Meanwood Valley Trail

53°48′41″N 1°33′24″W / 53.8115°N 1.5568°W / 53.8115; -1.5568

Signpost on the Meanwood Valley Trail
H. R. Marsden statue at the south end of the Meanwood Valley Trail
Footbridge over Meanwood Beck
Woodlands
Seven Arches Aqueduct
Sign at Breary Marsh at the north end of the Meanwood Valley Trail

The Meanwood Valley Trail is a waymarked footpath and the title of an annual (March/April) footrace that takes place on parts of the trail in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It runs for a distance of 7 miles (11 km) 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 (to King Lane) it is the official Leeds link to the Dales Way. Along the way are signs giving information about the local wildlife. The first stages of the White Rose Way follow part of the trail also before continuing to Scarborough.

Some of the upper reaches of the trail are 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]

  1. ^ Valley Striders. "Meanwood Valley Trail Race". Retrieved 25 November 2007.
  2. ^ Valley Striders. "Information sheet". Retrieved 25 November 2007.