Southern Flinders Precinct
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Designs underway for an ‘EPIC’ mountain bike trail in Melrose
Monday, 19 October 2020
Concept designs for an international-standard mountain bike trail around Mount Remarkable are now underway.
This is one of the key projects for the Southern Flinders Precinct with trail design experts World Trail coming on board to undertake concept work.
This mountain bike loop will be built to a standard which will be sensitive to the environment and deliver exceptional views, a great experience and a sense of adventure to riders. The trail will be assessed by the International Mountain Biking Association with the view to gain ‘EPIC’ accreditation, which will attract mountain bike enthusiasts from all over Australia and the world to the region.
World Trail are one of the largest and most experienced mountain biking trail companies in the world and have designed, planned and constructed hundreds of projects in 20 countries – including Australia’s well-known Blue Derby trail network.
In addition to designing the loop in Mount Remarkable, World Trail will also assess the potential for other cycling opportunities in the Southern Flinders Ranges, including any downhill trails.
The partnership
Developing new facilities in the precinct will bring together a unique partnership of environmental organisations, economic agencies, Councils and State and Australian Government.
The South Australian Government has committed $5million to establish the precinct as part of the Parks 2025 strategy.
This funding will be matched through a community partnership.
The “Remarkable Southern Flinders” proposal, is a concept put forward by community partners including the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife, Northern Areas Council, District Council of Mount Remarkable, Port Pirie Regional Council and Regional Development Australia Yorke and Mid-North to further advance and promote the Southern Flinders region as a tourism destination.
Together these partners put forward the “Remarkable Southern Flinders” proposal to the Australian Government and were successful in securing $5million from the Building Better Regions Fund.
The addition of the funding for the Remarkable Southern Flinders proposal will expand the infrastructure able to be built across the new national park precinct.
The establishment of the park will closely involve the traditional owners of the land, the Nukunu Nation. The Nukunu will also be co-managers of the Telowie Gorge Conservation Park, inside the precinct.
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