Short dog walks

Short dog walks near Dronfield

1,060 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Dronfield are walks under 3 km: 33% of the 3,140 or more we measured, against 37% across Derbyshire.

Under 3 km from start to finish.

DerbyChesterfieldIlkestonLong EatonDronfield10 km
Dronfield and the 5 km around it, on Derbyshire. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Dronfield

  • 73% of the walks under 3 km near Dronfield have no busy road to cross, against 43% of every walk near Dronfield.
  • 71% of the walks under 3 km near Dronfield are never beside a busy road, against 42% of every walk near Dronfield.
  • 28% of the walks under 3 km near Dronfield pass a pub, against 54% of every walk near Dronfield.

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 Dronfield 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 Dronfield.

What shape they are

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Dronfield
A loop
25%
36%
There and back the same way
37%
37%
One way, ending somewhere else
36%
25%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Dronfield
Under trees for a third or more of the way
58%
74%
Beside water for a tenth or more
61%
78%
On open access land for a third or more
<1%
1%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
11%
13%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
66%
77%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
59%
70%
No farm grassland at all
8%
3%
Off road for four fifths or more
20%
9%
On roads or lanes for half or more
50%
63%
Through built-up streets for half or more
7%
3%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Dronfield
Never beside a fast road
99%
84%
Never beside a busy road
71%
42%
No busy road to cross
73%
43%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
51%
34%
No steps
65%
50%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Dronfield
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
82%
88%
Pass a pub
28%
54%
Pass a dog-waste bin
5%
14%
Pass a public toilet
5%
16%
Pass a drinking-water tap
<1%
2%
Pass a busy beauty spot
15%
33%
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Walks under 3 km near Dronfield, chosen 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 about your dog and it finds walks under 3 km near Dronfield checked against what your dog finds hard, and names them.

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Questions people ask

Are there short dog walks near Dronfield?
Yes. 1,060 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Dronfield are walks under 3 km, 33% of the 3,140 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 Dronfield

Short dog walks in the towns nearest Dronfield