North East Residents and Farmers Tasmania chairman Stuart Bryce said the group was adamant in its opposition to any form of cycle track along the existing line and would appeal the application.

When asked if he would support any compromised solution Mr Bryce answered simply: "No."

"I represent the farmers and they have made it really clear they don't want a cycle track so I have to support them in their wishes," he said.

The compromise proposal, put forward after a Legislative Council inquiry into the matter, was first put forward by the Dorset Council in 2014.

Since then, there have been at least six separate reports from commissioned private consultants, a federal funding announcement, new state legislation, a halt in the spending of federal funding, intervention from the state government, lobbying from the City of Launceston Council, and now, a Legislative Council inquiry.

This has come at a cost to the public purse so far of $50,000 for a Department of Treasury report, at least $20,000 for the Legislative Council Inquiry including a $7000 fact-finding trip, and the day-to-day activities of public servants in four levels of government.

Mr Bryce said residents and farmers who lived along the track were concerned about biosecurity contamination, the safety of their animals and potential noise pollution, none of which have been addressed adequately by any of the proposals for the bike track.

He said a bike track would bring with it noise from cycling peletons, the potential for rubbish to contaminate biosecurity measures and the potential for any dogs along the track to get onto farms and harass livestock.

Heritage rail was the only consideration the residents would accept and Mr Bryce said it was the logical outcome for everyone.

The Legislative Council inquiry into the disused rail corridor running from outside Launceston to Scottsdale recommended the government support a volunteer-run heritage rail line between Launceston and Lilydale.

The inquiry's solution differs from the previous compromise offered by the state government in this regard - with TasRail on board, a heritage train could run from tourist drawcards Launceston and Lilydale, rather than between Lilydale and the start of the disused line at Coldwater Creek, which is surrounded by bush.

The Legislative Council revealed its compromise solution on Wednesday.

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