The cape that overlooks Oamaru Harbour is a popular spot for walkers and bikers.
At a public forum before a recent extraordinary meeting of the Waitaki District Council, mayoral candidate Katrina Hazelhurst told the council she had repeatedly asked for a collaborative approach to track development at the cape, which had not happened, and had resulted in run-ins between bikers and walkers.
Her concerns also included safety issues, soil erosion and the alleged removal of native plants when work was done to widen tracks.
''The problem is ... the development of the cape has always been done in an ad-hoc way. At no point have they [the council] got all the groups together.
''Because of this fractured approach, problems have occurred that could have been prevented with more consultation. It's been very frustrating.
She said the cape could accommodate both bikers and walkers, but that clear signage was needed to distinguish who should use what track, and a separate area for faster, downhill riding.
Mountain Biking North Otago president Marcus Brown acknowledged there had been issues between walkers and bikers in the past, but that had ''improved in recent times''.
The club was working to ''segregate some of the trails'', but added some walkers used tracks clearly marked for bikers only.
He did not tolerate abusive behaviour directed at or from club members and had called out some members on their behaviour in the past.
He was happy to work with other cape users on the issue, he said.
