Mountain Bike Strategy Adopted
When it comes to mountain biking, the City of Victor Harbor has multiple advantages over other areas in South Australia. Our Mountain Bike Strategy aims to make the most of our extensive coastline, rolling hills and accessible river corridors by providing enjoyable recreation opportunities for mountain bikers of all skill levels.
Following public consultation in March and October 2021, it was evident that a mountain bike trail network could provide significant benefits to the community. Almost all respondents in our survey (97%) supported the vision outlined in the Strategy.
Consultation also highlighted the importance of environmental stewardship to enable sustainable trails, the potential for trail connections to provide a complete network across our region, and the need to undertake further stakeholder consultation to determine public/private partnership arrangements.
Incorporating these factors, the Strategy will guide the collaborative planning, development and activation of mountain biking experiences in the Victor Harbor area with links to the broader Fleurieu Peninsula.
It contains nine signature projects and approximately 85 kilometres of new and improved trails, including recommended developments in Hindmarsh Valley, Inman River, Brown Hill and Rosetta Head (The Bluff).
It is expected that the Strategy will provide more than $23 million in social, economic and health benefits over a 10 year period once implemented.
Read the Victor Harbor Mountain Bike Strategy
Read a summary of the Strategy
Council will now begin to investigate tenure arrangements that will help facilitate the creation of signature trails on private land. The project team are also working the Department for Environment and Water to introduce the sensitive use of Hindmarsh Valley for mountain biking.
The City of Victor Harbor would like to thank community members who submitted feedback during the consultation period.