The Heysen Trail

E2E18 will complete walks 19 & 20, 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚/𝐊𝐚𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚/𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧, on the coming weekend. Places are available for anyone needing to catch up on those walks. Closer to Adelaide, there is a 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 at 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐍𝐏 on Sunday.

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

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐄𝟐𝐄-𝟑 - 𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐂𝐤. 𝐑𝐝. 𝐓𝐨 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟓 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝.

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟏𝟖 - 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚/𝐊𝐚𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚/𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟓 & 𝟐𝟔
Saturday 25th: Tanunda to Kapunda – 25km
This section takes walkers along back roads and road reserves past vineyards and wineries of the Barossa Valley, through the small town of Greenock and into the cropping and grazing land of the Lower North. It is a long but mainly flat walk with only a few undulations. Pleasant vistas and changing seasonal colours make this a pretty walk, with a finish at Kapunda in easy walking distance to bakeries or pubs.
Walk Details: (Walk 20)
Sunday 26th: Kapunda to Hamilton – 20 km
From Kapunda, we head northwest along backroads and tracks to Black Joes Road, then mainly north along fence lines and tracks to the old telephone exchange at the crossroads. The walk is over undulating, mainly open country of the Lower North Mount Lofty Ranges.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟒𝐩𝐦 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟐
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/tanunda-kapunda-hamilton-2025/
𝘕𝘨𝘢𝘥𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘪 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐩 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟔
We will explore the western end of the park, making a figure-eight loop of about 11 km along three different trails. This will take us past grey box woodlands, heritage sites, and along Minnow Creek. Some undulations, but with plenty of flatter sections also. Some sections along Minnow Creek can be wet and muddy underfoot. Please be prepared with wet weather gear as needed. As the weather is warming up, please bring plenty of water and protect yourself from the sun. Bring a snack as we will stop about halfway for morning tea. There are plenty of toilets along the way.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟓𝐩𝐦 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟓
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/belair-2026/
𝘒𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢/𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘬 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺

𝐔𝐏𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐒
𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟏𝟔 - 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬/𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰/𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐭 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏 & 𝟐
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/e2e16-horrocks-pass-broadview-woolshed-flat-2025/

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐲’𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐛 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/hardys-scrub-2026/

𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐄
𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐇𝐞𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 - 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 𝟏𝟐 & 𝟏𝟑 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟓 & 𝟏𝟔
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/heysen-highlights-walks-12-and-13-2025/
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐧𝐨𝐰

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞 - 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟓 & 𝟏𝟔
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/walk-the-yorke-port-turton-to-corney-point-2026/
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐧𝐨𝐰

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/
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐧𝐨𝐰

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥, 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/prepare-to-walk-the-trail/accommodation

Burra Hills
📷 - Lance Perryman

PROTECT OUR PRECIOUS HEYSEN TRAIL: please stay on the marked Trail and camp in designated sites. Much of our Trail crosses private property, conservation land, forests and reservoirs. Camping just anywhere (wild camping) puts ongoing access to the Trail at risk. The Friends volunteers put in lots of effort to negotiate access and install tanks etc . Our website lists overnight options and distances so it's easy to plan around that info: https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/prepare-to-walk-the-trail/accommodation/

𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐝-𝐭𝐨-𝐄𝐧𝐝: 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 - 𝟏𝟏 & 𝟏𝟐 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

This wet and windy weekend FoHT members and their volunteer leaders covered two sections of the Walk The Yorke trail.

The 22km from Port Rickaby to Port Minlacowie covereed beaches and inland tracks through coastal sand dunes and farmlands, with some beautiful scenery & rainbows along the way.

Sunday’s hike of 23km from Port Minlacowie to Point Turton started with a spectacular beach walk, complete with rock-pools and bird life arriving in Hardwick Bay, full of traditional holiday shacks.

Narungga Country

📷Thanks to Kylie S

When thru-hiking the Heysen Trail, rainwater tanks are your friend. Did you know 35 were funded & installed by The Friends? Levels are easily checked on our website: https://tecpws.knack.com/heysenvolunteers -tank-levels/

You can DONATE to help us keep improving the Trail too.

