TRAIL bike riders of the Redlands are unlikely to get a track or venue in their hometown after a report detailing the damaging environmental impacts of bikes and lack of appropriate noise buffers for riders was received by Redland City Council last week.
Division 1 councillor and member of the SEQ Council of Mayors Trail Bike Taskforce Wendy Boglary said the report "strengthens what we already knew".
"This report will be an excellent tool to take back to the taskforce to show the unsuitability of the Redlands, but we're working on a regional solution to find a facility that works for everyone," Cr Boglary said.
"We have indications that the State Government has a site they are considering outside the Redlands, but they won't be publicly revealing that until next year."
The council commissioned the report after the Redlands District Motorcycle Club presented a large petition last year, calling for a local, off road motorcycle venue to be established after the closure of the Black Duck Valley venue near Gatton.
President of the club and Victoria Point resident Gary Marks said he had been working with the council for the past eight years to find a venue.
"We're as strongly dedicated to getting a local facility as ever. It would be nice to have it in the Redlands, but realistically, anything we can get that's close by would be fantastic," Mr Marks said.
"We've done a lot of walking around the Redlands with the council's environmental staff and we want to find somewhere that's going to be compatible. We don't want to trash a place and its wildlife.
"In fact, part of joining up to the club's membership is committing to helping out with replanting and revegetating around whatever site is eventually chosen, replacing fences with hedges and plans like that."
Mr Marks said the club had more than 200 licensed riders, most of whom travelled three hours or more to reach legal venues.
"We're a responsible club with a focus on noise and dust minimisation, but with no local venue, we can't do training, coaching or develop programs for kids that have gone off the rails to learn to ride and work with the local bike shops," he said.
The report shows current illegal trail bike activity in the Redlands was causing soil erosion, damage to bushland, exposure for native wildlife to predators and noise was not being sufficiently buffered.
Redland City Mayor Melva Hobson said the report did not "close the door" on a local facility, and that the council supported the taskforce's "regional approach to finding a location".
Earlier this year, chair of the taskforce Lockyer Valley Mayor Steve Jones said market research had been commissioned on the needs and wants of local riders as well as opportunities for programs and events to help identify potential sites in South East Queensland.