🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid
Best for
8 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
🥾
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: Dales Way Link
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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8 signed routes nearby · 118 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ebor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
6 Dales TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Airedale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Dales Way LinkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Quarry Roadpublic footpath · 134 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 134 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Back Lane (Dales Way Link)public footpath · 506 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 506 mPath type: footway
Dales Way Linkpublic footpath · 79 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 79 mSurface earthPath type: footway
🚴
Cycling
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3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.6 km▾
Named routeRef 66Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🐴
Horse riding
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48 public paths nearby
Public paths
Dales Way Linkbridleway · 366 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 366 mPath type: track
Miller Lane (Dales Way Link)byway open to all traffic · 35 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 35 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Dales Way Linkbridleway · 8 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 8 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Miller Lane (Dales Way Link)byway open to all traffic · 33 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 33 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Cross Lanebridleway · 367 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 367 mSurface compactedPath type: track
About this nature reserve
Chevin Forest Park is a 182-hectare Local Nature Reserve situated in Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber. The area includes diverse woodlands, moorland, and rocky outcrops, providing habitats for birds of prey and offering trails for hiking and cycling.
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