Short dog walks

Short dog walks near Stevenage

730 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Stevenage are walks under 3 km: 32% of the 2,240 or more we measured, against 36% across Hertfordshire.

Under 3 km from start to finish.

Hemel HempsteadWatfordSt AlbansStevenage10 km
Stevenage and the 5 km around it, on Hertfordshire. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Stevenage

  • 80% of the walks under 3 km near Stevenage are never beside a busy road, against 52% of every walk near Stevenage.
  • 83% of the walks under 3 km near Stevenage have no busy road to cross, against 55% of every walk near Stevenage.
  • 24% of the walks under 3 km near Stevenage pass a pub, against 45% of every walk near Stevenage.

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 Stevenage 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 Stevenage.

What shape they are

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Stevenage
A loop
28%
36%
There and back the same way
38%
38%
One way, ending somewhere else
33%
25%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Stevenage
Under trees for a third or more of the way
36%
56%
Beside water for a tenth or more
43%
53%
On open access land for a third or more
1%
<1%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
23%
21%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
83%
92%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
41%
44%
No farm grassland at all
19%
7%
Off road for four fifths or more
21%
11%
On roads or lanes for half or more
59%
67%
Through built-up streets for half or more
12%
5%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Stevenage
Never beside a fast road
99%
82%
Never beside a busy road
80%
52%
No busy road to cross
83%
55%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
98%
93%
No steps
80%
65%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Stevenage
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
83%
87%
Pass a pub
24%
45%
Pass a dog-waste bin
51%
67%
Pass a public toilet
9%
18%
Pass a drinking-water tap
<1%
1%
Pass a busy beauty spot
9%
17%
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Walks under 3 km near Stevenage, 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 Stevenage checked against what your dog finds hard, and names them.

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Questions people ask

Are there short dog walks near Stevenage?
Yes. 730 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Stevenage are walks under 3 km, 32% of the 2,240 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 Stevenage

Short dog walks in the towns nearest Stevenage