355 Heysen Trail Section 2 – an Ending
Show Notes
In this podcast I last about the second section of my journey on the Heysen Trail with the end result being a premature end to this walk. To finish of this podcast we discuss my discuss key learnings from the 151km that I covered on the northern end of Australia’s longest dedicated hiking trail.
Podcast Overview
In this podcast episode we bring you interviews from the Heysen Trail from week 2 which saw a premature end to this hike:
- Podcast and Episode introduction (time index 0:01:22)
- Day 6 Wilpena Pound to Red Range Campsite (time index 0:02:37)
- Day 7 Red Range Campsite to Mayo Hut (time index 0:11:10)
- Day 8 Mayo Hut to Mount Elm School Campsite (time index 0:17:12)
- Day 9 Mount Elm School Campsite to Mount Elm School Campsite (time index 0:24:14)
- Day 10 Mount Elm School Campsite to Hawker
- And I’m officially off trail. Why?
- Diagnosis
- What I learnt (time index 0:40:27)
- Close (time index 0:47:40)
Resources
- Friends of the Heysen Trail Website
- Heysen Trail Instagram @heysentrailfriends
- Heysen Trail Facebook Page
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Publishing date
12 August 2026