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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 20th - Sun 21st Sep | Training Walk | Security on Steep Ground Course (2 Days) | S H H |
| Sun 21st Sep | Training Walk | Hamra Ave, West Beach SA 5024 - Beach End | M |
| Sat 27th - Sun 28th Sep | Multi-day Walk | Bill Lindsay Trail | M E M Q |
| Sat 4th - Mon 6th Oct | Multi-day Walk | Grampians Vic - Fortress and Arch loop | M M H Q |
| Sat 4th - Sat 18th Oct | Extended Walk | Great South West Walk (GSWW) and Canoeing | M E E |
| Sat 11th Oct | Social | FOUR SEASONS: SPRING SOCIAL WALK | S M M |
| Sat 18th - Sun 19th Oct | Training Walk | Security on Steep Ground Course (2 Days) | S H H |
| Tue 21st - Sun 26th Oct | Multi-day Walk | KANGAROO ISLAND WILDERNESS TRAIL | M E E |
| Mon 27th - Fri 31st Oct | Day Walk | Melrose base-camp - CONFIRMATIONS REQUESTED | M E E |
| Sat 1st - Sun 2nd Nov | Multi-day Walk | Fox Creek Trails - Sunset Dinner | S M E Q |
| Sat 8th - Sun 9th Nov | Day Walk | Newland Head CP - Night + Day Walk | M E E |
Click on events below to reveal further info
Activity
Details
Date
Sat 20/9 - Sun 21/9
Location
Security on Steep Ground Course (2 Days)
Date
Sun 21/9
Location
Hamra Ave, West Beach SA 5024 - Beach End
Date
Sat 27/9 - Sun 28/9
Location
Bill Lindsay Trail
Date
Sat 4/10 - Mon 6/10
Location
Grampians Vic - Fortress and Arch loop
Date
Sat 4/10 - Sat 18/10
Location
Great South West Walk (GSWW) and Canoeing
Date
Sat 11/10
Location
FOUR SEASONS: SPRING SOCIAL WALK
Date
Sat 18/10 - Sun 19/10
Location
Security on Steep Ground Course (2 Days)
Date
Tue 21/10 - Sun 26/10
Location
KANGAROO ISLAND WILDERNESS TRAIL
Date
Mon 27/10 - Fri 31/10
Location
Melrose base-camp - CONFIRMATIONS REQUESTED
Date
Sat 1/11 - Sun 2/11
Location
Fox Creek Trails - Sunset Dinner
Date
Sat 8/11 - Sun 9/11
Location
Newland Head CP - Night + Day Walk
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
This was going to be my worst night on a walk, and my hardest experience walking ever.
Earlier this year (in April) I undertook an 8-day loop walk starting from Round Mt carpark on Tooma Rd.
I was by myself, mainly arising from deciding quite late to do the walk. I had an ambitious plan that included most of Australia’s highest peaks. My first night (pictured above) was up Mt Jagungal, and then a couple of days enjoyable off-track walking across ‘The Rolling Ground’ ...
Club members will be aware of our water tank project in the northern Flinders Ranges. It originated from Warren Bonython’s bequest of $10,000 to ABW after his death in 2012. Warren was a longstanding patron of the club and the project was led by our then new Patron Duncan Chessell ably supported by the committee and members. All of this is well documented in Tandanya and the Club Facebook page. Locations are recorded on the club website also. The tanks were installed in 2019 at ...
With nearly two years of high school still ahead of me, and with a few long day walks in the Adelaide Hills to bolster my sketchy confidence, I bravely walked into a room somewhere behind the SA Museum.
It was early 1965 and my purpose was to attend an ABW General Meeting. As I entered the room, I was immediately struck by how everyone was older than me, with a moderate spread of years either side of thirty or so it ...
Let’s make eating the highlight of the day!
Here is a list of over 50 tried and trusted recipes suitable for preparing on an overnight walk, with the food carried in the pack. No fresh meat, chicken or fish are included in recipes because of their vulnerability to contamination.
Quantities of ingredients in recipes are on the assumption that bushwalkers are usually hungry on a walk. Amounts may need to be varied depending on the nature of the trip or appetites of ...