The 10th annual Discover Anson Bike Ride will be held on Oct. 10 in Wadesboro. The ride includes the choice of a 26-, 43- and 62-mile route that will take you across the southern half of Anson County that has many Piedmont features of North Carolina’s mountain foothills.

Main points of interest along the routes include the “James Bennett” house where Stephen Spielberg filmed “The Color Purple,” the old chimney of the Knox Inn in historic Sneedsborough, Long Pine Church — the oldest deeded Methodist church in North Carolina, a climb up the “Devil’s Backbone” near Meltonville Church, and the birthplace of Hugh Hammond Bennett, father of soil conservation in America.

The entry fee is $40 per rider ($35 if entered by Sept. 25). A downloadable registration form is available at www.ansoncounty.org. On the day of the bike ride, registration begins at 8 a.m. at First Baptist Church, 309 Lee Ave., Wadesboro. The ride will receive the “green flag” at 9:15 a.m.

For those who think you are ready for a “Biathlon,” try running in Wadesboro’s Escape the Zombies 5K before you put the metal to the petal in the Discover Anson Bike Ride! Both events are on the same day in the same area and are scheduled so you can participate in both if you wish! For more on the 5K go to, https://runsignup.com/Race/NC/Wadesboro/WadesborosEscapetheZombies5k or email joshua.leviner@icloud.com.

The Discover Anson Bike Ride is being held in conjunction with People Fest in Uptown Wadesboro and will offer lots of fun activities, food, crafts and more that you and your family can enjoy. Funding for the Bike Ride postcards and flyers was provided by Anson County Tourism Development Authority.

For more information, call the Anson County Chamber of Commerce at 704-694-4181 or visit www.ansoncounty.org.

The 2014 Discover Anson Bike Ride began at First Baptist Church in Wadesboro.
https://ansonrecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/web1_2014-bike-ride.jpgThe 2014 Discover Anson Bike Ride began at First Baptist Church in Wadesboro. File Photo