Image

Hiking

Day 54 – Heysen’s Rest to Inman Valley
5 years ago

Day 54 – Heysen’s Rest to Inman Valley

By  •  Heysen Trail

Long-distance hiking requires unwavering repetition; eat, walk, sleep and repeat—life is that joyously simple. However, at certain times the balance can go out of whack; some days you must walk …
Read More

Day 55 – Inman Valley to Newland Hill Campsite
5 years ago

Day 55 – Inman Valley to Newland Hill Campsite

By  •  Heysen Trail

After weeks of expansive farmlands, beaten tracks, busy roads and leafy parks, I yearned for a sea change. By Day 55, I’d spent over a month transversing pastoralised and forested …
Read More

Day 56 – Newland Hill Campsite to Balquhidder Campsite
5 years ago

Day 56 – Newland Hill Campsite to Balquhidder Campsite

By  •  Heysen Trail

Wriggling out of your comfort zone can be difficult, but so worthwhile. By modifying your routine, you can ensure that your brain stays active, your goals refocus and, most importantly, …
Read More

Day 57 – Balquhidder Campsite to Tapanappa Campground
5 years ago

Day 57 – Balquhidder Campsite to Tapanappa Campground

By  •  Heysen Trail

Fatigue, trauma and physical injury often add to an emotional state that makes it seem impossible to ‘keep going’. Although, a problem is usually just that—a one-off emotion from a …
Read More

Day 58 – Tapanappa Campground to Cobbler Hill Campground
5 years ago

Day 58 – Tapanappa Campground to Cobbler Hill Campground

By  •  Heysen Trail

If you’re not expecting to be left battered and bruised after 2 months of rugged hiking, you still have something to learn; I had one particularly unpleasant lesson remaining. I …
Read More

Day 59 – Cobbler Hill Campground to Cape Jervis
5 years ago

Day 59 – Cobbler Hill Campground to Cape Jervis

By  •  Heysen Trail

So, here we are, we’ve made it. After 58 journal entries, 2 months of trekking, countless aches and far too many dehydrated meals, Day 59 would be my final stretch along …
Read More

Sponsors

By  •  Heysen Trail

Partners Supporters Friends Accommodation Sponsors

 

Want to become a sponsor?

Please let me know! There will be further opportunities to sponsor upcoming Trekking West adventures. Stay tuned for future …
Read More

Fundraising for the Black Dog Institute
6 years ago

Fundraising for the Black Dog Institute

By  •  Heysen Trail

Events and giveaways.

Thanks to the Barossa Valley Rotary Club, my team of helpers at the Barossa Community Walk and all of the sponsors who donated prizes, we raised substantial funds to help …
Read More

A guide to hiking the Heysen Trail
6 years ago

A guide to hiking the Heysen Trail

By  •  Heysen Trail

Fast-forward two decades and my life was about to change for the more nomadically inclined. After almost seven years locked away in an office, I had decided to up-and-leave my …
Read More

Dight Falls Trail
7 years ago

Dight Falls Trail

The seasons turn quickly in Melbourne (at hourly intervals on some days) and while Winter’s chilly conditions are at least predictable, the skies are certain to bring rain clouds, which …
Read More