Protect our precious playgrounds!
Protect our trails and the wild places they take us with Trash Free Trails Down Under

Three words that show you care!

Did you know that the words "Trash Free Trails" create a powerful neural nudge!

People consciously or subconsciously register that the trails they are on should be free of trash and they're less inclined to discard litter and more inclined to stop and pick up stuff that shouldn't be there rather than simply riding, running or walking straight past it.

What is 'Trash Free Trails'?

Trash Free Trails (TFT) is a UK-founded global community dedicated to protecting wild places by eliminating single-use pollution from trails.

TFT's mission is to reconnect people with nature by motivating and educating trail users (including riders, runners and roamers) to remove litter during their everyday activities and through organised cleanups.

Through its "citizen scientist" program, members record the pollution they find. This data is used to produce reports like the "State of Our Trails Report," raising awareness and advocating for a trash-free future.

Trash Free Friday: One rider, one lap, more than one pocketful of trash!
Dogs enjoying a gentle trot along Manly Dam Park Circuit Track

What is Trash Free Trails Down Under?

What started as a couple of separate community hubs on Sydney's north shore (Manly Dam and Old Man Valley), Trash Free Trails Down Under is a growing collective of trail users, organisations and events working together as a social enterprise to bring the Trash Free Trails philosophy to life locally in Australia by:

  • Recruiting and connecting more 'Trash Rangers';
  • Promoting and facilitating the adoption of the 'Trash Free Approved' events program;
  • Recruiting local community hubs;
  • Developing localised messaging, content and assets;
  • Capturing local data and insights;
  • Co-ordinating with the UK team;
  • Identifying and celebrating the trail-related individuals, organisations, events and destinations who are protecting our precious playgrounds.

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Trails we currently cover:

  • Manly Dam and surrounding area (NSW)
  • North Head and Manly-Spit Walk (Manly, NSW)
  • Old Man Valley (Hornsby, NSW)
  • Jubes MTB Park (Wahroonga, NSW)
  • H2O MTB Park (Westleigh, NSW)

Events we've been working with:

  • Rocky Trail Entertainment
  • Sea Otter Australia
  • Alpha Trail Run

Organisations we've been working with:

  • Bikes Online
  • Manly Dam Mountain Bike Riders
  • Manly Dam Maintenance Crew
  • Gravity Adaptive
  • Gravity Riders
  • Sydney North Off Road Club (SNORC)
  • MTB23
  • Village Chiropractic Manly

Trash Rangers

Just some of the people bring Trash Free Trails to life in Australia

Mark Lloyd
Alpha Trail Events
Dan Smith
SNORC & MTB23
Ravi Rudner
Vipers Running Club
Tom Hutton
Koaktive

Precious Pockets of Wilderness

The trails we love

Westleigh on Trailforks.com
Manly & North Head on Trailforks.com
Manly Dam on Trailforks.com
Old Man's Valley on Trailforks.com

Trash Log

Important note about personal safety when picking up and removing single-use pollution!

Trash Free Trails is a social group and picking up and removing single-use pollution is entirely at your own risk.

Please take necessary precautions, looking out for hazards that may include leeches, spiders, snakes, dogs, golf balls, broken glass, asbestos and other good stuff!

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Don't feel comfortable picking something up?

If you see single-use pollution that needs moving, but you don't want to be the one to move it, contact your local council!

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When using the trails:
  • Always ride, run or walk responsibly and within your skill level.
  • Always follow local trail guidelines, respect other trail users, and be aware of changing conditions.
  • Wearing appropriate safety gear, such as helmets when mountain-biking, is essential for your protection.
At first glance this dumped vacuum cleaner on Possum Trail in Sydney's north looked like a snake, and the inverse applies... a snake could look like a vacuum cleaner!

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Trash Free Trails Australia is based on the Manly Trails on the land of the Gayemagal people.

Trash Free Trails acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the Elders past and present.

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