The Success of the Kalamunda Circuit
“If you built it, they will come”
Murray Wynne
• Trail builder and volunteer co-ordinator for the Kalamunda Circuit
• WAMBA committee member• Munda Biddi Trail Foundation board
member and ride guide for 9 years• 2011 finalist in the Australian Bicycling
Achievement Awards in the Volunteer of the Year category
• Currently working as a Construction Supervisor on the Munda Biddi trail
• Has been riding in the Perth hills for 18 years
Jake Hannah
• Secretary of WAMBA• Started riding in Scotland around the
time the 7Stanes project was being built• Has mountain biked extensively in the
UK, Morocco, Spain, Indonesia and New Zealand for over 11 years
• Riding in the Perth Hills since 2006• Organised the Kalamunda Circuit trail
opening in 2012
Murray Wynne
1. Mountain bikers
Jake Hannah
2. Volunteers
Where is the Kalamunda Circuit?
Kalamunda CircuitUWA
What is the Kalamunda Circuit?
IMBA Trail Difficulty Rating System
EASIEST EASY MORE DIFFICULT
VERY DIFFICULT
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT
White Circle Green Circle Blue Square Black Diamond
Double Black Diamond
Martin Shurlock, WAMBA trail advocacy officer, put in a submission to CALM (now DEC) to:• Realign the existing
Kalamunda Circuit away from the Bibbulmun walk trail
• Build a sustainable mountain bike trail
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
2004 – Trail Proposal
2006 Trail Corridor Marked
• DEC gave approval for volunteers to mark the trail corridor
• 6 month process of selecting a path and taping the route
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
2008 - DEC Surveys complete
DEC complete surveys for:• Dieback• Rare flora and fauna• Aboriginal sites
Construction commences!
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
3km of trail complete from Mundaring Weir Rd to Camel Farm (“Slippery When Dry”)
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
March 2009 – First section of trail complete
Karnet Prison Crew assisted with construction:• 26 days working on the trail• 6 prisoners per visit• Major contribution to the construction
of the Kalamunda Circuit
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Feb 2010 – Prison crews lend a hand
Sept 2010 – Lottery West tender
• WAMBA invite tenders for the construction of the southern section of the Kalamunda Circuit
• Made possible by $35,000 Lottery West and DSR trails grant
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Dec 2010 – Trail signs go in
• Northern section sign posted by DEC• Standard IMBA trail ratings used• Riders start to ride the trail in serious
numbers
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
• Jamie Campbell commences construction on the south section
• Three months to construct 8km of trail
• WAMBA run naming competition for new trails:
Rocky BalboaMercury StreetMuffin TopsHorny Devil
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
July-Sept 2011 – South section constructed
In July 2011 we exceeded 1000 volunteer trail building hours on the Kalamunda Circuit• Total hours so far: 1480• 130 volunteers involved• Volunteer hours to exceed 1500
on Sunday at trail maintenance day
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
July 2011 – 1000 Volunteer hours!
Trail counter installed:• Thanks to the assistance of
Andy Kemp (DEC)• Placed on Camakazi trail• 407 riders per week
between Oct 2011 and Feb 2012
• 1066 vehicle movements per week along Paulls Valley [Data from Shire of Kalamunda]
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Oct 2011 – Trail counter
Kalamunda Circuit volunteers install south section sign posts• All 22km of the trail is now
signposted
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
March 2012 – South Section Signed
Trail opening party organised by WAMBA:• Sponsored by Cycle Instead Bikeweek• 50 new riders tried the trail• 40 beginners took part in skills and
maintenance clinics from AvantiPlus Cannington
• Demo bikes• Free sausage sizzle• VIPs from DEC, DSR, West Cycle,
Cycling WA, WAMBA, PMBC, Kalamunda Shire
• WAMBA AGM
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
March 2012 – Trail officially opened
Kalamunda Circuit Opening – photos courtesy of Travis Deane
Promoting the Kalamunda Circuit
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Potential Market:
• Population of 1.74million within a 40km radius
• On the doorstep of Perth International airport
• 12 months a year riding conditions
• Connects to the Munda Biddi Trail
40km
20km
A Victim of Its Own Success
• Kalamunda Circuit is at capacity• Lack of easy (Green) trails• Lack of harder (Black) trails (and shuttle-able trails)• DRA to the east of Lockwood Rd• Access to major funding
Rider Survey
69%
28%3%
Trails with varied skill levels/levels of difficulty
Very ImportantImportantSomewhat importantNot important
49%
34%
15%2%
Multiple ways to link different trails (within the network)
Very ImportantImportantSomewhat importantNot important43%
41%
15%1%
New trails similar to those already there
Very ImportantImportantSomewhat importantNot important41%
30%
21%8%
New trails harder than those already there
Very ImportantImportantSomewhat importantNot important42%
33%
19%6%
More Technical Trail Features
Very ImportantImportantSomewhat importantNot important
Rider Survey
“Trails with hard, medium and easy features and having trails all linking up together so you can ride a different route each week.”
“Development of some longer distance singletrack loops - ideally linked all the way into Kalamunda.”
“Trails which interlink, so you can do short or long rides. Also getting a change of trails to keep it interesting.”
“More downhill and freeride trails. More flowy single track”
Muffin Tops
Rocky
Balboa
Mercury St
Horny Devil
Joeys LineDugite
Camakazi
X Fi
les
Black Stump The Dell
Munda B
iddi
Munda Biddi
FJ
Paulls Valley Rd
Asher Rd
Gunjin Rd
Lock
woo
d Rd
Munda Biddi Touring Route
P
P
Mundaring Weir Rd
Munda Biddi Touring Route
● Mt Gunjin
XXXX
Camel Farm
Slippery
When Dry
Black Stump Green Loop
Pump Track
Fern Rd
P
Skills Track
Lanca
ster
New D
ownh
ill tra
il
New
blu
e tra
il
Zig Zag Zinger
Camel Farm Green Link
Conclusions
• The Kalamunda Circuit is a huge success• There is an urgent need for more trails• We have an opportunity to make this area very special
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