The Buckaringa Sanctuary will be temporarily closed for a few days in August and again in October. As the Heysen Trail passes through the sanctuary, we advise walkers to consider the closure if planning to walk in the area. A closure will commence on Friday 2nd August and continue until Tuesday 6th August 2024. Another closure will commence on Thursday 10th October and continue until Sunday 13th October 2024.     The Buckaringa Wildlife Sanctuary is home to many Yellow-footed Rock-wallabies and is located between Quorn and Hawker. You can find it on map 6, chapter 4, of the ..read more

The Heysen Trail through the Deep Creek Conservation Park will be closed from mid­day Sun­day 30 June until 12pm mid­day Fri­day 5 July 2024. The purpose of the closure of the entire conservation park is to protect public safety during a feral animal control program. Campsites and other walking trails in The Deep Creek Conservation Park will also be closed during this time. The trail will be closed between Blowhole Creek (GR 425 507 on mapsheet 1A) and the eastern boundary of the Deep Creek Conservation Park at Tunkalilla (end of McGregor Rd track – GR 543 527 on mapsheet 1A). (This covers fr ..read more

An aerial pest animal control program will mean the closure of sections of the Heysen Trail in the northern Mount Lofty Ranges from Monday 17th June to Sunday 30th June, 2024. The program will include forestry reserves, reservoir reserves, conservation parks and private properties, over native scrub, plantations, and farmland in the areas around Millbrook Reservoir, Para Wirra, Mount Crawford Forest and Kaiserstuhl. The Heysen Trail and Heysen huts will be closed from Pewsey Vale/Kaiserstuhl in the north (GR 170 727 on Mapsheet 2D, Southern Guide Map 4.3) , south to Scotts and as far south as ..read more

Caroona Creek Conservation Park :   www.visitburra.com An aerial pest control program will mean the Caroona Creek Conservation Park (Including Caroona Creek Campground), Mimbara Conservation Park and Hopkins Creek Conservation Park will be closed from 6.00 pm Tuesday 28th May to 6.00 pm on Sunday 2nd June, 2024. The closure will also extend to surrounding private land. The Heysen Trail from Gerkie Gap (GR 113 250 on Mapsheet 3C, Southern Guide Map 5.5) all the way to Dares Hill Summit Road (GR 188 017 on Mapsheet 4B, Southern Guide Map 6.6.) will therefore be closed This represents ..read more

  The Buckaringa Sanctuary will be temporarily closed for a few days in June 2024. As the Heysen Trail passes through the sanctuary, we advise walkers to consider the closure if planning to walk in the area. The closure will commence on the evening of Friday 21st June and continue until the morning of  Tuesday 25th June 2024.     The Buckaringa Wildlife Sanctuary is home to many Yellow-footed Rock-wallabies and is located between Quorn and Hawker. You can find it on map 6, chapter 4, of the Heysen Trail Northern Guidebook and on Sheet Map 7b – Dutchmans Stern Conservation ..read more

A  new governance model for the Heysen Trail The Heysen Trail is managed by a partnership comprising the Department of Environment and Water, the Friends of the Heysen Trail, ForestrySA, and SAWater. As foreshadowed by the Heysen Trail 5 Year Plan, work has started to develop a best-practice governance model to give the Heysen Trail a continuing and successful future. If you are a landowner or other stakeholder along the Trail please read this flier about consultation that will take place in the near future. We would love to have your input. Neil Hendry, President, Friends of the Heysen T ..read more

The current trailhead The proposed trailhead Change is coming to the Heysen Northern Trailhead! Work will commence in early May. The Friends of Heysen Trail initiated a rejuvenation of the now tired Trailhead that’s helped hikers cross the line for more than 30 years. The new design will enhance the sense of starting or completing the 1200km adventure. Read the full article in the latest Trailwalker. (Click here.) This benefits everyone, whether you are new to the Trail or a long-term hiker & supporter. Anyone who has or will enjoy the Trail is encouraged to donate to this exciting pro ..read more

The entire length of the Heysen Trail has now re-opened following the conclusion of the Fire Danger Season in the Mount Lofty Ranges and Mid North Fire Ban Districts. The northern half of the trail, from Wirrabara, reopened on April 15 following the conclusion of the Fire Ban Season in the Flinders Ranges Fire Ban District. The entire length will remain open until November 2024 when the Fire Danger Season is expected to begin. View more information about how the Fire Danger Season affects the Heysen Trail. View the CFS media release confirming the conclusion of the Fire Dan ..read more

The Fire Danger Season ends today in the Flinders Fire Ban District, allowing the re-opening of the Heysen Trail north of Wirrabara Forest (Northern Guide Map 2.6) to the end of the trail at Parachilna Gorge. The Fire Ban Season is scheduled to finish in the remaining three Fire Ban Districts affecting the Heysen Trail on April 30. (www.cfs.org.au). For further information click here. The post Heysen Trail re-opens in the Flinders Fire Ban District appeared first on The Friends of the Heysen Trail ..read more

Latest update to the Heysen Trail gpx and Interactive Map With the opening of the walk season approaching, we have updated the Heysen Trail gpx file to include all re-routes since the last version of the consolidated gpx file was released in August 2023. The reroutes have been added to the downloadable GPX file (version 4.7 released 6/2/2024) and the Interactive Map as displayed on Friends of the Heysen Trail website. You can find instructions for downloading the updated file onto your GPS unit on the Maps & GPS page. The reroutes have had a very minor impact on the Heysen Trail Distances ..read more