Hahndorf Bike Park - Adelaide Hills

It’s Time to Ride or Walk! - Hahndorf’s Newest Recreation, Tara-Illa Bike Park is Open

[Extracted from Hahndorf Village Voice - Edition 67 Spring 2021]

Welcome to Tara-Illa Bike Park, our communities new shared-use bike trail network located on the western side of Fairview Road Hahndorf. Tara-Illa is now open for all to use, whether you ride a bike, enjoy a trail walk, run, or to just enjoy time spent outdoors.

Tara-Illa meaning “high meeting place” in our local Peramangk language was the initiative of a local group of community members, Mt Barker Council, local Councilors and the Hahndorf Community Association who sought to provide better use of our open community space via a sustainable trails network.

The Mount Barker Councils ‘Hahndorf Township Plan’ (2018) highlighted that “recreation experiences could be improved in Hahndorf” and as a result of consulting and working with our community we can present to you these early stage trails.

Tara-Illa is within a short ride or walk from Hahndorf Main Street, via Pine Avenue, and is accessible via Yantaringa Reserve, Storey Road on existing nature trails (please respect that this access is on a Bush For Life site), or via vehicle parking at Blueberry Hill Lookout. Access to Tara-Illa is along a link trail, which is a shared use, with dual access trail from Blueberry Hill car park and on the lower boundary track from River Rd and Fairview Rd.

There are currently three trails within Tara-Illa. Around the perimeter is ‘Round the Outside’ a green (easy) down track for bike use only. ‘Climbing Trail’ a green boundary up-track, shared-use for bikes and walkers in either direction, and ‘Blueberry Thrill’, a blue (more difficult) down track for bikes only.

The early stage trails at Tara-Illa are designed to International Mountain Bike Standards (IMBA) and designed and constructed by local trail building company Destination Trails. This area is in its very early stages of being an active, inclusive, safe community space. Our aim is to connect our community and visitors whilst utilising this common space for future recreation experiences, events and education.

If you would like to become a volunteer, please contact us via email at [email protected].

Enjoy this wonderful community space and we look forward to seeing you on the track soon.

Sue and Peter O’Brien - Hahndorf Residents and Tarra-Illa Project Team Leaders

Welcome To Tara-Illa

[Mount Barker District Council - September 30 at 3.10pm]

We’re pretty excited about Tara-Illa Park, the new mountain bike and shared use trails off Fairview Road at Hahndorf.

The name – Tara-Illa - comes from the Peramangk for 'high place' and we expect that it will become high on the list of places to explore in the district.

The park offers a number of exciting trails designed and constructed by Nick Bowman and his team at Destination Trails Pty Ltd and has something for everyone.