Circular dog walks

Circular dog walks near Yate

1,110 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Yate are loops: 36% of the 3,060 or more we measured, against 23% across Gloucestershire.

A loop brings you back to where you started without walking the same way twice.

GloucesterCheltenhamQuedgeleyYate20 km
Yate and the 5 km around it, on Gloucestershire. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Yate

  • 50% of the loops near Yate pass a pub, against 36% of every walk near Yate.
  • 20% of the loops near Yate are under 3 km, against 34% of every walk near Yate.
  • 97% of the loops near Yate start where you can park, against 84% of every walk near Yate.

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 loops are like

Each bar is the share of the loops near Yate 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 Yate.

How far they go

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Yate
Under 3 km
20%
34%
3 to 5 km
21%
23%
5 to 8 km
26%
20%
8 to 12 km
26%
16%
Over 12 km
6%
4%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Yate
Under trees for a third or more of the way
18%
20%
Beside water for a tenth or more
64%
62%
On open access land for a third or more
12%
13%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
11%
10%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
94%
91%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
83%
81%
No farm grassland at all
2%
3%
Off road for four fifths or more
3%
7%
On roads or lanes for half or more
72%
63%
Through built-up streets for half or more
2%
2%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Yate
Never beside a fast road
97%
96%
Never beside a busy road
47%
51%
No busy road to cross
49%
53%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
25%
33%
No steps
75%
75%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Yate
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
97%
84%
Pass a pub
50%
36%
Pass a dog-waste bin
68%
58%
Pass a public toilet
12%
10%
Pass a drinking-water tap
22%
13%
Pass a busy beauty spot
5%
7%
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Loops near Yate, chosen for your dog

If you live in Gloucestershire, it is your home county, and every walk in it is free, for good. Tell the app about your dog and it finds loops near Yate checked against what your dog finds hard, and names them.

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Questions people ask

Are there circular dog walks near Yate?
Yes. 1,110 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Yate are loops, 36% of the 3,060 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 circular walk?
One that comes back to its start by a different way. A walk that turns round and comes back the way it went is a there-and-back, and is not counted here.
Can I ask the app for loops only?
Yes. When you search you choose the shape: a loop, there and back, or one way. There and back lets you turn round whenever you like, which a loop does not.

Everything we measured near Yate

Circular dog walks in the towns nearest Yate