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title: Flow Mountain Bike Article - The New Gateway To Derby
date: 2020-05-26T12:11:00+10:00
author: George Town Mountain Bike Trails
canonical_url: "https://georgetownmtbtrails.com.au/news/flow-mountain-bike-article-the-new-gateway-to-derby"
section: News
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# Flow Mountain Bike Article - The New Gateway To Derby

 26 May 2020

 

 

 

 

 

  When most people fly into Launceston, they load their bike bags into a rental car and set sail for Derby. Soon, however, there may be a pretty darn good reason to point your car north, and make a pitstop in the coastal settlement of George Town on your way towards the east coast. Like a lot of Tasmania, George Town is a municipality built on industry, and similar to so many others the local council is looking to boost and diversify its economic and tourist opportunities.

**Where is George Town, and why build trails there?**

[For the full article](https://flowmountainbike.com/features/george-town-aiming-tasmanias-next-mountain-biking-town-2/)