The Heysen Trail

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟏𝟗 walk sections 18 & 19 on 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. and on Sunday 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟐𝟎 will walk section 9 of the Heysen Trail. Also on Sunday, a 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐌𝐭. 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫 and a 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫 at the 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥.

𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 & 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
𝘈𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦.
𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟏𝟗 - 𝐏𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐞𝐲 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞/𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚/𝐊𝐚𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟓 & 𝟔
Saturday: You’ll travel along back roads and road reserves past iconic Barossa Valley vineyards and wineries. The small town of Greenock is a gateway into the cropping and grazing land of the Lower North, and you’ll have a long but mainly flat walk with pleasant vistas and changing seasonal colours.
Sunday: This is an easy section of the Trail that runs through the northern part of Mount Crawford Forest and through the native bushland of Kaiser Stuhl Conservation Park, with its unusual weathered rock features. You’ll see panoramic vistas over the Barossa Valley and the Lower North.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟑𝐩𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/pewsey-vale-tanunda-kapunda-2025/
𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘬/𝘕𝘨𝘢𝘥𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘪 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐲 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟔
A loop walk following the Wine Shanty Trail and a few other interesting tracks. A pleasant walk with just a few undulations. Morning tea at the Cleland Wildlife Park.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟓𝐩𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟓
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/wine-shanty-2026/
𝘒𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢/𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘬 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 - 𝐌𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟔
This walk will take us along back roads and fire trails to the summit of Mount Barker, to admire the views and the bushland before returning downhill to the cars.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟓𝐩𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟓
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/mt-barker-2026/
𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘬 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟐𝟎 - 𝐌𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐲𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐚 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟔
The pretty dairy pastures of Mt Compass and Nangkita provide the backdrop for the first section of this walk. Back roads then lead walkers through Finniss Conservation Park and into Mt Magnificent Conservation Park, where a short hike off the main trail rewards walkers with spectacular views from Mt. Magnificent over the southern Fleurieu Peninsula. A combination of native bushland and back-road walking completes the day.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟒𝐩𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/e2e-20-mt-compass-kyeema-2026/
𝘒𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺

𝐔𝐏𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐒
𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐀 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 & 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 - 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 - 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝟒
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐧𝐨𝐰
𝘈𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 3 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨.
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/mambray-creek-extended-weekend-2026/
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟐𝐩𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟔

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞 - 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐲𝐦 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭. 𝟏𝟐 & 𝟏𝟑
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/walk-the-yorke-corney-point-to-gleeson-landing-2026/

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟏𝟔 - 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧/𝐄𝐲𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐭/𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭. 𝟏𝟐 & 𝟏𝟑
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/e2e16-dutchmans-stern-eyre-depot-warren-gorge-2025/

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟏𝟕 - 𝐎𝐛𝐚𝐧/𝐁𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐫/𝐁𝐨𝐰𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭. 𝟏𝟐 & 𝟏𝟑
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/locks-ruin-crystal-brook-mt-zion-2025/

𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐄
𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐇𝐞𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 - 𝐌𝐭 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝/𝐏𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐞𝐲 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞/𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚- 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝟏𝟗 & 𝟐𝟎
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/heysen-highlights-walks-17-and-18-2025/
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟓𝐩𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟕

Turbines on Section 31
📷 - Lance Perryman

REOPENING 1 September: Heysen Trail Wuldi Krikin/Eagle hike-in site in Deep Creek repaired after the February 2026 bushfire. The Friends volunteers thank National Parks & Deep Creek Rangers. Site has 5 new tent platforms, a new bridge installed & shelter roof, guttering and downpipes replaced. Just in time for spring hiking along the south coast.

Bookings via Parks WSCW: https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/experiences/wscw/book-now
📸view to shelter from old bridge pre-fire.

𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗱-𝟮-𝗘𝗻𝗱: 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗻𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 - 𝗦𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟱 𝗔𝘂𝗴 & 𝗦𝘂𝗻 𝟭𝟲 𝗔𝘂𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

Day 1: Burners Beach Bush Camp to Corny Point
Beautiful weather for this 17km hike weaving on & off the beach from Burners Beach to Corny Point on Walk the Yorke. Lovely beach scenery & luckily hard sand to walk on.

Day 2: Point Turton to Burners Beach Bush Camp
A shorter section of the Walk the Yorke from Point Turton which marks the ‘top of the foot” of the peninsular. Ideal weather again for this 13.5km hike. A fair bit of road walking with some beach walking to finish.

Narungga Country

Walk description & photos thanks to Kylie S

The Friends welcome commencement of a dedicated Heysen Trail Coordinator, along with the upgrade at Cudlee Creek.