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

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟏𝟗 - 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬/𝐂𝐮𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐤/𝐍𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐑𝐝 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟖 & 𝟏𝟗
Saturday 18th July: Walk 15 Cudlee Creek to The Nugget Rd (23km)
Along this part of the Trail, you’ll be led through the rolling hills of the Southern Mount Lofty Ranges and sections of Mount Crawford Forest. You’ll enjoy outstanding views as you climb towards Mount Gould.
Sunday 19th July: Walk 14 Montacute Heights to Cudlee Creek (19km)
After an initial road walk, the Trail makes a very long and steep descent to Sixth Creek before climbing again through Montacute Conservation Park and Mount Crawford Forest Reserve. The section between the Montacute Conservation Park and Snake Gully Road (Cudlee Creek) was devastated by bushfires in 2019. Fortunately, the vegetation is gradually returning, and you’ll enjoy a pleasant walk past pretty private gardens along Holland Creek Road as you complete your walk.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟑𝐩𝐦 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟔
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/montacute-cudlee-ck-nugget-rd-2025/
𝘒𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢/𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘬 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟏𝟔 - 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞/𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞/𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟖 & 𝟏𝟗
Saturday Walk 43: Melrose to Alligator Gorge Rd – 26 kms
This is a very long and difficult (but memorable) section of the Trail that starts with the ascent of Mt Remarkable and continues with many ascents and steep descents, plus several creek crossings through Mt Remarkable National Park, before emerging on Alligator Gorge Road.
Sunday Walk 44: Alligator Gorge Rd to Horrocks Pass – 15km
The trail initially leads over Lavender Peak to the picturesque Stony Creek campsite. From there, tracks, back roads, and a walk next to a busy highway take walkers to the memorial to explorer John Horrocks.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟒𝐩𝐦 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟔
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/e2e16-melrose-aligator-gorge-rd-horrocks-pass-2025/
𝘕𝘶𝘬𝘶𝘯𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐚 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗
Plenty of ups and downs within and outside of Morialta Cons. Park. There are numerous tricky climbs and descents on rocky, uneven terrain. This is a testing walk; there will be breaks for morning tea and lunch.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟓𝐩𝐦 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟖
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/morialta-2025/
𝘒𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢/𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘬 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐊𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐡𝐥 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗
Nestled amongst the Barossa Ranges, Kaiserstuhl Conservation Park is visited by Heysen Trail walkers and includes several other trails.
Our moderate-grade walk will follow the Stringybark & Wallowa tracks and a small section of the Heysen Trail. It is relatively flat with a gentle ascent of only 100 metres.
It passes through a variety of landscapes, including creeks, rocky outcrops, areas of low forest, scrub, and open grassland. We will have panoramic views across the ranges to the Barossa Valley.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟓𝐩𝐦 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟖
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/kaiserstuhl-2026/
𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘬 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺

𝐔𝐏𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐒
𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐄𝟐𝐄-𝟑 - 𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐂𝐤. 𝐑𝐝. 𝐓𝐨 𝐃𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟓 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/leigh-creek-rd-to-dutchmans-stern-2026/
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐧𝐨𝐰

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟏𝟖 - 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚/𝐊𝐚𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚/𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟓 & 𝟐𝟔
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/tanunda-kapunda-hamilton-2025/
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐧𝐨𝐰

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐩 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟔
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/belair-2026/
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐧𝐨𝐰

𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐄
𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 - 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟏 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲, 𝟐:𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦 - 𝟒:𝟎𝟎𝐩𝐦
Special invitation from the Minister at Parliament House to celebrate 40 years of conservation.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟓𝐩𝐦 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟔
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/special-invitation-with-the-governor-of-south-australia-40-years-of-conservation-2026/

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐇𝐞𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 - 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬 𝟏𝟐 & 𝟏𝟑 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟓 & 𝟏𝟔
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/heysen-highlights-walks-12-and-13-2025/
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐧𝐨𝐰

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞 - 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟓 & 𝟏𝟔
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/walk-the-yorke-port-turton-to-corney-point-2026/
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐧𝐨𝐰

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

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥, 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/prepare-to-walk-the-trail/transport

Ruin in morning light
📷 - Lance Perryman

Thinking about hiking the Heysen Trail, or simply curious about what makes it so special?

Our friends at Australian Hiker have released a fantastic introductory podcast all about the Heysen Trail. Whether you're planning your first day walk, tackling a section hike, or dreaming of completing the entire trail, this episode is packed with practical information, helpful tips, and plenty of inspiration.

It's a great introduction to one of Australia's premier long-distance walking trails, and well worth a listen if the Heysen Trail is on your hiking wish list.

🎧 Listen here: https://australianhiker.com.au/episodes/352-introduction-to-the-heysen-trail/

Have you walked part—or all—of the Heysen Trail? We'd love to hear about your favourite section in the comments.

Australian Hiker | 352 Introduction to the Heysen Trail It’s the 7th of July, 2026, and in a few weeks’ time I’ll be commencing my southbound journey on South Australia’s Heysen Trail. This trail is Australia’s’ longest dedicated hiking trail spanning approximately 1200km from Parachilna in the north, to Cape Jarvis on the coastline in the so...

𝗘𝟮𝗘𝟭𝟵 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝟭𝟮 & 𝟭𝟯: 𝗠𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗿-𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗛𝘁𝘀 - 𝟮𝟳 & 𝟮𝟴 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲

On the 27th and 28th of June, the End2End Nifty 19s took on the challenging Sections 12 and 13 of the Heysen Trail, hiking from Mylor to Montacute in beautiful cool and dry winter weather.

Our incredible volunteer FoHT walk leaders—Kristyn, Roz, Dean, Sharon and Meredith—guided 33 hikers on Saturday and 37 hikers on Sunday through a diverse and rewarding landscape.

The weekend featured long, challenging descents, steep climbs, national parks, conservation parks, picturesque towns, road walking, creek crossings and damp, shaded sections, all rewarded with spectacular views across the city.

