Short dog walks

Short dog walks near Bishop's Stortford

620 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Bishop's Stortford are walks under 3 km: 39% of the 1,580 or more we measured, against 36% across Hertfordshire.

Under 3 km from start to finish.

Hemel HempsteadWatfordStevenageSt AlbansBishop's Stortford10 km
Bishop's Stortford and the 5 km around it, on Hertfordshire. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Bishop's Stortford

  • 75% of the walks under 3 km near Bishop's Stortford are never beside a busy road, against 48% of every walk near Bishop's Stortford.
  • 76% of the walks under 3 km near Bishop's Stortford have no busy road to cross, against 49% of every walk near Bishop's Stortford.
  • 98% of the walks under 3 km near Bishop's Stortford are never beside a fast road, against 72% of every walk near Bishop's Stortford.

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 Bishop's Stortford 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 Bishop's Stortford.

What shape they are

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Bishop's Stortford
A loop
25%
29%
There and back the same way
44%
45%
One way, ending somewhere else
30%
25%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Bishop's Stortford
Under trees for a third or more of the way
49%
60%
Beside water for a tenth or more
49%
68%
On open access land for a third or more
4%
2%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
27%
24%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
85%
90%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
32%
43%
No farm grassland at all
19%
9%
Off road for four fifths or more
23%
12%
On roads or lanes for half or more
50%
60%
Through built-up streets for half or more
8%
4%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Bishop's Stortford
Never beside a fast road
98%
72%
Never beside a busy road
75%
48%
No busy road to cross
76%
49%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
92%
76%
No steps
87%
74%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Bishop's Stortford
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
77%
84%
Pass a pub
12%
35%
Pass a dog-waste bin
36%
50%
Pass a public toilet
10%
19%
Pass a drinking-water tap
4%
6%
Pass a busy beauty spot
5%
14%
Trekosa, free

Walks under 3 km near Bishop's Stortford, chosen for your dog

If you live in Hertfordshire, 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 Bishop's Stortford checked against what your dog finds hard, and names them.

Walks beyond your home county come with Further, the Trekosa subscription. What Further adds

Questions people ask

Are there short dog walks near Bishop's Stortford?
Yes. 620 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Bishop's Stortford are walks under 3 km, 39% of the 1,580 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 Bishop's Stortford

Short dog walks in the towns nearest Bishop's Stortford