Dog walks with water

Dog walks with water near Newton Abbot

1,220 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Newton Abbot are walks beside water: 66% of the 1,840 or more we measured, against 60% across Devon.

Beside water for a tenth of the way or more.

PlymouthExeterPaigntonNewton Abbot20 km
Newton Abbot and the 5 km around it, on Devon. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Newton Abbot

  • 49% of the walks beside water near Newton Abbot are never beside a busy road, against 60% of every walk near Newton Abbot.
  • 51% of the walks beside water near Newton Abbot have no busy road to cross, against 62% of every walk near Newton Abbot.
  • 67% of the walks beside water near Newton Abbot are under trees for a third or more of the way, against 57% of every walk near Newton Abbot.

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 beside water are like

Each bar is the share of the walks beside water near Newton Abbot 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 Newton Abbot.

How far they go

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Newton Abbot
Under 3 km
28%
37%
3 to 5 km
22%
22%
5 to 8 km
21%
18%
8 to 12 km
13%
11%
Over 12 km
13%
9%

What shape they are

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Newton Abbot
A loop
25%
25%
There and back the same way
43%
44%
One way, ending somewhere else
31%
29%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Newton Abbot
Under trees for a third or more of the way
67%
57%
On open access land for a third or more
4%
3%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
7%
5%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
86%
86%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
70%
72%
No farm grassland at all
3%
5%
Off road for four fifths or more
4%
3%
On roads or lanes for half or more
85%
88%
Through built-up streets for half or more
2%
5%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Newton Abbot
Never beside a fast road
87%
91%
Never beside a busy road
49%
60%
No busy road to cross
51%
62%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
70%
75%
No steps
65%
73%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Newton Abbot
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
95%
96%
Pass a pub
52%
46%
Pass a dog-waste bin
22%
15%
Pass a public toilet
44%
38%
Pass a drinking-water tap
<1%
<1%
Pass a busy beauty spot
51%
46%
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Walks beside water near Newton Abbot, 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 beside water near Newton Abbot checked against what your dog finds hard, and names them.

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Questions people ask

Are there dog walks with water near Newton Abbot?
Yes. 1,220 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Newton Abbot are walks beside water, 66% of the 1,840 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 walk with water?
One with water the map draws, such as a river, lake or canal, beside it for at least a tenth of its length. A walk that only crosses a bridge does not count.
Can my dog swim there?
We cannot say. We measure how much of a walk runs beside water, not whether the water is clean, deep or open for swimming. Check the signs when you get there.

Everything we measured near Newton Abbot

Dog walks with water in the towns nearest Newton Abbot