Best foot forward at Otley (From Advertiser Series)

Best foot forward at Otley

12:24pm Thursday 25th June 2009

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Otley’s streets will resound to the sound of hundreds of sturdy boots this weekend as the 2009 Walking Festival gets under way.

This year’s nine-day event will be launched at the Buttercross on Saturday and features its biggest ever line-up of walks and activities.

The first walk, an eight-mile circular route called Up and Over the Chevin, will start from the Buttercross at 10am on Saturday.

Festival chairman Ruth Blackwell said: “This is the biggest programme since we started as a one-off millennium event in 2000. The festival’s success is really down to the great team of volunteers.

“There are walks for all ages and abilities including short, town-based walks, waterside walks and strenuous, moorland hikes.”

A Bat Talk and Walk starts at the Civic Centre at 8.30pm on Monday.

Classed as hard, an 18-mile, eight-hour trek from Bolton Abbey to Otley has been organised for walkers seeking a challenge.

Anyone interested in taking part should meet Stuart Fildes at Otley Bus Station at 10.10am on Sunday, June 28 to catch the 800 bus to Bolton Abbey.

Festival programmes are available from Otley Civic Centre, Otley Courthouse, local libraries and Tourist Information Centres, and businesses. The programme can also be accessed on the internet at chevintrek.co.uk.

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