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Dog walks in Goyt Forest
Goyt Forest is a wood in High Peak, 7.3 km from the middle of Buxton. 26 walks in the app lie mostly in it. 7 of 26 are under 3 km and 1 is a loop.
See every dog walk near Buxton, or across Derbyshire.
Two walks in Goyt Forest
From the 26 walks that lie mostly in Goyt Forest, those that start nearest its middle: a 2.1 km there and back and a 4.7 km one-way walk.
Where these go is in the app
Create an account- Whaley Bridge and back2.1 km · 36 min · There and back
- Kettleshulme and Lyme Handley to Rainow4.7 km · 81 min · One way
The land and what it asks of a dog
- Site of Special Scientific InterestGoyt Valley SSSINatural England designations
- Special Area of ConservationSouth Pennine Moors
- Special Protection AreaPeak District Moors (South Pennine Moors Phase 1)
- Open by permission, not by right122 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
- Open by right1 hectare of the woodland
High Peak council's order asks for dogs to be under proper control everywhere and places no zones (read 1 October 2026). Signs on the ground may say more.
What the walks in Goyt Forest are like
Every share is of the 26 walks that lie mostly in Goyt Forest, with Buxton as a whole marked on each bar.
How far they go
3 to 5 km: 9 of 26 walks in Goyt Forest, against 22% near Buxton.
Where the walks fall by length. The five bars add up to the whole, give or take the rounding.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Buxton |
|---|---|---|
| Under 3 km | 7 of 26 | 39% |
| 3 to 5 km | 9 of 26 | 22% |
| 5 to 8 km | 7 of 26 | 18% |
| 8 to 12 km | 3 of 26 | 12% |
| Over 12 km | 0 of 26 | 6% |
What shape they are
A loop: 1 of 26 walks in Goyt Forest, against 29% near Buxton.
A loop brings you back without repeating a step. There and back retraces the way out.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Buxton |
|---|---|---|
| A loop | 1 of 26 | 29% |
| There and back the same way | 16 of 26 | 45% |
| One way, ending somewhere else | 9 of 26 | 25% |
What is beside the path
Beside water for a tenth or more: 0 of 26 walks in Goyt Forest, against 46% near Buxton.
Shares of walks where the ground beside the path is a given kind for the stated part of the way.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Buxton |
|---|---|---|
| Under trees for a third or more of the way | 19 of 26 | 34% |
| Beside water for a tenth or more | 0 of 26 | 46% |
| On open access land for a third or more | 22 of 26 | 44% |
| Through a park or green space for a third or more | 0 of 26 | 6% |
| Off road for four fifths or more | 7 of 26 | 20% |
| On roads or lanes for half or more | 3 of 26 | 44% |
| Through built-up streets for half or more | 0 of 26 | 2% |
What might stop you
No stile, gate or cattle grid: 20 of 26 walks in Goyt Forest, against 37% near Buxton.
Shares of walks with none of each thing on the way. A road counts when it runs within about fifteen metres of the path.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Buxton |
|---|---|---|
| Never beside a fast road | 26 of 26 | 89% |
| Never beside a busy road | 26 of 26 | 78% |
| No busy road to cross | 26 of 26 | 79% |
| No stile, gate or cattle grid | 20 of 26 | 37% |
| No steps | 26 of 26 | 77% |
What is on the way
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road: 15 of 26 walks in Goyt Forest, against 77% near Buxton.
Shares of walks that start by, or pass, each of these.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Buxton |
|---|---|---|
| Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road | 15 of 26 | 77% |
| Pass a pub | 0 of 26 | 19% |
| Pass a dog-waste bin | 0 of 26 | 13% |
| Pass a public toilet | 0 of 26 | 14% |
| Pass a drinking-water tap | 0 of 26 | 5% |
| Pass a busy beauty spot | 10 of 26 | 48% |
Measured on 20 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made
Walks in Goyt Forest, for your dog
If you live in Derbyshire, it is your home county, and every walk in it is free, for good. Tell the app what your dog finds hard and it shows you walks that suit, with anything that might stop you shown first.
Anywhere in Great Britain, even with no signal.
Further is the Trekosa subscription. 19 of its 26 walks run under trees for a third of the way or more. It brings the Further map, 1:25,000, with contours, field walls and every right of way, while you have signal. Press Offline on a walk in Goyt Forest before you set off and its map stays on your phone until you remove it, for when the signal drops among the trees. Drift off the path and the phone buzzes. It also opens walks beyond your home county, if Derbyshire is not yours.
The first 250 households have it for good. After that, £4.99 a month or £34.99 a year.
Questions people ask
- Do dogs need a lead in Goyt Forest?
- High Peak's order is about how dogs are kept, not where, read on 1 October 2026.
- How many dog walks are there in Goyt Forest?
- 26 walks in the Trekosa app lie mostly in Goyt Forest.