Olympic Legacy Park
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Historically, the Don Valley was Sheffield’s industrial 3KM Meadowhall Way quarter. Today the area, to the north east of the city, is Ú The Outdoor City known as a sports hub. These three easy to medium Weedon St run routes will take you to some of its present-day Ú Run Routes landmarks, exploring the Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park, Ú River Don and Don Valley Bowl. A run through our Ú IKEA All routes start with a 100m marked track, where you can time Ú yourself or race your friends. After turning a corner, they pass the Carbrook Hall Rd Olympic legacy in River Don cauldron for the flame from the old Don Valley Stadium, a B6082 Ú 2KM reminder of the area’s sporting heritage. The routes rise uphill – Carbrook Attercliffe Common the Don Valley with the option to climb to a viewpoint for a great panorama of the Janson Street Ú Tinsley A6709 Marina Sheffield & Tinsley Canal Don Valley. The longer easy route continues onwards to do a loop City Centre Meadowhall u Ú t Ú of the Don Valley Bowl, a perfect spot for hill or interval training. 4KM DISTANCE Ú Amberley St The blue, medium route heads along the canal path to IKEA. Broughton Lane Follow Weedon Street to the River Don and follow the Don Valley Ú Bold St 5KM 1KM 1.8KM 6KM Way through the areas mix of industry and history. After hitting Ice Ú Europa Link Sheffield Attercliffe Cemetery , carry on through to Attercliffe Common and Don Coleridge Road 1KM return to the Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park. Leigh St Valley English Bowl Ú Institute START of Sport At the canal you can extend any route by crossing onto the canal u Ú towpath and heading to the city centre (3km) in one direction or DIFFICULTY Attercliffe Tinsley Park Road Meadowhall shopping centre (2.5km) in the other. Cemetery Ú Ú Ú Ú EASY EASY MEDIUM Worksop Road A more active you can be a happier, To Accelerate t run store healthier you. Set yourself a Broughton Lane challenge today. Ice Sheffield TERRAIN Leigh Street River Don Sheffield Ú Ú Arena Mostly tarmac on Don Provided by Ú Valley all routes. Grass Coleridge Road Ú Bowl Leigh Street English track on optional high Ú Bessemer Institute Convertor of Sport viewpoint route Ú Newhall Road Ú Ú Sheffield Arena Attercliffe Common Tram Stop Ú Ú Supported by Ú FACILITIES Steel Link Ú Ú Ú Bus Stop Ú Ú University TechnicalÚ Tinsley Park Road College Sheffield (UTC) START Ú Ú Ú u Ú Ú Oasis Academy School Leeds Road Community Pitch Ú Ú Ú Ú Moorings For more information on this and other running routes: Ú Ú Worksop Road Ú Sheffield & Tinsley Canal Optional high www.theoutdoorcity.co.uk 100m City Centre Meadowhall u t Doctor Lane Allende Way viewpoint route #findyourpace.