Road and Beaumont House. Beaumont and Road

Brock Reserve on Dashwood Road, near Glynburn near Road, Dashwood on Reserve Brock

good views of and surrounding suburbs, to suburbs, surrounding and Adelaide of views good

w alking track contouring down the hills face with face hills the down contouring track alking

Park. After the Mt Osmond Golf Course join a join Course Golf Osmond Mt the After Park.

The Bullock Track leads to Mt Osmond Recreation Osmond Mt to leads Track Bullock The

and Mireen Tracks and exits near the Bullock Track. Bullock the near exits and Tracks Mireen and

Cleland Conservation Park the trail follows the Beela the follows trail the Park Conservation Cleland

More information. More

crossings to join the bikeway to Shurdington Road. In Road. Shurdington to bikeway the join to crossings

For details, explore the websites listed under listed websites the explore details, For

At the Crafers Interchange, use the pedestrian the use Interchange, Crafers the At

routes from the Pioneer Women’s Trail. Women’s Pioneer the from routes

Avenue Road. Avenue

Cleland Wildlife Park and Mt Lofty using a variety of variety a using Lofty Mt and Park Wildlife Cleland

t he north-western corner of Mt Barker Road and Road Barker Mt of corner north-western he

Pioneer Women’s Trail. It is possible to reach the reach to possible is It Trail. Women’s Pioneer

continuing to Crafers along a nearby local laneway at laneway local nearby a along Crafers to continuing

network of walking tracks which connect with the with connect which tracks walking of network

of the trail, where you must clean soil from footwear. from soil clean must you where trail, the of Steamroller Park in Stirling is ideal for a rest, before rest, a for ideal is Stirling in Park Steamroller

h as an extensive an as C leland Conservation Park Conservation leland

Phytophthora hygiene stations are located along parts along located are stations hygiene Phytophthora

Road which leads to the centre of Stirling township. Stirling of centre the to leads which Road

plants in the high rainfall areas of South . South of areas rainfall high the in plants Beaumont to Waterfall Gully and Mount Osmond. Mount and Gully Waterfall to Beaumont

Old Mt Barker Road, and along local streets to Pomona to streets local along and Road, Barker Mt Old

i fungus that causes disease to native to disease causes that fungus a s P hytophthora p rovide links from the Pioneer Women’s Trail at Trail Women’s Pioneer the from links rovide

Gully Road over the South Eastern Freeway bridge to bridge Freeway Eastern South the over Road Gully

access the Hills Face and Face Hills the access s Burnside Walking Trail Walking Burnside

Here we leave the and follow Old Carey Old follow and Trail Heysen the leave we Here

take care of yourself and others. and yourself of care take , safety Think

into the Onkaparinga River. River. Onkaparinga the into Mt Lofty Golf Course to the Old Carey Gully Road. Gully Carey Old the to Course Golf Lofty Mt

of the Aldgate Creek Catchment which in turn feeds turn in which Catchment Creek Aldgate the of Conservation Park and picnic area and then through then and area picnic and Park Conservation

• in an emergency call 000 or 112 from mobile phones. mobile from 112 or 000 call emergency an in •

birds and other native fauna and is an important part important an is and fauna native other and birds The freeway underpass leads to Mt George Mt to leads underpass freeway The

or form new trails new form or

Madurta Reserves. The park is home to a variety of variety a to home is park The Reserves. Madurta

Park and past the historic Old Bridgewater Mill. Mill. Bridgewater Old historic the past and Park

• respect the environment and do not take short cuts short take not do and environment the respect and links Stirling Park, Woorabinda, Hender and Hender Woorabinda, Park, Stirling links and

Bridgewater Oval, then under the bridge to the Lions the to bridge the under then Oval, Bridgewater

has a number of walking trails walking of number a has trigLna Park Linear Stirling dispose properly dispose

at Osterley Avenue where Cox Creek is followed to followed is Creek Cox where Avenue Osterley at

• leave no litter, take your rubbish with you and you with rubbish your take litter, no leave •

Conservation Park and Black Hill Conservation Park. Conservation Hill Black and Park Conservation side of Mt Barker Road. Turn into Oak Road and again and Road Oak into Turn Road. Barker Mt of side

• respect other trail users trail other respect • Horsnell Gully Conservation Park, Morialta Park, Conservation Gully Horsnell c ountry road and then onto the road verge on the south the on verge road the onto then and road ountry

c rossing roadways rossing , Cleland Conservation Park, Conservation Cleland Park, National Belair From Silver Road near Verdun the trail climbs a pleasant a climbs trail the Verdun near Road Silver From

length. Starting at Belair Railway Station it traverses it Station Railway Belair at Starting length. • take care and obey the Australian Road Rules when Rules Road Australian the obey and care take •

and other facilities. other and

i T approximately 48 km in km 48 approximately s he he Y urrebilla Trail urrebilla

expected time of return. return. of time expected selection of cafes, bed and breakfast accommodation breakfast and bed cafes, of selection

