Short dog walks

Short dog walks near Fareham

600 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Fareham are walks under 3 km: 35% of the 1,690 or more we measured, against 36% across Hampshire.

Under 3 km from start to finish.

SouthamptonPortsmouthBasingstokeEastleighFareham20 km
Fareham and the 5 km around it, on Hampshire. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Fareham

  • 85% of the walks under 3 km near Fareham have no busy road to cross, against 55% of every walk near Fareham.
  • 81% of the walks under 3 km near Fareham are never beside a busy road, against 53% of every walk near Fareham.
  • 17% of the walks under 3 km near Fareham pass a busy beauty spot, against 37% of every walk near Fareham.

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 Fareham 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 Fareham.

What shape they are

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Fareham
A loop
20%
26%
There and back the same way
44%
43%
One way, ending somewhere else
34%
29%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Fareham
Under trees for a third or more of the way
39%
55%
Beside water for a tenth or more
35%
52%
On open access land for a third or more
4%
5%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
19%
22%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
70%
83%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
47%
58%
No farm grassland at all
17%
7%
Off road for four fifths or more
9%
4%
On roads or lanes for half or more
73%
83%
Through built-up streets for half or more
22%
11%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Fareham
Never beside a fast road
99%
83%
Never beside a busy road
81%
53%
No busy road to cross
85%
55%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
83%
64%
No steps
90%
76%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Fareham
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
90%
93%
Pass a pub
27%
46%
Pass a dog-waste bin
13%
31%
Pass a public toilet
15%
33%
Pass a drinking-water tap
2%
8%
Pass a busy beauty spot
17%
37%
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Walks under 3 km near Fareham, chosen for your dog

If you live in Hampshire, 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 Fareham checked against what your dog finds hard, and names them.

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Questions people ask

Are there short dog walks near Fareham?
Yes. 600 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Fareham are walks under 3 km, 35% of the 1,690 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 Fareham

Short dog walks in the towns nearest Fareham