Upgrades to Kwinana Loop Trail to boost tourism

Friday, 4 November 2022 11:11

By Monique Welhan

The Kwinana Loop Trail is set to be upgraded to a shared use path for walking and mountain bike riding.

The upgrade has been identified as a major project in the City’s Strategic Community Plan, delivering social and physical wellbeing opportunities.

Mayor Carol Adams said understanding the community aspirations for the Kwinana Loop Trail has been fundamental to the development of the Master Plan.

“At completion, an upgrade of the Kwinana Loop Trail will provide an economic benefit for Kwinana with local tourism, day trippers and employment opportunities located at the hubs of Sloan’s Reserve and the Northern Trail Hub,” Mayor Adams said.

She said the vision for the Kwinana Loop Trail Master Plan was to offer locals and visitors an accessible and immersive trail experience which showcases the layers of history evident and distinctive features of the Swan Coastal Plain.

“The trail offers a unique opportunity to be immersed in the natural bushland, witness some of Kwinana’s best views, and the upgrades will include adrenaline-style break-out areas on the trail for the more adventurous riders,” Mayor Adams said.

“Opportunities to tell the stories contained within the landscape will be maximised through an upgrade of interpretative signage along the trail and at key visitor sites such as Sloan’s Cottage, WW2 Radio Communications base and Wilki Karda / Chalk Hill, Wildflower Reserve and Leda Nature
Reserve as part of the Master Plan.”

Land tenure, zoning and environmental complexities have been identified as part of the assessment process in the Master Plan and will require a high level of negotiation and the development of management agreements with various State Government departments.

The project is estimated to cost $11.45 million in total.

Works are expected to begin in mid-2023.