Townsville Mountain Bike Strategy

PROJECT UPDATE - AUGUST 2021

The Townsville Mountain Bike Strategy 2021-2031 has been adopted following extensive community consultation.

The strategy outlines the key areas for growth of mountain biking in the region and allows Council, State Government and community organisations to prioritise investment and funding based on community-recognised issues.

The growth of mountain biking would provide various economic, social, and environmental benefits to the community. The Strategy has identified the sport’s popularity, potential growth areas and is the first step to promote the adventure tourism benefits mountain biking can bring to Townsville.

Council would like to thank all those who have participated in the Have Your Say Survey and have supplied feedback. This strategy is a fantastic collaboration between Council, community organisations and residents.

*Please refer to the Media Release Tag for more information about the adopted Mountain Bike Strategy*. 

Project Update

Townsville City Council is committed to supporting parks, sporting fields and recreational areas that promote active lifestyles, bring people together and contribute to the wellbeing of our city. To deliver on this commitment, Council is preparing a holistic Townsville Mountain Bike Strategy that is community centric and evidence-based, and that is aimed at increasing the liveability of our city through improving health, wellbeing and economic capacity.

The Townsville Mountain Bike Strategy objectives are:

• Improve the liveability of Townsville and the health and wellbeing of the Townsville community;
• Create a sustainable mountain bike tourism market in Townsville;
• Provide a multi-stage 10-year Masterplan for mountain bike trail development in Townsville; and
• Provide sustainable management guidelines for mountain bike infrastructure.

Public consultation on the Townsville Mountain Bike Strategy ran from 29 JULY to 19 AUGUST 2020 and received over 560 respondents.

A copy of the Public Consultation Report for the Townsville Mountain Bike Strategy engagement can be found in the Document Library on the right of this page.

Townsville City Council thanks you for your contribution in shaping the future of our city.