Moor Power Mountain Bike Challenge

Challenges abound in this year’s South Pennines Walk and Ride Festival including the Moor Power Mountain Bike Challenge, which is a tough 20-mile ride taking in the best of the South Pennines bridleways with lung busting climbs and exhilarating downhills. It will take place on Sunday 8 September, starting from Hollingworth Lake, Littleborough, and money raised will be in aid of Dementia UK.

Registration before the day is required and further details are available from the South Pennines Walk and Ride Festival website at www.walkandridefestival.co.uk

With over 160 events, this year’s festival, the biggest yet, offers something for everyone; most are led by volunteer guides and organisers who have expert knowledge of the area and terrain.

To find out more visit the festival website for full programme information at www.walkandridefestival.co.uk

Pennine Prospects was set up to champion the South Pennines; an area renowned for its natural beauty and wildlife, great people, quirky traditions and independent businesses. Funding for the project is being made available through the South Pennines LEADER programme (the Rural Development Programme for England), which is jointly funded by Defra and the European Union, and managed by Pennine Prospects.