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Meanwood Valley Trail Race

Name: Meanwood Valley Trail Race
Start: 2025-08-31
End: 2025-08-31
Location: Leeds

Leeds, United Kingdom • 31 Aug 2025

Meanwood Valley Trail Race, organized by Valley Striders AC, is a roughly 7-mile undulating multi-terrain run through Adel Woods, Scotland Woods, and Meanwood Park in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The course features landmarks such as the Seven Arches, the Slabbering Baby, and a dark tunnel under the Leeds Outer Ring Road, with starts and finishes at Old Leo's Rugby Club. Prizes go to the first three overall finishers for men and women, plus age-group prizes from 40 to 75+. Facilities include water, toilets, changing rooms, showers, and baggage storage. Entry fees are £16–£18, with on-the-day and EA-affiliated discounts, and parking is limited; trail shoes recommended. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United Kingdom Yorkshire and The Humber Leeds

Race information

Registration

7 mi

7 Miles

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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