Department for Environment and Water - Popular section of the Heysen… A crucial section of South Australia’s premier walking trail has been upgraded and the Cudlee Creek Conservation Park has been expanded, through the…

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 𝐄𝟐𝐄 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝟏𝟔 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟏𝟕 both walk this weekend, 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟗 & 𝟑𝟎, both groups have positions available if catch-ups on these sections are required.
The weekend is rounded out by a 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 at 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐆𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 and a 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫, 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚 on Sunday.

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

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟏𝟔 - 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐭/𝐐𝐮𝐨𝐫𝐧/ 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟗 & 𝟑𝟎
Saturday Walk 47: Woolshed Flat to Quorn – 14km + 2km – A steady climb to start the day takes walkers to the top of the range and views over Picchi Richi Pass. After following the ridgeline for a few kilometres, the trail descends into the pass again. The remainder of this walk is spent following the historic Picchi Richi railway line, passing the remnants of deserted sidings and settlements.
Sunday - Walk 48: Quorn to Dutchmans Stern 16km – This section of the trail passes the outskirts of Quorn before climbing gradually towards The Dutchman’s Stern. Taking a detour off of the Heysen Trail to walk the 6 km Dutchmans Stern loop will provide a memorable highlight.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟒𝐩𝐦 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟕
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/e2e16-woolshed-flat-quorn-dutchmans-stern-2025/
𝘕𝘶𝘬𝘶𝘯𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟏𝟕 - 𝐁𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐫/𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐝/𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐑𝐮𝐢𝐧 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟗 & 𝟑𝟎
Saturday 29th August: Bundaleer Reservoir to Lang Road 21.0km
Commencing from Bundaleer Reservoir, the trail follows the permanently flowing Bundaleer Creek. The trail joins the Bundaleer northern intake channel at the aqueduct. After leaving the channels just north of the weir, it follows fire trails onto road walking towards Georgetown.
Sunday 30th August: Lang Road to Locks Ruin 18.0km
This walk follows dirt roads into the small town of Georgetown and onwards to Hiskey’s Hut. The trail then follows undulating fence lines through Sam’s Hills.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟒𝐩𝐦 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟓
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/e2e17-bundaleer-reservoir-lang-rd-locks-ruin-2025/
𝘕𝘨𝘢𝘥𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘪 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐆𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟑𝟎
This loop walk will start from the carpark at Cleland. We will leave the carpark and head down Long Ridge Track, turn right and head down into Chambers Gully via Bartrill Spur Track. A gentle climb up Chambers Gully Walking Trail leads us to the lookout at Sugarloaf Hill, where we will have some morning tea while admiring the view. From here, we head back towards Cleland on the Long Ridge Track. The walk is 8-9 km and it will probably take 2 1/2 to 3 hours to complete the loop. Carry enough water for the hike and always carry a good raincoat, not only for rain events but to protect yourself from cold winds (chill factor) that may come up during the course of the hike.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟓𝐩𝐦 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟗
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/chambers-gully-2026/
𝘒𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢/𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘬 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟑𝟎
The Three Parks Panorama – Short Version starts at the Ridge Road entrance to Cox Scrub Conservation Park. We start with some road walking to our first crossing of the Finniss River before climbing up to and through the Finniss Conservation Park. From there, it’s on to the Mount Magnificent Conservation Park. If the weather is good, we will have morning tea on the summit. The return journey includes a long, steady meander down Cole Crossing Road and on to our second crossing of the Finniss River (this one might mean wet feet?). After lunch, we enter Cox Scrub Conservation Park, use narrow walking trails and park tracks back to where the cars are parked.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟓𝐩𝐦 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟗
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/deans-decision-2026/
𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘬 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺

𝐔𝐏𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐒
𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟏𝟗 - 𝐏𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐞𝐲 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞/𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚/𝐊𝐚𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟓 & 𝟔
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/pewsey-vale-tanunda-kapunda-2025/

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐲 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟔
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/wine-shanty-2026/

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 - 𝐌𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟔
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/mt-barker-2026/

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟐𝟎 - 𝐌𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐊𝐲𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐚 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟔
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/e2e-20-mt-compass-kyeema-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/
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟐𝐩𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟔

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞 - 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐲𝐦 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭. 𝟏𝟐 & 𝟏𝟑
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/walk-the-yorke-corney-point-to-gleeson-landing-2026/
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟐𝐩𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟗

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐇𝐞𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 - 𝐌𝐭 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝/𝐏𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐞𝐲 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞/𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚- 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝟏𝟗 & 𝟐𝟎
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/heysen-highlights-walks-17-and-18-2025/
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟓𝐩𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟕

📷 - Storm Clouds

Heysen Trail is posing a challenge for hikers and maintenance volunteers this season. Northern Flinders is experiencing extensive flooding that has closed roads, Parks & the Trail; no access for walkers or volunteers. South coast sections are affected by bushfires with damage to hike-in sites and parts of the Trail. In between the weather has been cold, wet and foggy so our volunteers have had to assess if it's safe to carry out maintenance and definitely rug up when working.
You can help support the Trail by joining The Friends or Donating: https://heysentrail.asn.au/about-the-friends/become-a-member/

