Takes you places!

  • Gardens of Stone National Park

    Gardens of Stone National Park

  • Federation Peak, Tasmania

    Federation Peak, Tasmania

    © Trevor Jones

  • Kayaking the Big Bend, River Murray

    Kayaking the Big Bend, River Murray

    © Jeremy Carter

  • The Arch, Grampians, Victoria

    The Arch, Grampians, Victoria

    © Mark Proctor

  • Flinders Chase Coastal Trek, Kangaroo Island

    Flinders Chase Coastal Trek, Kangaroo Island

    © Jeremy Carter

  • Blinman Pools, Flinders Ranges

    Blinman Pools, Flinders Ranges

    © Gabrielle McMahon

  • Creek gorge, the Bunkers, Flinders Ranges

    Creek gorge, the Bunkers, Flinders Ranges

    © Jeremy Carter

  • Heysen Trail extended walk - Quorn area

    Heysen Trail extended walk - Quorn area

  • Northern Flinders Ranges

    Northern Flinders Ranges

  • Heysen Trail extended walk – Northern Flinders Ranges

    Heysen Trail extended walk – Northern Flinders Ranges

  • Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail

    Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail

  • Deep Creek

    Deep Creek

  • New Member Weekend

    New Member Weekend

Adelaide Bushwalkers – home page

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
Sun 22nd Dec Day Walk Onkaparing River East M E E
Wed 25th Dec Day Walk Belair National Park - Bah Humbug Hike M E E
Tue 31st Dec 2024 - Wed 1st Jan 2025 Day Walk Chambers Gully - New Year Fireworks M E E
Sun 12th Jan 2025 Day Walk Section 1 - Yurrebilla Trail M M E
Fri 17th - Sun 19th Jan 2025 Kayak/Canoe Murray River NP M E E
Sun 19th Jan 2025 Day Walk 4 Seasons Social Walk: Summer S E E
Sun 26th Jan 2025 Day Walk Section 2 - Yurrebilla Trail M M E
Sat 1st - Sun 2nd Feb 2025 Kayak/Canoe Blanchetown M
Sun 2nd Feb 2025 Training Walk Scott Creek Conservation Park - Day Walk M E M

Click on events below to reveal further info

Activity
Details
Date
Sun 22/12
Location
Onkaparing River East
Activity Type
Day Walk
Grading
M E E
Date
Wed 25/12
Location
Belair National Park - Bah Humbug Hike
Activity Type
Day Walk
Grading
M E E
Date
Tue 31/12/24 - Wed 1/1/25
Location
Chambers Gully - New Year Fireworks
Activity Type
Day Walk
Grading
M E E
Date
Sun 12/1/25
Location
Section 1 - Yurrebilla Trail
Activity Type
Day Walk
Grading
M M E
Date
Fri 17/1 - Sun 19/1/25
Location
Murray River NP
Activity Type
Kayak/Canoe
Grading
M E E
Date
Sun 19/1/25
Location
4 Seasons Social Walk: Summer
Activity Type
Day Walk
Grading
S E E
Date
Sun 26/1/25
Location
Section 2 - Yurrebilla Trail
Activity Type
Day Walk
Grading
M M E
Date
Sat 1/2 - Sun 2/2/25
Location
Blanchetown
Activity Type
Kayak/Canoe
Grading
M
Date
Sun 2/2/25
Location
Scott Creek Conservation Park - Day Walk
Activity Type
Training Walk
Grading
M E M

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 fun

So 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 ...