Short dog walks

Short dog walks near St Ives

410 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of St Ives are walks under 3 km: 36% of the 1,150 or more we measured, against 39% across Cambridgeshire.

Under 3 km from start to finish.

PeterboroughCambridgeSt NeotsWisbechSt Ives20 km
St Ives and the 5 km around it, on Cambridgeshire. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near St Ives

  • 23% of the walks under 3 km near St Ives pass a dog-waste bin, against 46% of every walk near St Ives.
  • 38% of the walks under 3 km near St Ives pass a busy beauty spot, against 61% of every walk near St Ives.
  • 84% of the walks under 3 km near St Ives are never beside a busy road, against 62% of every walk near St Ives.

Measured on 12 October 2026 from the map. A difference is listed only when it is ten points or more and larger than chance would make it. How these figures are made

What the walks under 3 km are like

Each bar is the share of the walks under 3 km near St Ives that the sentence is true of. The upright mark on each bar, and the small number beside it, is the same share for every walk near St Ives.

What shape they are

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near St Ives
A loop
13%
17%
There and back the same way
43%
51%
One way, ending somewhere else
42%
31%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near St Ives
Under trees for a third or more of the way
29%
46%
Beside water for a tenth or more
67%
83%
On open access land for a third or more
7%
8%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
25%
38%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
86%
93%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
48%
64%
No farm grassland at all
16%
7%
Off road for four fifths or more
33%
23%
On roads or lanes for half or more
50%
50%
Through built-up streets for half or more
13%
6%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near St Ives
Never beside a fast road
99%
94%
Never beside a busy road
84%
62%
No busy road to cross
84%
64%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
92%
79%
No steps
84%
65%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near St Ives
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
81%
82%
Pass a pub
20%
36%
Pass a dog-waste bin
23%
46%
Pass a public toilet
25%
44%
Pass a drinking-water tap
<1%
<1%
Pass a busy beauty spot
38%
61%
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Walks under 3 km near St Ives, chosen for your dog

If you live in Cambridgeshire, it is your home county, and every walk in it is free, for good. Tell the app about your dog and it finds walks under 3 km near St Ives checked against what your dog finds hard, and names them.

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Questions people ask

Are there short dog walks near St Ives?
Yes. 410 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of St Ives are walks under 3 km, 36% of the 1,150 or more we measured there. The app shows them by name once you have an account, checked against what your dog finds hard.
What counts as a short walk?
One whose whole length along the path, there and back or round, is under 3 km. It is measured along the way you walk, not in a straight line.
Can I choose how long a walk is?
Yes. When you search you set the length you want, and the app keeps to it.

Everything we measured near St Ives

Short dog walks in the towns nearest St Ives