Running at Leigh Woods

A group of runners running in Leigh Woods

Leigh Woods are a runners' and walkers' haven on the doorstep of Bristol, with ancient trees and limestone grassland. Designated pathways lead you through oak, small leaf lime and ash forests.

Stretching your legs at Leigh Woods

Leigh Woods is the perfect place to get away from the city for a walk or run through the beautiful broadleaf woodland on the slopes of the Avon Gorge.

Why not download our site map to plan your route in advance?

 

Families walking through Leigh Woods

Leigh Woods site map 

Tailor your journey through Leigh Woods by following our way-marked trails, or by making your own adventure along the woodland paths to the trees. You can download our site map here to plan your route in advance.

Orienteering

Keen to brush up on your navigational skills? Why not have a go at our permanent orienteering course at Leigh Woods?

You can download a copy of our orienteering map, produced with funding from The British Orienteering Federation and the Bristol Special Schools Sports Association, here:

A group of children Orienteering at Croft Castle and Parkland in Herefordshire

Orienteering at Leigh Woods 

Test your skills with a map and compass on the permanent orienteering course at Leigh Woods. You can download the map here before your visit.

RunTogether routes at Leigh Woods

RunTogether, created by England Athletics, share running routes across England that are suitable for all abilities.

You can find their three routes around Leigh Woods here:

Runners on a National Trust coastal path

Red route 

You can find RunTogether's 1.2km-long red route at Leigh Woods here...

People running in Leigh Woods

Purple route 

You can find RunTogether's 2.5km-long purple route around Leigh Woods here...

A runner in a Leigh Woods running t-shirt

Blue route 

You can find RunTogether's 4km-long blue route at Leigh Woods here...