A wish-list item for Whitsunday mountain bikers could finally be on the cards as a local club announced its plans to develop a “world-class mountain biking” course alongside local developers.
Whitsunday Mountain Bike Club Inc. have lodged a development application to Whitsunday Regional Council for a staged development network of mountain bike trails at Hidden Valley – a large-scale rural residential community development in Mount Marlow.
The housing development site along Rifle Range Road – eight minutes from Airlie Beach – is hoping to host a mix of green, blue and black difficulty rated trails, according to the lodgement application.
The construction would be an “exclusive” set of trails which will initially only be accessible by current Whitsunday Mountain Bike Club members.
Home to what local riders have explained as “great elevations and terrain”, the Mount Marlow locale has been lauded with the potential of being one of the best mountain bike holiday locations in the country.
The local developers of Hidden Valley Whitsundays said there has been extensive work between the land’s Traditional Owners, environmental consultants and both council and the Mountain Bike Club.
A developer at Hidden Valley Whitsundays, Brett Evans, said the development has held the land for more than two decades and the mountain bike tracks are a part of its “bigger picture.”
“This is another aspect to that site where there’s a master plan there that will bring mainland tourism to the Whitsundays,” Mr Evans said.
“We know people come to the Whitsundays and promise things all the time, so we’ve been quiet about this and there’ll be more details to come after Christmas.”
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