Scores of Brisbane bush reserves eyed for mountain biking trails

In total, 48 bushland sites are listed for off-road cycling in various forms over the next five years, and 38 proposed for longer-term development.

The council’s environment, parks and sustainability chairwoman Fiona Cunningham said the Mt Coot-tha trails were used more than 700,000 times annually.

“The draft strategy identifies a number of potential locations across Brisbane’s reserves and parks for different off-road cycling facilities including mountain bike trails, skills tracks, dirt jumps, pump tracks, cyclo-cross circuits and shared use tracks,” Cr Cunningham said.

But Bulimba Creek Catchment Co-ordination Committee president Michael Petter said the strategy did not provide enough information on the council’s plans for environment…