It was a demanding but incredibly enjoyable weekend on the trail, with great company, stunning scenery and another memorable chapter in the End2End journey.

Peramangk & Kaurna Country

𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗖

𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙉𝘼𝙄𝘿𝙊𝘾 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠: 50 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙮
Recognising the connections, achievements & continuing service of First Nations people through the Countries we traverse on the Heysen Trail:
Ngarrindjeri/Ramindjeri, Kaurna, Peramangk, Ngadjuri, Nukunu & Adnymathanha.

It’s National NAIDOC Week, a time for all Australians to celebrate, recognise and learn about the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

This year’s theme, 50 Years of Deadly, marks five decades of NAIDOC Week and honours the Elders, organisers, artists and communities who have built and sustained this powerful movement.

Here in South Australia, First Nations people have been caring for Country as park rangers for more than 40 years, as well as serving in a range of different roles across DEW.

From Australia’s first Aboriginal Ranger Training Program on Adnyamathanha Country in 1983 to the First Nations rangers working across parks today, their knowledge, leadership and connection to Country continue to shape conservation across the state.

You can show your support by getting involved in NAIDOC Week activities across South Australia, and learn more about the history of First Nations park rangers in our Good Living blog.

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

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟏𝟕 - 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐑𝐝/𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭/𝐍𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐞 𝐑𝐝 - 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟏 & 𝟏𝟐
Saturday 11th July: Dares Hill Summit Rd to Hallett 20km
The trail takes you past the historic Mount Bryan East School before you begin the climb up Mount Bryan, the highest point of the Mount Lofty Ranges. From the summit, you’ll be rewarded with panoramic views of the Mid North before you descend through grazing and farming land towards Hallett, once a railhead for the local farming community.
Sunday 12th July: Hallett to North Booborowie 19 km
This section is an enjoyable, gently undulating walk mainly along rural back roads and road reserves, with seasonally changing hues of the surrounding farmland.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟕𝐩𝐦 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟕

https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/e2e17-dares-hill-summit-rd-hallet-nth-booborowie-rd-2025/
𝘕𝘨𝘢𝘥𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘪 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞 - 𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐧𝐝 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟏 & 𝟏𝟐
Section one: Port Rickaby to Port Milacowie (20km)
The varied trail will cover beaches and inland tracks that wind through coastal sand dunes and farmlands. Bring your camera, as the birdlife is a real treat. Weaving onto and out of the beach, experiencing a rock pool ecosystem. We will come across old wooden davit structures at the base of the cliff, which were once a part of a manual boat-winching system.
Section two: Port Milacowie to Point Turton (21.5 km)
Starting the day with a spectacular beach walk, complete with rock pools and birdlife, we go back in time when we arrive in Hardwick Bay, full of traditional holiday shacks. We continue our walk to Flaherty Beach, which earned acclaim in a 2021 TikTok video as ‘the best beach you’ve probably never heard of’.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟐𝐩𝐦 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟖

https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/walk-the-yorke-port-rickaby-to-port-turton-2026/
𝘕𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘨𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟐
This walk follows the Heysen Trail from the Bridgewater Oval through Mt George CP, Mt. Lofty Golf Course, and Woodhouse Scout Centre. We then make our way to the back of Mt. Lofty Summit, then to the top of the Botanic Garden for a well-earned morning tea. It’s then back on some of the same trails to the cars.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟓𝐩𝐦 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟏

https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/bridgewater-2026/
𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘬 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐀𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐛 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟐
This is a shorter 11 km loop walk, heading southwards along the Silver Sands beach to the Washpool wetlands. The walk then heads northwards into the Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park, visiting a range of scrublands and wetlands. The return leg will follow the beach southwards to the start/finish at the Silver Sands car park.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟓𝐩𝐦 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟏

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

𝐔𝐏𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐒
𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟏𝟗 - 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬/𝐂𝐮𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐤/𝐍𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐑𝐝 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟖 & 𝟏𝟗
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/montacute-cudlee-ck-nugget-rd-2025/

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟏𝟔 - 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞/𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞/𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟖 & 𝟏𝟗
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/e2e16-melrose-aligator-gorge-rd-horrocks-pass-2025/

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐚 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/morialta-2025/

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐊𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐡𝐥 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/kaiserstuhl-2026/

𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐄
𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 - 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟏 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲, 𝟐:𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦 - 𝟒:𝟎𝟎𝐩𝐦
Special invitation from the Minister at Parliament House to celebrate 40 years of conservation.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟓𝐩𝐦 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟔
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/special-invitation-with-the-governor-of-south-australia-40-years-of-conservation-2026/

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/

𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲
𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥, 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/prepare-to-walk-the-trail/accessing-water/

Coming Down
📷 - Lance Perryman

Cold and fog doesn't deter The Friends trail maintenance volunteers. Dom H led a hardy team in the mid-north around Huppatz Hut. Tasked to remove old stiles and install a new one, as well as checking on markers and general conditions. Huge thanks to Dom, Allan, Colin, John & Rick. We also appreciate the local landholder enabling access.

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The Friends acknowledge the long-standing care for country by the Ngadjuri traditional owners.