𝗘𝟮𝗘𝟭𝟴: 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮-𝗞𝗮𝗽𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮-𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗼𝗻 (𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝟭𝟵 & 𝟮𝟬) - 𝗦𝗮𝘁 𝟮𝟱 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝗻 𝟮𝟲 𝗝𝘂𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

Recently End-2-End 18 members spent a wet weekend on the Heysen Trail. Starting in the Barossa Valley at Tanunda they tackled road reserves, passing vineyards, through crop & grazing lands walking towards Kapunda, a former copper mining town.

With their volunteer walk leaders they then headed northwest along back roads & fence lines over the rural undulations of the lower North Mount Lofty Ranges.

Peramangk & Ngadjuri Country

📷Thanks to Allan K, Andrew J, Judy C

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟏𝟖 will walk sections 𝟐𝟏 & 𝟐𝟐 next weekend. Closer to Adelaide, we have 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐩 and a 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 down at 𝐇𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡.
𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 & 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
𝘈𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦.

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟏𝟖 - 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧/𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐥/𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐩 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟐 & 𝟐𝟑
Saturdays Walk Details: Hamilton to Peters Hill 16km
This section of the Trail follows backroads and road reserves of open scrubland, before a short up Peters Hill, where walkers are rewarded with pretty vistas over the farmlands of the lower Mid North.
Sundays Walk Details: Peters Hill to Gerkie Gap 18km
A pleasant walk along back roads through undulating farmland to the southern end of Tothill Range, taking in the town of Marrabel and its memorial to the famous buckjumper ‘Curio’.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟒𝐩𝐦 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/hamilton-peters-hill-gerkie-gap-2026/
𝘕𝘨𝘢𝘥𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘪 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐩 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟑
We start by walking on some trails in a gully at the northern side of Sturt Gorge, before ascending to a ridge track with undulations. We then descend to the river and start walking the River Trail. We follow the River Trail (with a small detour to the dam wall) until Murrays Hill Road, with multiple crossings of the Sturt River via rocks, some rock scrambling, and plenty of ups and downs. We then return to the cars via some Craigburn Farm tracks (including the lake) and some fire tracks. Interesting rocks in the gorge, scenic trees and river, plenty of birdlife, and the possibility of kangaroos or koalas. If the river level is too high for the crossings, we will walk an alternate route.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟓𝐩𝐦 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟏
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/tw-sturt-gorge-river-trail-loop-2026/
𝘒𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐇𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟑
Starting at Henley Sharks Football and Netball Club parking area, we’ll walk north along the stretch of green space to reach the Port River. Then, following the river to Westlakes. From there, we will cross over Military Rd and explore the Tennyson dunes before heading south along the beach (or path depending on weather and group) to the jetty. Then, returning on the eastern side, where possible, of the Port River back to the carpark. Please arrive at 08:15 for a 08:30 start. Approx 13 km
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟓𝐩𝐦 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟏
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/henley-beach-2026/
𝘒𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺

𝐔𝐏𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐒
𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟏𝟔 - 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐭/𝐐𝐮𝐨𝐫𝐧/ 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟗 & 𝟑𝟎
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/e2e16-woolshed-flat-quorn-dutchmans-stern-2025/

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟏𝟕 - 𝐁𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐫/𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐝/𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐑𝐮𝐢𝐧 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟗 & 𝟑𝟎
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/e2e17-bundaleer-reservoir-lang-rd-locks-ruin-2025/

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐆𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟑𝟎
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/chambers-gully-2026/

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟑𝟎
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/deans-decision-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/
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟐𝐩𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟔

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞 - 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐲𝐦 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭. 𝟏𝟐 & 𝟏𝟑
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/walk-the-yorke-corney-point-to-gleeson-landing-2026/
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝟕𝐚𝐦 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟕

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐇𝐞𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 - 𝐌𝐭 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝/𝐏𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐞𝐲 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐞/𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚- 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝟏𝟗 & 𝟐𝟎
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/heysen-highlights-walks-17-and-18-2025/
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝟕𝐚𝐦 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟕

Coastal Walkers
📷 - Lance Perryman

UPDATE 28 August: Closure of Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park and Heysen Trail.

PARKS UPDATE POSTED 28 August 2026

https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/know-before-you-go/closures-and-alerts/ikara-flinders-ranges-national-park-34

Dept Transport has also closed or added warnings for many roads in this region. Please check DIT website before you go.

Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park Due to recent heavy rains Bunyeroo Gorge Road and Brachina Gorge Road within Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park remain closed pending repair works.…