“When building the track we found an animal skull, and that lead to a couple people putting other skulls on display when they found them – it became known as carcass canyon,” he said. 

“I think the thing that surprises a lot of people is how big the track network is.

“You can amuse yourself for a whole day easily out there, with 50 kilometers of single track, and you can also go out in a family group because most of it isn’t intimidating.”

Mr Lacey, president of the 148-strong community group called Yack Tracks Inc who pushed for the trails, said the site’s visitation had soared since the network was completed almost a year ago.

“We’ve had a couple prominent magazines come and do features and that’s got us a good foothold,” he said.

“We’re already looking at 15,000 to 20,000 riders through the track this year – that’s probably four times what we used to have before the trails were open.

“We only have to get half of those people to buy a coffee in town and we’re doing a good job.”

Mr Lacey said seeing the response to the new trail showed how much the time and money was worth it.

“We started mucking around in the forest a few years ago, maybe even 10, and it wasn’t something that was organised.  

“We realised we needed to get it approved, and since then we’ve expanded and turned it into a network.

“We’ve got a really good relationship with the land managers DEWLP and Indigo Shire – they have really supported us.

“We’re really happy with it.”