Railton hopes to top topiary with a mountain bike-led revival in Tasmania's north-west

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Railton is full of topiary — with hedges cleverly clipped into animals, words and objects — but there are hopes it can reinvent itself and boost its economy on the back of newly-opened mountain bike tracks.

Peter Jackson from Railton Burgers and Bikes said he had seen a notable increase in traffic since the tracks opened.

"This town [Railton] is fantastic to start with, so if we could mimic what they've done there [in Derby], well then it should be much, much better than Derby," he said.The business of 11 years has recently added a lower alcohol beer option to its menu, aiming to entice health-conscious riders."We're not known as a tourist town, but I think by the time it's all finished, all the shops in the main street will be full and there'll be new businesses opening up.

 

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