Dog walks with water

Dog walks with water near Stockton-on-Tees

970 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Stockton-on-Tees are walks beside water: 61% of the 1,570 or more we measured, against 64% across Durham.

Beside water for a tenth of the way or more.

DarlingtonHartlepoolDurhamStockton-on-Tees20 km
Stockton-on-Tees and the 5 km around it, on Durham. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Stockton-on-Tees

  • 49% of the walks beside water near Stockton-on-Tees are never beside a busy road, against 61% of every walk near Stockton-on-Tees.
  • 51% of the walks beside water near Stockton-on-Tees have no busy road to cross, against 63% of every walk near Stockton-on-Tees.
  • 33% of the walks beside water near Stockton-on-Tees are under 3 km, against 44% of every walk near Stockton-on-Tees.

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 Stockton-on-Tees 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 Stockton-on-Tees.

How far they go

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Stockton-on-Tees
Under 3 km
33%
44%
3 to 5 km
23%
22%
5 to 8 km
21%
17%
8 to 12 km
9%
7%
Over 12 km
11%
8%

What shape they are

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Stockton-on-Tees
A loop
29%
34%
There and back the same way
39%
39%
One way, ending somewhere else
31%
25%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Stockton-on-Tees
Under trees for a third or more of the way
20%
14%
On open access land for a third or more
<1%
<1%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
41%
33%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
87%
82%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
44%
39%
No farm grassland at all
3%
8%
Off road for four fifths or more
2%
2%
On roads or lanes for half or more
93%
93%
Through built-up streets for half or more
7%
16%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Stockton-on-Tees
Never beside a fast road
78%
84%
Never beside a busy road
49%
61%
No busy road to cross
51%
63%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
90%
90%
No steps
68%
74%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Stockton-on-Tees
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
91%
93%
Pass a pub
62%
59%
Pass a dog-waste bin
61%
55%
Pass a public toilet
31%
24%
Pass a drinking-water tap
<1%
<1%
Pass a busy beauty spot
12%
8%
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Walks beside water near Stockton-on-Tees, chosen for your dog

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Questions people ask

Are there dog walks with water near Stockton-on-Tees?
Yes. 970 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Stockton-on-Tees are walks beside water, 61% of the 1,570 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 Stockton-on-Tees

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