Heysen trail

Heysen Trail
Established	1978
Length	1200 km (746 mi)
Location	South Australia *Flinders Ranges *Mount Lofty Ranges *Fleurieu Peninsula
Trailheads	Parachilna Gorge Cape Jervis
Use	Hiking
Hiking details
Season	sections are closed during summer
Waymark	One of the many signposts marking the Heysen Trail.
Sights	Wilpena Pound Former Monster Mine at Burra Pichi Richi Pass Barossa Valley Mount Lofty Encounter Bay Investigator Strait
Surface	natural
Website	http://heysentrail.asn.au/

The Heysen Trail is a long distance walking trail in South Australia. It runs from Parachilna Gorge, in the Flinders Ranges via the Adelaide Hills to Cape Jervis on the Fleurieu Peninsula and is approximately 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) in length.

From north to south, the route of the trail may be summarised by the following landmarks in order: Parachilna Gorge - Flinders Ranges National Park - Hawker - Quorn - Mount Remarkable National Park - Melrose - Crystal Brook - Spalding - Burra - Kapunda - Adelaide Hills - Deep Creek Conservation Park - Cape Jervis

Due to bushfire risk, large sections of the trail are closed annually from December through to April.

Most people choose to walk sections of the track for one or a few days at a time. There are many places to stay along the trail and hardy walkers who walk the track from beginning to end typically do so in about 60 days.

The Friends of the Heysen Trail is a non-profit volunteer organisation dedicated to the maintenance, development and promotion of the Heysen Trail and other walking trails; and to the promotion of bushwalking as a healthy leisure activity.