New bridges in the Hollybank forest will make it safer and more accessible for riders says the Launceston Mountain Bike Club.
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The new bridges over Butchers Creek are on the Tall Timbers mountain bike trail.
Two local companies, HB Engineering and RMB Construction, were approached to manufacture and install the bridges after the LMBC received a grant from the state government in 2018.
LMBC president Peter Bird said previous crossings sometimes made it difficult for riders to cross the river.
"Even when there was quite low water flows it was quite difficult for people to ride across, unless they were reasonably competent riders," he said.
"It is to make the creek safer to go across where the bridges are and to make it easier for people to cross so they don't crash."
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He said it took a team of 15 volunteers to get all the materials for the bridges into the track.
About 1000 people use the track every year and Mr Bird expects that number to grow now it will be more accessible.
Club member Adrian Stabb built the approach and departure ramps.
"Adrian did a fantastic job moving rocks the size of a microwave into place and getting the ride onto and off the bridges just right," Mr Bird said.
