Local nature reserve
Dog walks in Chevin Forest Park
Chevin Forest Park is a local nature reserve of 189 hectares in Leeds, mostly woodland, 2.7 km from the middle of Guiseley. 134 walks in the app lie mostly in it. 57% are under 3 km and 20% are loops.
See every dog walk near Guiseley, or across West Yorkshire.
Three walks in Chevin Forest Park
From the 134 walks that lie mostly in Chevin Forest Park, those that start nearest its middle: a 10.2 km loop, a 5.8 km there and back and a 3.2 km one-way walk.
Where these go is in the app
Create an account- Otley loop10.2 km · 175 min · A loop
- Near Chevin Forest Park (longer)5.8 km · 100 min · There and back
- Near Chevin Forest Park (shorter)3.2 km · 56 min · One way
The land and what it asks of a dog
- Site of Special Scientific InterestGreat Dib Wood SSSINatural England designations
- Dogs on a short lead from 1 March to 31 July, and near livestock at any timeThe 34 hectares that are open access landCountryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
- Open by permission, not by right126 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
- Open by right40 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
Leeds council's dog control order places no zone in Chevin Forest Park (read 30 July 2026). Signs on the ground may say more.
What the walks in Chevin Forest Park are like
Every share is of the 134 walks that lie mostly in Chevin Forest Park, with Guiseley as a whole marked on each bar.
How far they go
Under 3 km: 57% of the walks in Chevin Forest Park, against 41% near Guiseley.
Where the walks fall by length. The five bars add up to the whole, give or take the rounding.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Guiseley |
|---|---|---|
| Under 3 km | 57% | 41% |
| 3 to 5 km | 20% | 23% |
| 5 to 8 km | 10% | 18% |
| 8 to 12 km | 10% | 12% |
| Over 12 km | 1% | 3% |
What shape they are
A loop: 20% of the walks in Chevin Forest Park, against 33% near Guiseley.
A loop brings you back without repeating a step. There and back retraces the way out.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Guiseley |
|---|---|---|
| A loop | 20% | 33% |
| There and back the same way | 46% | 38% |
| One way, ending somewhere else | 32% | 27% |
What is beside the path
Through a park or green space for a third or more: 97% of the walks in Chevin Forest Park, against 24% near Guiseley.
Shares of walks where the ground beside the path is a given kind for the stated part of the way.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Guiseley |
|---|---|---|
| Under trees for a third or more of the way | 96% | 53% |
| Beside water for a tenth or more | 55% | 69% |
| On open access land for a third or more | 39% | 11% |
| Through a park or green space for a third or more | 97% | 24% |
| Off road for four fifths or more | 50% | 8% |
| On roads or lanes for half or more | 28% | 71% |
| Through built-up streets for half or more | <1% | 4% |
What might stop you
Never beside a busy road: 73% of the walks in Chevin Forest Park, against 56% near Guiseley.
Shares of walks with none of each thing on the way. A road counts when it runs within about fifteen metres of the path.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Guiseley |
|---|---|---|
| Never beside a fast road | 72% | 88% |
| Never beside a busy road | 73% | 56% |
| No busy road to cross | 73% | 57% |
| No stile, gate or cattle grid | 44% | 28% |
| No steps | 50% | 53% |
What is on the way
Pass a busy beauty spot: 94% of the walks in Chevin Forest Park, against 65% near Guiseley.
Shares of walks that start by, or pass, each of these.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Guiseley |
|---|---|---|
| Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road | 77% | 90% |
| Pass a pub | 17% | 40% |
| Pass a dog-waste bin | 54% | 64% |
| Pass a public toilet | 35% | 15% |
| Pass a drinking-water tap | <1% | 1% |
| Pass a busy beauty spot | 94% | 65% |
Measured on 9 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made
Walks in Chevin Forest Park, for your dog
If you live in West Yorkshire, it is your home county, and every walk in it is free, for good. Tell the app what your dog finds hard and it shows you walks that suit, with anything that might stop you shown first.
Anywhere in Great Britain, even with no signal.
Further is the Trekosa subscription. 96% of the walks here run under trees for a third of the way or more. It brings the OS Explorer map, 1:25,000, with contours, field walls and every right of way, while you have signal. Press Offline on a walk in Chevin Forest Park before you set off and its map stays on your phone until you remove it, for when the signal drops among the trees. Part of Chevin Forest Park is open access land, where a path on the ground can be faint: drift off your line and the phone buzzes. It also opens walks beyond your home county, if West Yorkshire is not yours.
The first 250 households have it for good. After that, £4.99 a month or £34.99 a year.
Questions people ask
- Do dogs need a lead in Chevin Forest Park?
- On the open access land, the law asks for a short lead from 1 March to 31 July, and near livestock at any time. Leeds's order names places where dogs are kept out or on a lead, read on 30 July 2026.
- How many dog walks are there in Chevin Forest Park?
- 134 walks in the Trekosa app lie mostly in Chevin Forest Park. 57% are under 3 km and 20% are loops.
Getting there
7 car parks, 1 public toilet and 5 dog bins within Chevin Forest Park or at its edge, from OpenStreetMap.