For a nervous or reactive dog
Walks for a nervous or reactive dog near Colchester
110 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Colchester pass the checks the app runs for a dog who is nervous of other dogs and of livestock. That is 5% of the 2,010 or more we measured.
To pass, a walk has to be 2.5 to 8 km long, with a busy or fast road beside no more than 15% of the way, at most one busy road to cross and pasture beside no more than 30% of the way. Tell the app about your own dog and it runs the checks that fit them, and looks further than 5 km when it has to.
| Walks | How many | Share of every walk measured |
|---|---|---|
| Every walk we measured within 5 km | 2,010 or more | 100% |
| 2.5 to 8 km long | 950 or more | 47% |
| And pass all three checks | 110 or more | 5% |
Each bar is a share of every walk we measured. Counts are rounded down to ten.
What stops the rest
Near Colchester, pasture stop the most walks. 66% of the walks that are 2.5 to 8 km long have pasture beside more than 30% of the way.
What stops a walk of the right length
Of the 950 or more walks near Colchester that are 2.5 to 8 km long, the share that each check would refuse. A walk can fail more than one, so these add up to more than the walks refused.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured |
|---|---|
| A busy or fast road beside more than 15% of the way | 40% |
| Two or more busy roads to cross | 48% |
| Pasture beside more than 30% of the way | 66% |
- Busy roads beside the way
- Beside a busy road there is nowhere to step aside when another dog comes the other way.
- Busy roads to cross
- Each busy road to cross means waiting at the kerb, close to whoever else is waiting.
- Pasture
- A dog who reacts to sheep or cattle cannot settle beside a field of them.
Measured on 12 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made
What the walks that pass are like
Each bar is the share of passing walks 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 Colchester.
The 110 walks or more that pass
Beside water for a tenth or more: 37% of the walks that pass, against 54% of every walk near Colchester.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Every walk near Colchester |
|---|---|---|
| A loop | 47% | 37% |
| Under trees for a third or more of the way | 38% | 49% |
| Beside water for a tenth or more | 37% | 54% |
| Through a park or green space for a third or more | 34% | 41% |
| Off road for four fifths or more | <1% | 7% |
| No stile, gate or cattle grid | 100% | 93% |
| No steps | 77% | 67% |
| Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road | 96% | 93% |
| Pass a dog-waste bin | 61% | 60% |
| Pass a public toilet | 17% | 27% |
| Pass a busy beauty spot | 18% | 31% |
Walks near Colchester for a nervous or reactive dog
If you live in Essex, it is your home county, and every walk in it is free, for good. Tell the app your dog is nervous of other dogs or livestock, and it runs these checks on every walk before you see one, with anything that might stop you shown first.
Anywhere in Great Britain, even with no signal.
Further is the Trekosa subscription: walks beyond your home county, and help on the walk itself. The OS Explorer map, 1:25,000, on any walk while you have signal. Press Offline on a walk and its map stays on your phone until you remove it, for when the signal goes. Drift off the path and you get a quiet buzz.
The first 250 households have it for good. After that, £4.99 a month or £34.99 a year.
Questions people ask
- How many walks near Colchester pass the checks for a nervous or reactive dog?
- 110 walks or more: 5% of the 2,010 or more we measured within 5 km of the middle of Colchester. Of the 950 or more that are 2.5 to 8 km long, 11% pass.
- What stops the most walks near Colchester?
- Pasture: 66% of the walks near Colchester that are 2.5 to 8 km long have pasture beside more than 30% of the way. After that, 48% have two or more busy roads to cross and 40% have a busy or fast road beside more than 15% of the way.
- Does a walk that passes mean it will be quiet?
- No. The checks are about the ground: the roads beside the way, the roads to cross and the fields you pass. How busy a path is depends on the hour and the day, and a map cannot tell us that, so passing is not a promise that you will have it to yourselves. In the app, what walkers tell us about a walk is shown beside it with the date they went.
The same checks, near the nearest towns
Nearest first. The share is of every walk measured near each town.