Here is our final Heysen Trail southbound (SOBO) itinerary (last update 4/7/2022).

Day # Date From To Daily Distance (km) Total Distance (km) Available Food Rest Type
1 31/07 Sun Parachilna Gorge Trailhead Aroona Ruins 18.33 18.3 Tent (Paid)
2 1/08 Mon Aroona Ruins Yanyanna Hut 24.51 42.8 Hut (WiS)
3 2/08 Tue Yanyanna Hut Wilpena Caravan Park 21.76 65.3 Dinner Resort (Paid)
4 3/08 Wed Wilpena Caravan Park Red Range WiS 28.27 93 Tent (WiS)
5 4/08 Thu Red Range WiS Mayo Hut 17.18 110.3 Hut (WiS)
6 5/08 Fri Mayo Hut Hawker (6.6 km off the main trail) 21.93 128.3 RESUPPLY #1 Town
7 6/08 Sat Hawker Calabrinda Creek WiS 19.37 154.2 Tent (WiS)
8 7/08 Sun Calabrinda Creek WiS Buckaringa North WiS 18.96 173.2 Tent (WiS)
9 8/08 Mon Buckaringa North WiS Mt Adern WiS 21.99 195.2 Tent (WiS)
10 9/08 Tue Mt Adern Dutchman Hut 28.09 223.2 Hut (WiS)
11 10/08 Wed Dutchman Hut Quorn (2 km off the main trail) 10.5 232.8 Town
12 11/08 Thu Quorn Rest 0 232.8 RESUPPLY #2 Town
13 12/08 Fri Quorn Catninga Shed 26.53 261.6 Hut (Paid)
14 13/08 Sat Catninga Shed Stony Creek WiS 33.49 294.7 Tent (Paid)
15 14/08 Sun Stony Creek WiS Melrose 25.66 320.3 Dinner Town
16 15/08 Mon Melrose Murray Town (2 km off the main trail) 16.65 337.8 Dinner Campsite (Paid)
17 16/08 Tue Murray Town Go Cart Track Shelter 26.29 363.2 Tent (WiS)
18 17/08 Wed Go Cart Track Shelter Beetaloo WiS 19.09 383.2 Tent (WiS)
19 18/08 Thu Beetaloo WiS Crystal Brook 26.57 412.2 RESUPPLY #3 Town
20 19/08 Fri Crystal Brook Hiskeys Hut 22.65 432.6 Late lunch / Dinner Hut (WiS)
21 20/08 Sat Hiskeys Hut Curnows Hut 24.69 460.6 Hut (WiS)
22 21/08 Sun Curnows Hut Spalding 32.12 492.5 Town
23 22/08 Mon Spalding Whistling Trig Tank 26.18 519 Tent (WiS)
24 23/08 Tue Whistling Trig Tank Hallett Railway Station 22.92 541.6 Dinner Hut (WiS)
25 24/08 Wed Hallett Railway Station Caroona Creek Campsite 32.35 574.1 Tent (WiS)
26 25/08 Thu Caroona Creek Campsite Wandallah Creek Shelter 31.53 604.5 Tent (WiS)
27 26/08 Fri Wandallah Creek Shelter Burra 14.79 619.5 RESUPPLY #4 Town
28 27/08 Sat Burra Worlds End WiS 23.27 642.4 Tent (WiS)
29 28/08 Sun World End WiS Huppatz Hut 20.45 663.2 Hut (WiS)
30 29/08 Mon Huppatz Hut Smith Hill 29.27 692.7 Tent (WiS)
31 30/08 Tue Smith Hill Marschalls Hut 25.9 718.6 Late lunch / Dinner Hut (WiS)
32 31/08 Wed Marschalls Hut Light Hummocks Reserve Campsite 23.17 742.4 Hamilton detour? Hut (WiS)
33 1/09 Thu Light Hummocks Reserve Campsite Greenock 35.25 772.2 Lunch / Dinner Campsite (Paid)
34 2/09 Fri Greenock Tanunda 12.34 784.9 Town
35 3/09 Sat Tanunda Rest 0 784.9 RESUPPLY #5 Town
36 4/09 Sun Tanunda Centennial Drive 33.62 815.1 Tent (WiS)
37 5/09 Mon Centennial Drive Scotts Shelter 32.71 834.1 Tent (WiS)
38 6/09 Tue Scotts Shelter Cudlee Creek North WiS 23.31 856.1 Lunch / Dinner Tent (WiS)
39 7/09 Wed Cudlee Creek North WiS Norton Summit 25.91 887.6 Lunch / Dinner Tent (WiS)
40 8/09 Thu Norton Summit Bridgewater 25.05 904.4 Dinner Town
41 9/09 Fri Bridgewater Rocky Creek Hut 23.2 927.5 Tent (Paid)
42 10/09 Sat Rocky Creek Hut Chookarloo Campsite 15.07 944.9 Tent (Paid)
43 11/09 Sun Chookarloo Campsite Mt Compass (2 km off the main trail) 33.23 969.3 RESUPPLY #6 Town
44 12/09 Mon Mt Compass Heysen's Rest 25.16 994 B&B
45 13/09 Tue Heysen's Rest Robinson Hill WiS 18.43 1012.8 Tent (Paid)
46 14/09 Wed Robinson Hill WiS Waitpinga camp site 27.55 1039.8 Victor detour? Hut (Paid)
47 15/09 Thu Waitpinga camp site Tappanappa camp site 28.79 1068.5 Tent (Paid)
48 16/09 Fri Tappanappa camp site Cape Jervis Trailhead 28 1096 FIN

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Most From locations in this table link to Friends of Heysen site information including available services and how to book paid sites, it's a fantastic planning resource.