Short dog walks

Short dog walks near Brixham

610 or more of the walks within 8 km of the middle of Brixham are walks under 3 km: 35% of the 1,730 or more we measured, against 37% across Devon.

Under 3 km from start to finish.

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Brixham and the 8 km around it, on Devon. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Brixham

  • 84% of the walks under 3 km near Brixham are never beside a busy road, against 62% of every walk near Brixham.
  • 85% of the walks under 3 km near Brixham have no busy road to cross, against 64% of every walk near Brixham.
  • 48% of the walks under 3 km near Brixham pass a busy beauty spot, against 68% of every walk near Brixham.

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 Brixham 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 Brixham.

What shape they are

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Brixham
A loop
18%
25%
There and back the same way
41%
44%
One way, ending somewhere else
40%
30%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Brixham
Under trees for a third or more of the way
31%
44%
Beside water for a tenth or more
36%
52%
On open access land for a third or more
3%
3%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
13%
11%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
66%
78%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
49%
63%
No farm grassland at all
15%
7%
Off road for four fifths or more
9%
4%
On roads or lanes for half or more
80%
85%
Through built-up streets for half or more
21%
10%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Brixham
Never beside a fast road
100%
93%
Never beside a busy road
84%
62%
No busy road to cross
85%
64%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
88%
72%
No steps
58%
39%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Brixham
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
85%
85%
Pass a pub
32%
52%
Pass a dog-waste bin
45%
60%
Pass a public toilet
22%
42%
Pass a drinking-water tap
<1%
3%
Pass a busy beauty spot
48%
68%
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Walks under 3 km near Brixham, chosen for your dog

If you live in Devon, 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 Brixham checked against what your dog finds hard, and names them.

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Questions people ask

Are there short dog walks near Brixham?
Yes. 610 or more of the walks within 8 km of the middle of Brixham are walks under 3 km, 35% of the 1,730 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 Brixham

Short dog walks in the towns nearest Brixham