What Can Australian Dirt Bike Riders Expect in the Future?
The short answer is change! Expect access to trails to become more tightly controlled. Expect restrictions relating to how, when, and where you can ride to be gradually tightened as land (in particular forest) management practices change. For riders (particularly in the southern states of Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania) things that will impact on dirt bike and trail riding are likely to include: • Trail closures due to increased fuel reduction burning in and around state forests and trails. This is most likely to happen in the cooler and damper months while riders are still looking for some mud. • Fire season access restrictions to (unburnt) high fuel load areas to prevent bushfires and potential loss of life. Expect earlier, more frequent and longer park and trail closures during Australia’s hotter summer months. • Access restrictions to burnt areas to reduce erosion. Both bushfires and fuel reduction burning create considerable potential for serious soil eros
