Tasmanian Mountain Bike Plan

The project

The Tasmanian Mountain Bike Plan was publicly released by the Minister for Sport and Recreation, Michelle O’Byrne, in December 2009. The Tasmanian Mountain Bike Plan provides a framework for the coordinated development, management and marketing of mountain bike opportunities in Tasmania. It will guide the development of new opportunities and management of existing opportunities for mountain biking in the state and ensure that Tasmania continues to be a great place to live. Strategic development and marketing of Tasmania’s iconic wild rides, mountain bike (MTB) adventure centres and other high quality trails will complement the Tasmanian Brand and ensure that Tasmania remains an attractive destination for visitors.

Download the Tasmanian Mountain Bike Plan

The Tasmanian Mountain Bike Plan is made up of four documents:

1. Tasmanian Mountain Bike Plan: Summary (12 pages, 3.2 MB) download here

The Summary is extracted from the main report and provides a brief overview of the plan, the key findings and recommendations.

Reduced quality version of the Summary (12 pages, 411 KB) download here

2. Tasmanian Mountain Bike Plan: Main Report (134 pages, 10.9 MB) download here

The Main Report as the name suggests is the main document of the Tasmanian Mountain Bike Plan. It is comprised of six sections including a final action plan with 12 focus areas and 55 recommended actions.

Reduced quality version of the Main Report (134 pages, 3.7 MB) download here

3. Tasmanian Mountain Bike Plan: Attachments (69 pages, 3.3 MB) download here

There are seven discrete Attachments that provide a range of detailed information to support the findings or recommendations in the Main Report.

Reduced quality version of the Attachments (69 pages, 847 KB) download here

4. Tasmanian Mountain Bike Plan: Marketing Strategy

The Marketing Strategy is dependent on the recommendations in the Main Report and was not started until that report was complete. This document is currently being finalised and will be available for download here by January 2010.

Background

The Trails Tasmania Strategy, released by the State Government in December 2007, recognised the strong and growing demand for mountain biking trails in Tasmania, particularly for trails and facilities close to where people live. The Trails Tasmania Strategy recommended the development of a state mountain bike plan and presented several strategies to address the issues and capitalise on the opportunities facing mountain biking in Tasmania.

The State Government committed $4 million, over three years, in the 2008/09 state budget, to support tracks, trails and city bikeways. Sport and Recreation Tasmania allocated a portion of this funding to the development of the Tasmanian Mountain Bike Plan.

A Steering Committee was established to oversee the project and involved a number of partners including the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service, Forestry Tasmania, Wellington Park Management Trust, and Tourism Tasmania, in acknowledgment of the need for a multi-level, partnership approach to mountain biking development and promotion.

The following links provide useful background to the project:

Trails Tasmania Strategy

Mountain Biking in Tasmania (Adobe PDF, 18 pages, 1MB)

Mountain Bike Tourism Market Profile for Tasmania

Development process

Sport and Recreation Tasmania engaged consultants from Inspiring Place to develop a state mountain bike plan for Tasmania. Development of The Tasmanian Mountain Bike Plan involved extensive consultation with the community, land managers and other stakeholders with an interest in mountain biking.

Public interest in the project was considerable with over 200 mountain bike riders and land managers attending six forums held in the three regions of Tasmania, over 560 individuals completing on-line surveys, and 28 individuals and organisations providing written submissions on the draft Plan.

The positive response from the community and land managers indicates the strong interest in providing a diversity of mountain bike opportunities in Tasmania and ensuring the activity is sustainably managed.

For further information on the development of the Tasmanian Mountain Bike Plan, contact the Project Manager, Keith Ryan at Sport and Recreation Tasmania on 6336 2011 or at Keith.Ryan@development.tas.gov.au

Last updated

This Tasmanian Mountain Bike Plan web page was last updated on 9 December 2009.