Dog walks with water

Dog walks with water near Kilmarnock

1,040 or more of the walks within 8 km of the middle of Kilmarnock are walks beside water: 58% of the 1,790 or more we measured, against 59% across Greater Glasgow and Ayrshire.

Beside water for a tenth of the way or more.

GlasgowPaisleyEast KilbrideHamiltonKilmarnock20 km
Kilmarnock and the 8 km around it, on Greater Glasgow and Ayrshire. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Kilmarnock

  • 63% of the walks beside water near Kilmarnock have no busy road to cross, against 75% of every walk near Kilmarnock.
  • 63% of the walks beside water near Kilmarnock are never beside a busy road, against 74% of every walk near Kilmarnock.
  • 60% of the walks beside water near Kilmarnock are under trees for a third or more of the way, against 49% of every walk near Kilmarnock.

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 Kilmarnock 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 Kilmarnock.

How far they go

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Kilmarnock
Under 3 km
44%
52%
3 to 5 km
19%
19%
5 to 8 km
16%
13%
8 to 12 km
7%
6%
Over 12 km
12%
7%

What shape they are

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Kilmarnock
A loop
12%
12%
There and back the same way
57%
61%
One way, ending somewhere else
29%
25%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Kilmarnock
Under trees for a third or more of the way
60%
49%
On open access land for a third or more
<1%
<1%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
13%
10%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
91%
90%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
2%
1%
No farm grassland at all
84%
84%
Off road for four fifths or more
5%
5%
On roads or lanes for half or more
80%
83%
Through built-up streets for half or more
2%
4%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Kilmarnock
Never beside a fast road
87%
91%
Never beside a busy road
63%
74%
No busy road to cross
63%
75%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
91%
94%
No steps
90%
93%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Kilmarnock
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
84%
86%
Pass a pub
8%
5%
Pass a dog-waste bin
19%
13%
Pass a public toilet
6%
4%
Pass a drinking-water tap
<1%
<1%
Pass a busy beauty spot
17%
11%
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Walks beside water near Kilmarnock, chosen for your dog

If you live in Greater Glasgow and Ayrshire, 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 Kilmarnock checked against what your dog finds hard, and names them.

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Questions people ask

Are there dog walks with water near Kilmarnock?
Yes. 1,040 or more of the walks within 8 km of the middle of Kilmarnock are walks beside water, 58% of the 1,790 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 Kilmarnock

Dog walks with water in the towns nearest Kilmarnock