Circular dog walks

Circular dog walks near Borehamwood

650 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Borehamwood are loops: 38% of the 1,690 or more we measured, against 25% across Hertfordshire.

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

Hemel HempsteadWatfordStevenageSt AlbansBorehamwood10 km
Borehamwood and the 5 km around it, on Hertfordshire. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Borehamwood

  • 48% of the loops near Borehamwood pass a dog-waste bin, against 33% of every walk near Borehamwood.
  • 56% of the loops near Borehamwood pass a pub, against 46% of every walk near Borehamwood.
  • 49% of the loops near Borehamwood pass a public toilet, against 39% of every walk near Borehamwood.

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 Borehamwood 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 Borehamwood.

How far they go

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Borehamwood
Under 3 km
23%
32%
3 to 5 km
22%
23%
5 to 8 km
24%
21%
8 to 12 km
19%
14%
Over 12 km
9%
8%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Borehamwood
Under trees for a third or more of the way
53%
60%
Beside water for a tenth or more
56%
58%
On open access land for a third or more
5%
7%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
29%
27%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
69%
77%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
43%
51%
No farm grassland at all
5%
5%
Off road for four fifths or more
1%
4%
On roads or lanes for half or more
86%
77%
Through built-up streets for half or more
15%
11%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Borehamwood
Never beside a fast road
92%
89%
Never beside a busy road
29%
34%
No busy road to cross
32%
37%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
79%
82%
No steps
64%
69%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Borehamwood
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
99%
92%
Pass a pub
56%
46%
Pass a dog-waste bin
48%
33%
Pass a public toilet
49%
39%
Pass a drinking-water tap
6%
4%
Pass a busy beauty spot
17%
20%
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Loops near Borehamwood, 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 loops near Borehamwood checked against what your dog finds hard, and names them.

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Questions people ask

Are there circular dog walks near Borehamwood?
Yes. 650 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Borehamwood are loops, 38% 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 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 Borehamwood

Circular dog walks in the towns nearest Borehamwood