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Adelaide Bushwalkers is a hiking club enjoying multi-day hikes carrying packs & camping, day walks, kayaking, cycling and other activities, near Adelaide, South Australia & interstate.
Upcoming Hikes & Activities
A selection of our upcoming Activity Program is below.
| Date/s | Activity Type | Name / Location | Grading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 7th - Mon 10th Mar | Training Walk | Grampians NP | M M H |
| Sat 8th - Wed 12th Mar | Multi-day Walk | GSWW - Moleside to Nelson | M E E Q |
| Sat 8th - Tue 18th Mar | Extended Walk | Tasmania, King William Range, Packraft on the Gordon | S H H |
| Sat 29th - Sun 30th Mar | Multi-day Walk | Barossa Valley | M E E |
| Sat 3rd - Sun 4th May | Multi-day Walk | Crafers to Brownhill Creek Circuit | M E E |
| Sat 17th - Sun 18th May | Multi-day Walk | Deep Creek Circuit | M M E Q |
| Sat 24th - Sun 25th May | Multi-day Walk | Scorpion Springs Conservation Park | M E M Q |
| Fri 6th - Mon 9th Jun | Multi-day Walk | Ikara-Flinders Ranges - Wilpena | M M M Q |
| Fri 6th - Mon 9th Jun | Training Walk | Ikara-Flinders Ranges NP | M M H |
Click on events below to reveal further info
Activity
Details
Date
Fri 7/3 - Mon 10/3
Location
Grampians NP
Date
Sat 8/3 - Wed 12/3
Location
GSWW - Moleside to Nelson
Date
Sat 8/3 - Tue 18/3
Location
Tasmania, King William Range, Packraft on the Gordon
Date
Sat 29/3 - Sun 30/3
Location
Barossa Valley
Date
Sat 3/5 - Sun 4/5
Location
Crafers to Brownhill Creek Circuit
Date
Sat 17/5 - Sun 18/5
Location
Deep Creek Circuit
Date
Sat 24/5 - Sun 25/5
Location
Scorpion Springs Conservation Park
Date
Fri 6/6 - Mon 9/6
Location
Ikara-Flinders Ranges - Wilpena
Date
Fri 6/6 - Mon 9/6
Location
Ikara-Flinders Ranges NP
Hiking gear for hire at reasonable rates. Try out gear before you buy your own.
Checklist of equipment, food ideas, water, first aid list, rules, minimal impact bushwalking and what to do if you get lost.
Joining ABW takes you to new places you may never have heard of, off the beaten track, and to have new experiences.
Meetings 7:30pm on the 1st Wednesday of the month, in the hall at the North Adelaide Community Centre.
From Our Blog
Whether we know it or not, ABW members owe a large debt to Peter Beer, who passed away in the Royal Adelaide Hospital on Sunday 22/9/2024. On joining in 1959, he and a handful of energetic, young members found a club entering its adolescence after foundation in 1946. It could not have been in safer hands.
Peter was one of those people who put their best into everything they do. He was a frequent and popular walk leader, and intrepid explorer of ...
The following article was written by Peter Beer in 1963. Much of what he wrote then is just as relevant and useful today. The things that have changed are interesting enough that I’ve added them as footnotes below. Ed.
The Pound is a large basin, some ten miles by four miles, drained only by Wilpena Creek, which is permanent near the Chalet[1]. The rock on the summits of the peaks is red quartzite and is underlain by purple slates in the ...
We packed our essentials into duffel bags and a day pack and were transported to Kathmandu airport after breakfast. After a 6 hour wait we were suddenly moving. There was a break in the weather and we needed to go immediately.
The flight to Lukla airport was 45 minutes but felt nothing like it. Upon seeing the welcome sign and airstrip, I felt the realisation of a dream was possible. So much needs to go right still but we are here, ...
Last month seven ABW members went on Nigel’s navigation weekend to the Hattah Lakes. We all came with map and compass at the ready and GPS devices nowhere to be seen. Here’s what we found:
It was a lot easier than we expected We were watching the terrain a lot more instead of our phones It was a lot of funSo here’s what we learnt. Firstly, though, why learn this skill anyway?
There will be times when phones get lost, break, or go flat Compass ...