Never Retire from Life with Retire Active SA Bushwalkers:
- engage in healthy exercise that suits your level of fitness
- meet other friendly people
- walk in the bush, parks and forests
- go on camps and trips in a variety of places
Retire Active SA Bushwalkers (formerly ARPA Bushwalkers) has been offering bushwalking opportunities to senior Australians for over 40 years. They are a non-profit, volunteer organisation with a membership of around 460, consisting mostly of retirees and part-time walkers/workers. Prospective new members and visitors are welcome to participate in two trial walks before joining by a membership fee.
View upcoming walks on their website at retireactivesabushwalkers.org.au.
About the walks offered
Walks offered are categorised as Day Walks, Long Distance Trail Walking and Camps.
Day walks
Volunteer leaders plan and conduct the graded day walks. In any one week we offer at least one walk for each grade, sometimes more.
Walks are graded as follows:
- A Grade: The most difficult grade of walk; up to 20 km – may include very rough terrain and steep gradients; duration 5-6 hours.
- B Grade: An intermediate grade; distance 12-17 km – may include steep gradients; duration 4-5 hours
- C Grade: An easier grade of walk; usually 7-12 km – may include moderate gradients; duration 3-4 hrs
- C- Grade: Intermediate between C and D usually 7-9 km with easy gradients
- D Grade: The easiest grade of walk; usually 5-7 km – easy walking which may have slight gradients; duration 2-3 hours. Walks are planned around the use of public transport.
All walk times include lunch and other breaks.
During November to February, shorter Early Morning Walks are also arranged for B and C Grades.
Long distance trail walking
Groups are formed to walk trails such as the Heysen Trail, Bibbulmum and Larapinta.
Camps
Retire Active SA Bushwalkers conduct a range of low-cost camps. Each year we intend to have intra-state and interstate camps.
Club members regularly participate in organised overseas walking adventures, for example: the Scottish Highlands, the Italian Dolomites and Japan.