For Wild Places is an environmental charity that uses trail running and outdoor adventure to connect people with wild places under threat. Climate change, biodiversity loss, fossil fuel exploration and extraction and unsustainable development are all threatening wild places around Australia. Through trail running we are dedicated to inspiring and connecting outdoor communities through impactful action, fostering awareness, and building a unified voice for the protection of wild places.

Running events across Australia including the Illawarra, our main event is the Pilliga Ultra, held on Gomeroi Country in north-west NSW, where we bring runners, local community, advocates and volunteers together to raise awareness of the Pilliga Forest and the campaign to protect it from the proposed Narrabri Gas Project.