Meanwood Valley Trail

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Map of Meanwood Valley Trail (sign in Meanwood Park)
Map of Meanwood Valley Trail (sign in Meanwood Park)
H. R. Marsden statue at the South end of the Meanwood Valley Trail
H. R. Marsden statue at the South end of the Meanwood Valley Trail
Signpost on the Meanwood Valley Trail
Signpost on the Meanwood Valley Trail
Around the midpoint of the Meanwood Valley Trail
Around the midpoint of the Meanwood Valley Trail
Footbridge over Meanwood Beck, part of the Trail
Footbridge over Meanwood Beck, part of the Trail
Sign at Breary Marsh at the North end of the Meanwood Valley Trail
Sign at Breary Marsh at the North end of the Meanwood Valley Trail

The Meanwood Valley Trail is a waymarked footpath and annual (March/April) footrace route in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It runs for a distance of 7 miles from the statue of (former Leeds mayor) Henry Rowland Marsden, 1878, on Woodhouse Moor, close to the University of Leeds, through Headingley, Meanwood and Adel to Breary Marsh, Golden Acre Park, where it meets the Leeds Country Way. For most of its route it is the official Leeds link to the Dales Way. Along the way are signs giving information about the local wildlife.

The trail is used for an annual trail running race each March/April, organised by local running club the Valley Striders. [1] This race has over 300 participants each year and is part of the Airedale Triple which also includes the Baildon Boundary Way and the Guiseley Gallop.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Valley Striders. Meanwood Valley Trail Race. Retrieved on 2007-11-25.
  2. ^ Valley Striders. Information sheet. Retrieved on 2007-11-25.
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