Tourism Tasmania, Sport and Recreation Tasmania and the Freycinet Coast Tourism Board held a cycle tourism strategy workshop last Tuesday.

The workshop invited business owners, community members and interested stakeholders to brainstorm ideas on improving cycling tourism in the areas of Swansea, Coles Bay and Bicheno.

A Tourism Tasmania spokeswoman said the workshops explored ways to develop a "cycle-friendly" community and information on how businesses could develop to meet this growing market segment.

"The workshop looked at the opportunities and issues facing cycle tourism specific to Swansea, Coles Bay and Bicheno and also considered how to work with the broader community in promoting a cycle-friendly destination," the spokeswoman said.

Community members, councillors, health workers and tourism business owners attended the workshop.

The group brainstormed nine big ideas to improve cycle tourism in the area.

The ideas were broken down to include the establishment of mountain bike and BMX trails, improving road conditions and access to each town and the development of paths and tracks to connect the towns together off the main road.

The ideas will form a strategic plan that will be put to the state government for approval.

Freycinet Association member and former cyclist Louise Padgett said some of the ideas had the potential to be completed in six months.

"The whole of the East Coast has such awesome roads and tracks, the weather is good and there are so many good things as far as cycling goes in this area," Mrs Padgett said.

"There are just a few things that need to be changed to make the East Coast an iconic cycling destination for the state.

"It is exciting to know that some of the objectives that the group came up with could be completed within six months."