Local nature reserve
Dog walks in Etherow Country Park
Etherow Country Park is a local nature reserve of 117 hectares in Stockport, mostly woodland, 7.2 km from the middle of Stockport. 81 walks in the app lie mostly in it. 25% are under 3 km and 22% are loops.
See every dog walk near Stockport, or across Greater Manchester.
Three walks in Etherow Country Park
From the 81 walks that lie mostly in Etherow Country Park, those that start nearest its middle: a 10.0 km loop, a 5.5 km there and back and a 2.9 km one-way walk.
Where these go is in the app
Create an account- Near Etherow Country Park (longest)10.0 km · 171 min · A loop
- Near Etherow Country Park (in between)5.5 km · 95 min · There and back
- Near Etherow Country Park (shortest)2.9 km · 49 min · One way
The land and what it asks of a dog
- Site of Special Scientific InterestCompstall Nature Reserve SSSINatural England designations
- Open by permission, not by right71 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
Stockport council has a dog control order we cannot yet place on the map, so it may apply here. Signs on the ground may say more.
What the walks in Etherow Country Park are like
Every share is of the 81 walks that lie mostly in Etherow Country Park, with Stockport as a whole marked on each bar.
How far they go
Under 3 km: 25% of the walks in Etherow Country Park, against 38% near Stockport.
Where the walks fall by length. The five bars add up to the whole, give or take the rounding.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Stockport |
|---|---|---|
| Under 3 km | 25% | 38% |
| 3 to 5 km | 19% | 21% |
| 5 to 8 km | 29% | 20% |
| 8 to 12 km | 17% | 14% |
| Over 12 km | 7% | 5% |
What shape they are
A loop: 22% of the walks in Etherow Country Park, against 41% near Stockport.
A loop brings you back without repeating a step. There and back retraces the way out.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Stockport |
|---|---|---|
| A loop | 22% | 41% |
| There and back the same way | 44% | 32% |
| One way, ending somewhere else | 33% | 25% |
What is beside the path
Under trees for a third or more of the way: 98% of the walks in Etherow Country Park, against 52% near Stockport.
Shares of walks where the ground beside the path is a given kind for the stated part of the way.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Stockport |
|---|---|---|
| Under trees for a third or more of the way | 98% | 52% |
| Beside water for a tenth or more | 86% | 73% |
| On open access land for a third or more | <1% | <1% |
| Through a park or green space for a third or more | 6% | 37% |
| Off road for four fifths or more | 12% | 3% |
| On roads or lanes for half or more | 41% | 84% |
| Through built-up streets for half or more | <1% | 20% |
What might stop you
No stile, gate or cattle grid: 27% of the walks in Etherow Country Park, against 78% near Stockport.
Shares of walks with none of each thing on the way. A road counts when it runs within about fifteen metres of the path.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Stockport |
|---|---|---|
| Never beside a fast road | 100% | 89% |
| Never beside a busy road | 32% | 32% |
| No busy road to cross | 32% | 36% |
| No stile, gate or cattle grid | 27% | 78% |
| No steps | 55% | 51% |
What is on the way
Pass a busy beauty spot: 92% of the walks in Etherow Country Park, against 12% near Stockport.
Shares of walks that start by, or pass, each of these.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Stockport |
|---|---|---|
| Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road | 79% | 99% |
| Pass a pub | 38% | 63% |
| Pass a dog-waste bin | 18% | 38% |
| Pass a public toilet | 86% | 44% |
| Pass a drinking-water tap | <1% | <1% |
| Pass a busy beauty spot | 92% | 12% |
Measured on 20 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made
Walks in Etherow Country Park, for your dog
If you live in Greater Manchester, it is your home county, and every walk in it is free, for good. Tell the app what your dog finds hard and it shows you walks that suit, with anything that might stop you shown first.
Anywhere in Great Britain, even with no signal.
Further is the Trekosa subscription. 98% of the walks here run under trees for a third of the way or more. It brings the Further map, 1:25,000, with contours, field walls and every right of way, while you have signal. Press Offline on a walk in Etherow Country Park before you set off and its map stays on your phone until you remove it, for when the signal drops among the trees. Drift off the path and the phone buzzes. It also opens walks beyond your home county, if Greater Manchester is not yours.
The first 250 households have it for good. After that, £4.99 a month or £34.99 a year.
Questions people ask
- Do dogs need a lead in Etherow Country Park?
- Stockport has a dog order we cannot yet place, so it may apply here, read on 11 October 2026.
- How many dog walks are there in Etherow Country Park?
- 81 walks in the Trekosa app lie mostly in Etherow Country Park.
Getting there
7 car parks and 2 public toilets within Etherow Country Park or at its edge, from OpenStreetMap.