• inform a reliable person of your proposed route and route proposed your of person reliable a inform • lived and worked at “The Cedars” in Hahndorf . Hahndorf in Cedars” “The at worked and lived The townships provide a good a provide townships Hills Adelaide The

renowned landscape painter, Sir Hans Heysen, who Heysen, Hans Sir painter, landscape renowned Be responsible Be

along the way. the along

Flinders Ranges in the north. It is named after the after named is It north. the in Ranges Flinders

t he area is available on a number of interpretive signs interpretive of number a on available is area he

carry appropriate warm and wet weather clothing weather wet and warm appropriate carry Fleurieu Peninsula to Parachilna Gorge in the in Gorge Parachilna to Peninsula Fleurieu

and native bushland. Information about the history of history the about Information bushland. native and

• weather conditions can change quickly, ensure you ensure quickly, change can conditions weather

extends from Cape Jervis on the south coast of the of coast south the on Jervis Cape from extends

the Adelaide Hills with historic homes, deciduous trees deciduous homes, historic with Hills Adelaide the

is a 1,200 kilometre trail that trail kilometre 1,200 a is The The Heysen Trail Heysen • wear sturdy shoes, hat and sunscreen and hat shoes, sturdy wear •

laneways and bush tracks through a delightful section of section delightful a through tracks bush and laneways

• carry sufficient drinking water water drinking sufficient carry • walking opportunities in the Adelaide Hills region. Hills Adelaide the in opportunities walking is designed for walkers mainly following country roads, country following mainly walkers for designed is

Be prepared Be The Pioneer Women’s Trail links to a range of other of range a to links Trail Women’s Pioneer The At approximately 22km long, the Pioneer Women’s Trail Women’s Pioneer the long, 22km approximately At

Links to Other Walking Trails Walking Other to Links Along the Trail - Verdun to Beaumont to Verdun - Trail the Along ips T Safety and Etiquette rail T alking W

Locality Guide History The trail has been developed between Verdun and Beaumont and traverses the Mt Lofty Ranges, passing The Pioneer Women’s Trail honours the early through the townships of Bridgewater, Stirling and Crafers. European settlers from Hahndorf who supplied Adelaide with fresh produce at a time when most Acknowledgements foodstuffs had to be imported into . The following are gratefully acknowledged for their This British colony was barely two years old when commitment to this heritage trail three sailing ships arrived in 1838 carrying Lutheran • Office for Recreation and Sport refugees from Prussia eager to build new lives free • Walking SA from persecution. The sympathetic captain of the • National Trust of SA - Hahndorf Branch ‘Zebra’, Dirk Meinertz Hahn, helped fifty-four • Lutheran families establish farms in the picturesque • Onkaparinga River Valley near Mount Barker. • District Council of Mount Barker Within weeks the women and girls carrying baskets of • Department for Environment and Heritage vegetables and dairy products on their backs or on • Conservation Volunteers Australia yokes across their shoulders, left the village at midnight • Friends of Parks Walking Trails Support Group to walk the rough bush track to Adelaide 35 km away. More Information on Trails At about 4.00 am the women reached a stream in the foothills near Beaumont which became a favourite Trails SA place to rest, wash their sore feet and tidy www.southaustraliantrails.com themselves before walking into Adelaide to hawk Department for Environment and Heritage their wares. Their load on the homeward journey www.environment.sa.gov.au ph:(08) 8124 4700 contained sewing thread, needles, sugar, tea, some South Australian Tourism Commission tobacco for the menfolk and two bricks each for building the new church in Hahndorf. As more www.southaustralia.com ph: 1300 655 276 villages were established in the hills, their City of Burnside inhabitants also followed the Trail with goods on www.burnside.sa.gov.au ph:(08) 8366 4200 their backs. This manner of provisioning Adelaide The Friends of the Heysen Trail continued until the late 1850s. www.heysentrail.asn.au ph:(08) 8212 6299 In 1980 six members of the Hahndorf Branch, Walking SA National Trust of South Australia followed a map www.walkingsa.org.au ph:(08) 8361 2491 produced on 18 June 1841 by surveyor F R Nixon showing this Trail. The first public walk along its Adelaide Hills Council full length took place on the 20 April 1980 as part www.ahc.sa.gov.au ph:(08) 8408 0400 of the National Trust’s Silver Jubilee celebrations. Disclaimer Since then thousands of enthusiastic walkers have Persons using the map and supporting information do so at their own risk. Every care has been taken in the preparation of the map, however no responsibility can be accepted for any errors or omissions. trodden in the footsteps of previous generations. April 2007 VERDUN to BEAUMONT Extract from the National Trust of SA historical overview www.southaustraliantrails.com