along a ridge abutting part of the Mt Remarkable NP then onto the TV tower & The Bluff Lookout. Although challenging FoHT members were gifted with stunning views of Spencer Gulf. Welcome to year 5 and the stunning Southern Flinders Ranges.

Sunday’s 19km hike continued along the ridge on Go Cart Track. This section borders the Telowie Gorge CP with many descents & ascents. After turning into a long descent through the scrub across a creek headed up along Sheepyard Track. After lunch it was a pleasant walk through farmland & an old harvested pine forest finishing on White Park Rd. Thanks to dedicated volunteer walk leaders.

Nukunu Country

Walk description & photos thanks to Ingrid Castle

𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟖-𝟐𝟒 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹 - 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟰𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹

HISTORY - formation of "The Friends"

• June 1986 - Terry Lavender had been developing the Heysen Trail since 1978 with a very small team. Realising he needed more "hands" to complete the Trail, Terry called a meeting to form a volunteer group to assist with the task. At the public meeting on 1 June 1986 the Friends of the Heysen Trail and Other SA Walking Trails (The Friends) was formed.

• Volunteers quickly assisted with maintaining sections of the completed Trail, and working groups assisted with new developments. With the enthusiastic support of the volunteers and under the capable supervision of Terry and his staff, the Heysen Trail was completed in late 1992.

📷Panel designed by R Alcock

How would you like to work in a role to promote & enhance the Heysen Trail? "Heysen Trail Coordinator" - a new role in DEW - has just been advertised to lead strategic partnerships & relationship building; and coordinate Trail management & promotion.

The Friends welcome this commitment that allows a direct focus on improving the Trail.
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Any walkers that need to catch up 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝟏𝟓 & 𝟏𝟔, (𝐂𝐮𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐤/𝐍𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐑𝐝/𝐌𝐭 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝), positions are available with 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟏𝟖 as they start their 2026 walking season next weekend.
Also on the weekend a 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫 and a 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 both a bit closer to town at 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐭 and 𝐌𝐭. 𝐋𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐲.
𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 & 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
𝘈𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦.

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐄𝟐𝐄-𝟑 - 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐧𝐚 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐑𝐝 - 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟑 - 𝟑𝟏
𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲, 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟏𝟖 - 𝐂𝐮𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐤 𝐓𝐨 𝐍𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐑𝐝 𝐓𝐨 𝐌𝐭 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 - 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟑 & 𝟐𝟒
𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟑𝐫𝐝; The trail leads walkers through the rolling hills of the South Mt Lofty Ranges and sections of Mt Crawford Forest. The climb towards Mt Gould provides outstanding views.
𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡; This section combines several sections of Mt Crawford pine forest with the natural bushland of Warren Conservation Park and Little Mt Crawford to provide a picturesque and diverse walk.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟒𝐩𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎

https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/cudlee-creek-nuggett-rd-2025/
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/nuggett-rd-mt-crawford-2026/
Peramangk country

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟑
A loop walk with plenty of river crossings and rock scrambling. A short detour to view the picturesque Cascades. Some short but steep inclines and declines made worth the effort with this walk through the stunning Sturt Gorge. Be prepared to get your feet wet if the river level is up. Please note this is a harder loop walk of about 13km and recommended for those with Trail Walker experience. Anticipate 4-5 hrs. Meet 7:45am for 8:00am start.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟓𝐩𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟐

https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/sturt-gorge-2026/
Kaurna country

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐌𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐲/𝐇𝐞𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐩 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟒
A loop walk on the Heysen Trail taking in the Mt Lofty Botanic Gardens and the winding fire tracks of Cleland Conservation Park.
From our meeting point we walk north west on the main Heysen Trail route towards Mt Lofty. We then take the relatively short but steep climb to the summit of Mt Lofty. This section of the walk is challenging as we climb St. Michael Hill.
The reward is a morning tea at the Mount Lofty Summit cafe as we admire panoramic views over Piccadilly Valley and Adelaide City. BYO morning tea or pick up a coffee at the cafe.
We then take the Heysen Trail alternative route to the Mount Lofty Botanic Garden upper car park. After meandering through the garden, enjoy its tranquillity, and return to the cars.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟓𝐩𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟑

https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/mt-lofty-heysen-loop-2026/
Kaurna/Peramangk country

𝐔𝐏𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐒
𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟏𝟗 - 𝐊𝐲𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐆𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐑𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫 - 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟎 & 𝟑𝟏
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/kyeema-dashwood-gully-rd-mylor-2025/

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐏𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟏
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐧𝐨𝐰
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/pioneer-womens-walk-2026-2/

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟏
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐧𝐨𝐰
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/sturt-gorge-2026-2/

𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐄
𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞 - 𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐧𝐝 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 & 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟔 & 𝟕
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐧𝐨𝐰
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/walk-the-yorke-balgowan-to-port-rickaby-2026/
Narangga country

Ever wonder how the Heysen Trail started, how it was built and why it’s named in honour of Sir Hans Heysen?
𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥
https://heysentrail.asn.au/about-the-friends/history-of-the-trail/

Mt. Lofty Hike
📷 - 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺𝘮𝘢𝘯

Heysen Trail stylish stiles: why do we need them? Large parts of the Trail traverse private or conservation land so the stiles help walkers over fencelines.

The Friends volunteers Daniel & Allan took a quick trip to replace a couple at the Bundaleer Channel. Then we get to walk along an interesting piece of SA engineering history built from 1898-1902 to supply water for the local region.