Short dog walks

Short dog walks near Brighton

280 or more of the walks within 8 km of the middle of Brighton are walks under 3 km: 24% of the 1,140 or more we measured, against 37% across East Sussex.

Under 3 km from start to finish.

EastbourneHastingsBexhill-on-SeaBrighton20 km
Brighton and the 8 km around it, on East Sussex. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Brighton

  • 30% of the walks under 3 km near Brighton pass a busy beauty spot, against 62% of every walk near Brighton.
  • 86% of the walks under 3 km near Brighton have no stile, gate or cattle grid, against 61% of every walk near Brighton.
  • 18% of the walks under 3 km near Brighton pass a dog-waste bin, against 36% of every walk near Brighton.

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 Brighton 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 Brighton.

What shape they are

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Brighton
A loop
8%
24%
There and back the same way
42%
44%
One way, ending somewhere else
48%
31%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Brighton
Under trees for a third or more of the way
24%
29%
Beside water for a tenth or more
10%
16%
On open access land for a third or more
27%
44%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
6%
6%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
71%
85%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
74%
86%
No farm grassland at all
3%
1%
Off road for four fifths or more
64%
51%
On roads or lanes for half or more
16%
13%
Through built-up streets for half or more
4%
1%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Brighton
Never beside a fast road
100%
83%
Never beside a busy road
95%
82%
No busy road to cross
96%
83%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
86%
61%
No steps
93%
87%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Brighton
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
37%
52%
Pass a pub
8%
20%
Pass a dog-waste bin
18%
36%
Pass a public toilet
9%
19%
Pass a drinking-water tap
3%
12%
Pass a busy beauty spot
30%
62%
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Walks under 3 km near Brighton, chosen for your dog

If you live in East Sussex, 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 Brighton checked against what your dog finds hard, and names them.

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Questions people ask

Are there short dog walks near Brighton?
Yes. 280 or more of the walks within 8 km of the middle of Brighton are walks under 3 km, 24% of the 1,140 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 Brighton

Short dog walks in the towns nearest Brighton