Everything from haunted house trips to Morris dancing pub crawls will feature in this year's Otley Walking Festival.

Now in its seventh year, the volunteer run event - organised through Otley Town Partnership - is in rude health and will run from Saturday, June 23, to Sunday, July 1.

As well as the usual selection of circular walks taking in some of Wharfedale's most spectacular landscapes, the 2007 festival has treks designed to appeal to all kinds of specialist tastes.

Night-owls', for example, can use their nocturnal energies to go on a Midnight Hike around Ilkley Moor, starting at 9pm from The Hermit pub car park on June 23 - but are reminded to bring a head torch.

Paranormal enthusiasts, meanwhile, will be treated to a trip around Haunted Dob Hall' on Thursday, June 28, while an introduction to the increasingly popular sport of Nordic walking will be given on Otley Chevin the following day.

Other highlights include a Midsummer Herb Walk on the Chevin on Monday, June 25 and an invitation to "dance, walk, wander and make merry via a few of Otley's fine ale houses" with the Wharfedale Wayzgoose Morris Team the next day.

Younger walkers, meanwhile, should enjoy a Teddy Bear Trail (and picnic) starting from Danefield car park, on East Chevin Road, at 12.30pm on Thursday, June 28.

The whole festival will be wrapped up with two social events, a Festival Frolic at The Grove Hill Club featuring dancing and a finger buffet on Saturday, June 30 and then a Grand Finale and raffle at the Manor Pub from 3.30pm on Sunday, July1.

The festival started as a one-off Millennium event in 2000 but was an immediate hit and now attracts up to 1,000 people each year.

Otley Walking Festival 2007 programmes are available from Otley Civic Centre, Otley Courthouse, Otley Library, Tourist Information Centres and local shops.

More details are also available by calling the festival office on 01943 851166 or visiting www.chevintrek.co.uk.