Loddon Tracks and Trails Strategy - Loddon Shire Council

8.0 Design Guidelines
8.1 Regulations and Standards
Tracks and Trails in Loddon Shire need to be designed according to industry standards
and regulations. Reference should be made to:
• Australian Standard – Walking Tracks Part One: Classification and Signage (AS
2156.1-2001)
• Australian Standard – Walking Tracks Part Two: Infrastructure Design (AS
2156.2-2001)
• Australian Standard – Signage (AS 1428.1)
• Australian Standard – Seating (AS 1428.2)
• Disability Discrimination Act (1992)
• Austroads Guide to Engineering Practice, Part 14: Bicycles
• DSE – Road Management Plan (Draft)
• DSE - Bendigo Forest Management Area Forest Management Plan
• Parks Victoria – Kooyoora State Park Draft Management Plan
• Other relevant industry documents and planning processes
The design of tracks and trails will also vary, according to the grading of the trail. Refer
to Section 7.7.1 and the Appendix for more information on the level of infrastructure and
design features of each graded trail.
8.2 Designing Quality, Well Used Trails
In order to develop well utilised trails, it is important that they are well designed,
maintained and managed. Well utilised trails are usually those that:
• Are located in areas that people want to explore or travel through
• Provide connections to key destinations or attractions
• Provide a trail surface suitable to the needs of trail users and the grading of the
trail
• Have adequate drainage
• Provide access to toilets at trail heads, as well as shade and rest stops with
seating, as required
• Are developed according to universal design principles
• Are well signposted
• Provide the level of experience desired, e.g. easy, safe and comfortable for a
Level One Trail through to very challenging for a Level Five Trail
• Are well promoted
• Are considered to be safe
• Provide options for longer or shorter distances, e.g. self-contained loops
• Provide opportunities to learn about the environment through interpretive signage
and promotional material such as Park Notes
• Provide a high level of landscape amenity or a convenient path between point A
and point B.
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