Sustainable Trails
Conference 2021
Alice Springs,
Northern Territory 

Sustainable Trails Conference 2021

Conference Overview

The third Sustainable Trails Conference was held in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia in 2021, with 69 delegates in attendance along with additional delegates joining online due to COVID lockdown restrictions. A notable session during the conference was the Spotlight on the Red Centre Adventure Ride.

The conference focused on the following themes:

  • Creating Successful Trail Experiences
  • Planning, Management and Maintenance
  • Positioning Trails for Success.

Field trips aimed at exploring some of the most exceptional trails in Alice Springs included:

  • Larapinta Trail: Construction and Management
  • MTB Trail construction and maintenance
  • A new trail experience on Yeperenye country.

With thanks to our sponsors

Product and experience development and feasibility studies

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Product and experience development and feasibility studies

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What did past attendees think?

By far the most informative conference on trails, jam packed with quality content, presenters, and subject experts! You will not find better value for money. The contacts you make will be invaluable for planning and delivery of all your trail projects. (Hats of to ALL of the TRC team for a seamless transition into some virtual delivery presentations due to last minute Covid restrictions, preventing a number of presentations in person).

The TRC Sustainable Trails Conference was a fantastic opportunity to network with other agencies managing public trails and learn from others. It’s inspired lots of wonderful new ideas.

The conference was yet again informative, entertaining and very valuable. To hear the different stories, different approaches and different models of developing trails is very enlightening.

This was a really well organised and enjoyable conference with valuable content and great networking opportunities. Will definitely return for the next one.

The Sustainable Trails Conference was a fantastic event. The opportunity to engage and learn from other passionate people was incredibly valuable. Well done TRC team!

Check out our previous conferences

Central Otago, New Zealand 2024

St Helens Tasmania, Australia 2022

Marlborough, New Zealand 2019

Thredbo, NSW Australia 2017