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Dog walks in Middleton Park

Middleton Park is a park in Leeds, 4.5 km from the middle of Leeds. 115 walks in the app lie mostly in it. 58% are under 3 km and 35% are loops.

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Middleton Park on West Yorkshire. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Three walks in Middleton Park

From the 115 walks that lie mostly in Middleton Park, those that start nearest its middle: a 5.2 km loop, a 7.8 km there and back and a 1.7 km one-way walk.

Where these go is in the app

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  • Near Middleton Park (longer)5.2 km · 89 min · A loop
  • Beeston, Leeds and back7.8 km · 133 min · There and back
  • Near Middleton Park (shorter)1.7 km · 30 min · One way

The rules for dogs in Middleton Park

  • Dogs are kept out“children's play areas”Leeds council dog control order, read 30 July 2026
  • Open by permission, not by right90 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
  • Open by right4 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)

Anywhere else in Middleton Park, Leeds council's order sets no rule for dogs that we hold (read 30 July 2026). Park byelaws and signs on the ground may say more.

What the walks in Middleton Park are like

Every share is of the 115 walks that lie mostly in Middleton Park, with Leeds as a whole marked on each bar.

How far they go

Under 3 km: 58% of the walks in Middleton Park, against 45% near Leeds.

Where the walks fall by length. The five bars add up to the whole, give or take the rounding.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredLeeds
Under 3 km
58%
45%
3 to 5 km
21%
21%
5 to 8 km
11%
15%
8 to 12 km
6%
10%
Over 12 km
1%
7%

What shape they are

There and back the same way: 39% of the walks in Middleton Park, against 37% near Leeds, and no row here differs by more.

A loop brings you back without repeating a step. There and back retraces the way out.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredLeeds
A loop
35%
34%
There and back the same way
39%
37%
One way, ending somewhere else
25%
27%

What is beside the path

On roads or lanes for half or more: 27% of the walks in Middleton Park, against 87% near Leeds.

Shares of walks where the ground beside the path is a given kind for the stated part of the way.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredLeeds
Under trees for a third or more of the way
98%
43%
Beside water for a tenth or more
71%
59%
On open access land for a third or more
<1%
<1%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
100%
52%
Off road for four fifths or more
42%
4%
On roads or lanes for half or more
27%
87%
Through built-up streets for half or more
<1%
18%

What might stop you

Never beside a busy road: 80% of the walks in Middleton Park, against 44% 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 thatShare of walks measuredLeeds
Never beside a fast road
93%
76%
Never beside a busy road
80%
44%
No busy road to cross
80%
46%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
100%
91%
No steps
59%
44%

What is on the way

Pass a pub: 31% of the walks in Middleton Park, against 64% near Leeds.

Shares of walks that start by, or pass, each of these.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredLeeds
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
96%
98%
Pass a pub
31%
64%
Pass a dog-waste bin
60%
92%
Pass a public toilet
50%
35%
Pass a drinking-water tap
<1%
4%
Pass a busy beauty spot
19%
41%

Measured on 9 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made

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Walks in Middleton 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.

Walks beyond your home county come with Further, the Trekosa subscription. What Further adds

Questions people ask

Can I take my dog to Middleton Park?
The council's order keeps dogs out of “children's play areas”. 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 Middleton Park?
115 walks in the Trekosa app lie mostly in Middleton Park. 58% are under 3 km and 35% are loops.

What is in Middleton Park

6 car parks, 2 public toilets and 7 dog bins within Middleton Park or at its edge, from OpenStreetMap.