The Heysen Trail

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.

Want to help our work on the Trail? Donate to The Friends: https://heysentrail.asn.au/about-the-friends/donate/

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

𝗘𝟮𝗘𝟭𝟱: 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗗𝗿 - 𝟭𝟱-𝟭𝟵 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

Based in Hawker for their penultimate week of walking the Heysen Trail, End-2-End 15 were prepared for what was ahead. Changeable weather conditions, resheduled & challenging walks, carpooling, social activities, green vegetation, stunning scenery, flowing creeks & wet feet. All of these delivered & more as the Fearless Fifteen took everything in their stride to complete four adventurous hikes through the Flinders Ranges in the final year of their 6 year journey.

Adnymathanha Country

𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 & 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘭

Coming up this next weekend we have a 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 down south at 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠 and a 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫 starting at 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤, 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐆𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲.

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

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟓
The Nurragi Conservation Reserve is along the former Sandigrove to Milang railway line, an offshoot of the Adelaide to Victor Harbor line, that operated between 1884 and 1970. It is now a nature corridor that reflects early railway history in the state and provides for a very pleasant walk. For the railway buffs, the trail terminates at the Heritage Milang Railway Yard and Museum, that will open shortly before we are due to arrive.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟓𝐩𝐦 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟑

https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/nurragi-conservation-reserve-2026/
𝘕𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘫𝘦𝘳𝘪 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐆𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟓
Walk up Kensington Road, Wattle Park to the lookout to see stunning views over the city to the coast. Follow a road reserve and suburban streets to Old Coach Road, then a brief downhill and a lot of uphill until we reach the point where Old Coach Road intersects the Heysen Trail at the top of Horsnell Gully CP. Plenty of bush scenery and likely to see koalas. We then follow the Heysen Trail for a short while within Horsnell Gully CP, before turning off onto the Rockdale Hill Track and walking mostly downhill to the Horsnell Gully CP car park. The next part is mostly uphill along suburban streets and gravel roads, before entering the Magill Stone Mine Reserve. A few more suburban streets and we’re back to the cars.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝟓𝐩𝐦 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟑

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

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟐𝟎 - 𝐌𝐲𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟓
𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲, 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝.

𝐔𝐏𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐒
𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐄𝟐𝐄𝟏𝟕 - 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐑𝐝/𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭/𝐍𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐞 𝐑𝐝 - 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟏 & 𝟏𝟐
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/

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞 - 𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐧𝐝 - 𝐒𝐚𝐭. & 𝐒𝐮𝐧. 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟏 & 𝟏𝟐
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/

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟐
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/bridgewater-2026/

𝐅𝐨𝐇𝐓 - 𝐀𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐛 - 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟐
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/walk-the-trail-with-the-friends/walk-calendar/aldinga-scrub-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/

Marschalls Hut
📷 - Lance Perryman
https://heysentrail.asn.au/walking-the-heysen-trail/prepare-to-walk-the-trail/accommodation/marschalls-hut/

Did you know The Friends Trail volunteers do more than care for the marker posts, stiles and hike-in sites?

Our Trail volunteers are currently collaborating with Dept for Environment & Water, Ngadjuri representatives & Friends of Burra Parks to create a new park at Worlds End Gorge & Hopkins Creek that will eventually include an exciting reroute option for the Heysen Trail.

Wandering through catchments of native tussock grassland and mallee or along ridgelines that have existed for tens of thousands of years will add to the diversity found on the Heysen Trail.

You may not have time to volunteer but joining The Friends is a great way to show support for our ongoing activity along the Trail.

𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 - 𝐒𝐮𝐧 𝟑𝟏 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

An enjoyable time was had recently on a Trail Starter in Sturt Gorge. FoHT members were incredibly lucky with the weather—rain fell the day before and again the day after, but during our walk enjoyed beautiful blue skies and sunshine.

The recent rain added something special, with a lovely flow along the Sturt River. The group had plenty of fun crossing it, and rock scrambling, several times along the way!

It was wonderful to welcome some new members on their very first walk—great to have you join us! And the local kangaroos didn’t seem the least bit bothered by our group passing through their patch.
Walkers wrapped up the morning with a cuppa and a biscuit, finishing up nicely by lunchtime. Sturt Gorge - a great local natural treasure.

Kaurna Country

𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 & 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘍𝘰𝘏𝘛 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘕𝘰𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘚𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘩