After extensive community consultation, the City of Victor Harbor has released its Mountain Bike Strategy for the district.

It contains nine signature projects and approximately 85 kilometres of new and improved trails, including recommended developments in Hindmarsh Valley, Inman River, Brown Hill and The Bluff.

The council says the strategy aims to make the most of the extensive coastline, rolling hills and accessible river corridors by providing enjoyable recreation opportunities for mountain bikers of all skill levels.

It says the public consultation showed that a mountain bike trail network could provide significant benefits to the community, with 97 per cent of survey respondents supporting the vision.

“Consultation also highlighted the importance of environmental stewardship to enable sustainable trails, the potential for trail connections to provide a complete network across our region, and the need to undertake further stakeholder consultation to determine public/private partnership arrangements.

“Incorporating these factors, the Strategy will guide the collaborative planning, development and activation of mountain biking experiences in the Victor Harbor area with links to the broader Fleurieu Peninsula.

“It is expected that the Strategy will provide more than $23 million in social, economic and health benefits over a 10 year period once implemented.”

The full Victor Harbor Mountain Bike Strategy and a summary of it are available on the council website.