Meanwood Valley Trail
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The Meanwood Valley Trail is a 7-mile linear urban walkway from Leeds City Centre to Golden Acre Park. Return via bus to the start point.
The trail starts on Woodhouse Moor then follows roads to Woodhouse Ridge where the path enters mature woodland with wild garlic and wood anemone. The path continues along the pretty Meanwood Beck to Meanwood Park. This 72 acre park has lovely rhododendrons and azaleas. It is a delightful area with the beck meandering through the park dotted with stone bridges and surrounded by attractive oak and hazel woodland.
The next section takes you along Adel Beck and through Adel Woods. The final section takes you over Headingley Golf Course before finishing at Golden Acre Park. This popular country park consists of beautiful gardens, a lake, streams, ponds, woodland and the Breary Marsh Nature Reserve.
From Golden Acre Park we will catch the bus back to the start of the walk.
Photo Credits:
Meanwood Valley Sign and Meanwood Bridge. Copyright Chemical Engineer. This file is from Wikimedia Commons. Golden Acre Park. Copyright Mick Melvin. Licensed for reuse under Creative Commons License.
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What to bring
Water: bring at least a litre
Medicines: if you have hay fever, diabetes, minor ailments etc.
Rucksack: or any other bag
Footwear: hiking boots, sturdy trainers or wellies
Layered clothing: lets you quickly adapt to changes in the weather and body temperature. Go for a base layer (vest or t-shirt) and a mid layer (a micro fleece or shirt) and in cooler weather add an outer layer (a windproof jacket or thick fleece)
Trousers: ideally not jeans which become heavy and cold in the rain, breathable fabrics are more comfortable and dry and on warm days shorts are OK
Waterproof jacket: breathable fabrics are more comfortable and dry
Hat or cap: stay warm in winter and shaded in summer
Sunglasses: for any sunny day, even in winter
Sun cream: can be useful even on cloudy and winter days
Snacks: bring biscuits, energy bars, gels, bananas, chocolate or dried fruit for example and put them somewhere easy to get hold of
Lunch: bring a packed lunch unless otherwise stated
Money: Please bring bus fare for the return journey (approx £3).
Food & drink
Please bring snacks, lunch and water. There are some shops on the route and a cafe at Golden Acre Park.