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Dog walks in Great Shacklow Wood
Great Shacklow Wood is a wood in Derbyshire Dales, 11.6 km from the middle of Buxton. 18 walks in the app lie mostly in it. 8 of 18 are under 3 km and 1 is a loop.
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Three walks in Great Shacklow Wood
From the 18 walks that lie mostly in Great Shacklow Wood, those that start nearest its middle: a 5.1 km loop, a 3.2 km there and back and an 8.9 km one-way walk.
Where these go is in the app
Create an account- Sheldon loop5.1 km · 88 min · A loop
- Taddington and back3.2 km · 55 min · There and back
- Flagg to Ashford in the Water8.9 km · 152 min · One way
The land and what it asks of a dog
- Special Area of ConservationPeak District DalesNatural England designations
- Site of Special Scientific InterestThe Wye Valley SSSI
- Dogs on a short lead from 1 March to 31 July, and near livestock at any timeThe 5 hectares that are open access landCountryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
- Open by permission, not by right25 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
- Open by right7 hectares of the woodland
Derbyshire Dales council has a dog control order we cannot yet place on the map, so it may apply here. Signs on the ground may say more.
What the walks in Great Shacklow Wood are like
Every share is of the 18 walks that lie mostly in Great Shacklow Wood, with Buxton as a whole marked on each bar.
How far they go
3 to 5 km: 1 of 18 walks in Great Shacklow Wood, 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 | 8 of 18 | 39% |
| 3 to 5 km | 1 of 18 | 22% |
| 5 to 8 km | 3 of 18 | 18% |
| 8 to 12 km | 4 of 18 | 12% |
| Over 12 km | 2 of 18 | 6% |
What shape they are
One way, ending somewhere else: 9 of 18 walks in Great Shacklow Wood, against 25% 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 18 | 29% |
| There and back the same way | 8 of 18 | 45% |
| One way, ending somewhere else | 9 of 18 | 25% |
What is beside the path
Off road for four fifths or more: 14 of 18 walks in Great Shacklow Wood, against 20% 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 | 14 of 18 | 34% |
| Beside water for a tenth or more | 12 of 18 | 46% |
| On open access land for a third or more | 4 of 18 | 44% |
| Through a park or green space for a third or more | 2 of 18 | 6% |
| Off road for four fifths or more | 14 of 18 | 20% |
| On roads or lanes for half or more | 0 of 18 | 44% |
| Through built-up streets for half or more | 0 of 18 | 2% |
What might stop you
Never beside a fast road: 10 of 18 walks in Great Shacklow Wood, against 89% 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 | 10 of 18 | 89% |
| Never beside a busy road | 10 of 18 | 78% |
| No busy road to cross | 10 of 18 | 79% |
| No stile, gate or cattle grid | 5 of 18 | 37% |
| No steps | 12 of 18 | 77% |
What is on the way
Pass a public toilet: 10 of 18 walks in Great Shacklow Wood, against 14% 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 | 9 of 18 | 77% |
| Pass a pub | 9 of 18 | 19% |
| Pass a dog-waste bin | 7 of 18 | 13% |
| Pass a public toilet | 10 of 18 | 14% |
| Pass a drinking-water tap | 4 of 18 | 5% |
| Pass a busy beauty spot | 7 of 18 | 48% |
Measured on 20 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made
Walks in Great Shacklow Wood, 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. 14 of its 18 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 Great Shacklow Wood before you set off and its map stays on your phone until you remove it, for when the signal drops among the trees. Part of Great Shacklow Wood is open access land, where a path on the ground can be faint: drift off your line 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 Great Shacklow Wood?
- On the open access land, the law asks for a short lead from 1 March to 31 July, and near livestock at any time. Derbyshire Dales has a dog order we cannot yet place, so it may apply here, read on 1 October 2026.
- How many dog walks are there in Great Shacklow Wood?
- 18 walks in the Trekosa app lie mostly in Great Shacklow Wood.