Cudlee Creek Forest Trails Fire Recovery Strategy

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Consultation Process


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This online engagement was hosted on YourSAy from 10 June to 10 July 2020. Below is a record of the engagement.


Help us identify post-fire recreation and tourism opportunities for the ForestrySA Cudlee Creek Forest Reserve and Fox Creek Mountain Bike trails.

What’s being decided?

We are preparing a fire recovery strategy for the Cudlee Creek Forest Reserve to guide the redevelopment of the affected areas and the re-establishment of the Fox Creek Mountain Bike Park.

This project focuses on the Cudlee Creek Forest Reserve and additional land proposed to be included in a future trails

Consultation Process


Now Closed

This online engagement was hosted on YourSAy from 10 June to 10 July 2020. Below is a record of the engagement.


Help us identify post-fire recreation and tourism opportunities for the ForestrySA Cudlee Creek Forest Reserve and Fox Creek Mountain Bike trails.

What’s being decided?

We are preparing a fire recovery strategy for the Cudlee Creek Forest Reserve to guide the redevelopment of the affected areas and the re-establishment of the Fox Creek Mountain Bike Park.

This project focuses on the Cudlee Creek Forest Reserve and additional land proposed to be included in a future trails network.

The strategy will aim to establish how the future forest can contribute to the recreational and economic wellbeing of the Adelaide Hills community.

We need your help to identify recreational improvements, opportunities, experiences and facilities for the visitor and trail network.

Your views are important in developing a sustainable future for recreation in the Cudlee Creek Forest Reserve.

Get involved

We have created resources to help inform your feedback:

  • Add or vote for an idea
  • Join the online discussion
  • Complete one of our surveys:
    • Community survey
    • Rider survey
  • Email your feedback to recreation@forestrysa.com.au
  • Post your written feedback to:

ForestrySA Cudlee Creek Forest Trails Fire Recovery Strategy 
Private Mailbag 2
MEADOWS South Australia 5201

How can your input influence the decision?

Your input will inform the development of the Cudlee Creek Forest Trails Fire Recovery Strategy - including the Fox Creek Mountain Bike Park - and the types of recreation, tourism and business opportunities within it.

What are the next steps?

A summary of the feedback received will be provided on this page and the project website at the end of the consultation period.

Contact details

E: recreation@forestrysa.com.au or enquiries@trctourism.com

Closing date: 5pm, Friday 10 July 2020

Background


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This online engagement was hosted on YourSAy from 10 June to 10 July 2020. Below is a record of the engagement.


The Forestry SA Cudlee Creek Forest Reserve was devastated by the catastrophic bushfires in December 2019. The reserve is comprised of commercial pine plantation and native forest, which has high-value conservation status.

The Fox Creek Mountain Bike Park, within the Cudlee Creek Forest Reserve, is one of the most popular and well-used mountain biking facilities in the Mount Lofty Ranges. The site hosts formal state and national events and has significant informal use, supporting local businesses and recreational clubs.

Riding and walking trails, including the well-known Heysen and Mawson trails, were razed and related infrastructure destroyed in the fires.

The fires also had a devastating impact on the Mount Lofty Ranges landscape, communities and towns adjacent the forest reserve, such as Cudlee Creek, Lobethal and Woodside.

A key outcome of the strategy will be to raise the forest’s status as a significant mountain biking destination.

The strategy will be aligned to the re-establishment of the commercial pine plantation and regeneration of the native forest, providing decision-makers with a strategic framework for funding and development of an integrated future trail network.

The project will provide a framework designed to generate significant community, recreational and economic benefit in the wake of the 2019 Cudlee Creek bushfires.

Consultation has concluded

  • Cudlee Creek Forest Reserve map

    Now Closed

    This online engagement was hosted on YourSAy from 10 June to 10 July 2020. Below is a record of the engagement.


    Below is a map of the Cudlee Creek Forest Reserve and the area that we are consulting on.

    Existing trail locations are shown in purple, red and blue lines. New trail opportunities potentially exist within the Foxs, Baldy, Ramseys and Mount Misery blocks.

    Click on the image to download a full resolution PDF.