Local nature reserve
Dog walks in Meanwood Valley
Meanwood Valley is a local nature reserve of 96 hectares in Leeds, mostly woodland, 5.7 km from the middle of Leeds. 57 walks in the app lie mostly in it. 59% are under 3 km and 24% are loops.
See every dog walk near Leeds, or across West Yorkshire.
Three walks in Meanwood Valley
From the 57 walks that lie mostly in Meanwood Valley, those that start nearest its middle: a 7.1 km loop, a 2.2 km there and back and a 4.0 km one-way walk.
Where these go is in the app
Create an account- Near Meanwood Valley (longer)7.1 km · 121 min · A loop
- Near Meanwood Valley (shorter)2.2 km · 38 min · There and back
- Adel to Alwoodley4.0 km · 68 min · One way
The land and what it asks of a dog
- Dogs on a short lead from 1 March to 31 July, and near livestock at any timeThe 4 hectares that are open access landCountryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
- Open by permission, not by right53 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
- Open by right14 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
Leeds council's dog control order places no zone in Meanwood Valley (read 30 July 2026). Signs on the ground may say more.
What the walks in Meanwood Valley are like
Every share is of the 57 walks that lie mostly in Meanwood Valley, with Leeds as a whole marked on each bar.
How far they go
Under 3 km: 59% of the walks in Meanwood Valley, against 45% near Leeds.
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 | Leeds |
|---|---|---|
| Under 3 km | 59% | 45% |
| 3 to 5 km | 22% | 21% |
| 5 to 8 km | 15% | 15% |
| 8 to 12 km | <1% | 10% |
| Over 12 km | 1% | 7% |
What shape they are
A loop: 24% of the walks in Meanwood Valley, against 34% near Leeds.
A loop brings you back without repeating a step. There and back retraces the way out.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Leeds |
|---|---|---|
| A loop | 24% | 34% |
| There and back the same way | 45% | 37% |
| One way, ending somewhere else | 29% | 27% |
What is beside the path
Under trees for a third or more of the way: 100% of the walks in Meanwood Valley, against 43% near Leeds.
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 | Leeds |
|---|---|---|
| Under trees for a third or more of the way | 100% | 43% |
| Beside water for a tenth or more | 84% | 59% |
| On open access land for a third or more | 1% | <1% |
| Through a park or green space for a third or more | 10% | 52% |
| Off road for four fifths or more | 15% | 4% |
| On roads or lanes for half or more | 45% | 87% |
| Through built-up streets for half or more | <1% | 18% |
What might stop you
No busy road to cross: 92% of the walks in Meanwood Valley, against 46% near Leeds.
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 | Leeds |
|---|---|---|
| Never beside a fast road | 91% | 76% |
| Never beside a busy road | 80% | 44% |
| No busy road to cross | 92% | 46% |
| No stile, gate or cattle grid | 100% | 91% |
| No steps | 75% | 44% |
What is on the way
Pass a pub: 15% of the walks in Meanwood Valley, against 64% near Leeds.
Shares of walks that start by, or pass, each of these.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Leeds |
|---|---|---|
| Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road | 96% | 98% |
| Pass a pub | 15% | 64% |
| Pass a dog-waste bin | 75% | 92% |
| Pass a public toilet | 7% | 35% |
| Pass a drinking-water tap | <1% | 4% |
| Pass a busy beauty spot | <1% | 41% |
Measured on 9 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made
Walks in Meanwood Valley, 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. 100% 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 Meanwood Valley 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 Meanwood Valley 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 Meanwood Valley?
- 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 Meanwood Valley?
- 57 walks in the Trekosa app lie mostly in Meanwood Valley. 59% are under 3 km and 24% are loops.
Getting there
8 car parks and 10 dog bins within Meanwood Valley or at its edge, from OpenStreetMap.