Scenic coastal bike path to connect popular seaside tourist towns Moonta Bay and Port Hughes

A scenic coastal bike and walking path is set to be built in a bid to further connect two popular seaside towns. Find out where.

A picturesque coastal bike and walking path connecting two popular seaside towns is set to be built as part of a funding package to fill in the missing links of the state’s cycling network.

The shared use path will join the Yorke Peninsula towns of Moonta Bay and Port Hughes, providing cyclists and pedestrians access to commute between the two popular tourist towns.

The State Bicycle Fund has allocated $200,000 to the Copper Coast Council towards the construction of the project, which will feature 760 metres of shared use path on Coast Road.

It is part of wider rollout to install new shared-use paths, safer road crossings, signage, and other road safety improvements across the state.

The bike path will be built on Coast Road between Moonta Bay and Port Hughes on the Yorke Peninsula. Picture: Supplied.

A total of 27 projects across 20 councils will receive funding, including nine regional councils.

Similar improvements are planned through the local streets in all five council metropolitan areas along the 10.5km River Torrens to Darlington T2D Project.

The South Australian Government and the City of Mitcham have jointly funded the $1.5 million upgrades for the project, with work on the Flinders to City Bikeway set to be completed later this year.

Transport Minister Tom Koutsantonis said the funding would see significant improvements to existing bike paths across the state.

“The State Bicycle Fund is all about supporting local councils to develop and build safer and better bike paths and crossings,” he said.