Heysen Trail

Heysen Trail
Section 1: “If you don’t keep your feet there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to”

So first up a disclaimer - it’s been something of a battle getting started. I contracted covid two weeks before we were about to set off which threw a spanner into the works for planning, training and general readiness. Nonetheless I managed to assemble resupply boxes, get my pack together and was ready for the […]

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Heysen Trail
Section 1: The Wild West

Parachilna trailhead to Hawker

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Heysen Trail
Prelude: This Is Why You Should Walk

Final preparations and a serious car accident

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Trial Hike: Learning From Mistakes

A new tent and some rookie mistakes in bad weather.

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Heysen Trail
Trial Hike: Walk the Yorke

Another test hike, this time through the spectacular Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park.

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Trial Hike: Mt Crawford

A last minute hike and camp at Mt Crawford to test out planning and gear.

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