To follow a ‘Harvest Trail’ can be a great adventure for individuals, couples or groups.
A Harvest Trail can be anything you want it to be – from a short haul close to your home base, or a long journey which may take months, or even a year, to travel and work right round Australia.
There are no formal arrangements required, no deadlines – just go with the flow.
Join in wherever you are and whatever the time of year may be.
You will find that moving in similar directions to others and sharing work tasks with them will become a valuable life experience.
The Harvest Guide is the perfect place to start if you want to work out your own personal Harvest Trail.
You can download the guide here: www.harvesttrail.gov.au or call the Harvest Trail Information Service (HTIS) on free call 1800 062 332 and request a free hard copy.
To get you started, HTIS have researched Harvest Trails for you and present a few here for consideration:
Harvest Trail #1 – Top End to FNQ

Darwin (NT) – mangoes – September to November
Katherine (NT) – mangoes – November to December
Mareeba/Dimbulah (Qld) – mangoes – December to January
Mareeba/Dimbulah (Qld) – avocados – February to May
Bowen/Ayr (Qld) – vegetables – May/June to November/December
Harvest Trail #2 – Top End to SW WA

Darwin (NT) – mangoes – September to November
Katherine (NT) – mangoes – November to December
Carnarvon (WA) – mangoes – January to February
Carnarvon (WA) – melons – January to March
Margaret River (WA) – grapes – February to April
Manjimup/Pemberton (WA) – avocados – November to February
Manjimup/Mount Barker/Albany (WA) – strawberries – November to February/March
Manjimup/Donnybrook (WA) – Stone fruit – December to March
Manjimup (WA) – apples/pears – March to April
Harvest Trail #3 – Riverina to Goulburn Valley

Griffith/Leeton (NSW) – citrus – November to March
Griffith/Leeton (NSW) – grapes – January to March
Griffith (NSW) – melons/pumpkins – January to March
Shepparton (Vic) – stone fruit – January to April
Shepparton/Cobram (Vic) – apples/pears – January to April
Shepparton/Echuca (Vic) – tomatoes – January to April