For a big dog, or two on the lead

Walks for a big dog near Deal

580 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Deal pass the checks the app runs for a big dog, or two dogs on the lead at once. That is 51% of the 1,130 or more we measured.

To pass, a walk has to be 2.5 to 8 km long, with at most one stile, gate or cattle grid. Tell the app about your own dog and it runs the checks that fit them, and looks further than 5 km when it has to.

MaidstoneGillinghamAshfordDeal20 km
Deal and the 5 km around it, on Kent. Ordnance Survey boundary data.
The walks near Deal
WalksHow manyShare of every walk measured
Every walk we measured within 5 km1,130 or more
100%
2.5 to 8 km long620 or more
55%
And pass the check580 or more
51%

Each bar is a share of every walk we measured. Counts are rounded down to ten.

What stops the rest

Near Deal, 6% of the walks that are 2.5 to 8 km long have two or more stiles, gates or cattle grids, so they do not pass.

Stiles, gates and cattle grids
A stile means lifting a big dog over it, and a narrow gate is a squeeze with two on the lead.

Measured on 12 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made

What the walks that pass are like

Each bar is the share of passing walks 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 Deal.

The 580 walks or more that pass

No stile, gate or cattle grid: 90% of the walks that pass, against 86% of every walk near Deal.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Deal
A loop
32%
34%
Under trees for a third or more of the way
21%
22%
Beside water for a tenth or more
25%
26%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
14%
13%
Off road for four fifths or more
6%
7%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
90%
86%
No steps
79%
78%
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
95%
93%
Pass a dog-waste bin
18%
18%
Pass a public toilet
25%
22%
Pass a busy beauty spot
24%
22%
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Walks near Deal for a big dog

If you live in Kent, it is your home county, and every walk in it is free, for good. Tell the app you walk a big dog, or two on the lead, and it counts the stiles and narrow gates on every walk before you see one.

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Anywhere in Great Britain, even with no signal.

Further is the Trekosa subscription: walks beyond your home county, and help on the walk itself. The OS Explorer map, 1:25,000, on any walk while you have signal. Press Offline on a walk and its map stays on your phone until you remove it, for when the signal goes. Drift off the path and you get a quiet buzz.

The first 250 households have it for good. After that, £4.99 a month or £34.99 a year.

Questions people ask

How many walks near Deal pass the checks for a big dog?
580 walks or more: 51% of the 1,130 or more we measured within 5 km of the middle of Deal. Of the 620 or more that are 2.5 to 8 km long, 93% pass.
What stops the rest near Deal?
Stiles, gates and cattle grids: 6% of the walks near Deal that are 2.5 to 8 km long have two or more stiles, gates or cattle grids.
Does a walk that passes have no stiles at all?
Not always. It has at most one stile, gate or cattle grid that the map knows about. Some are missing from the map and some have gone from the ground, and a stile can be swapped for a gate, or a new one put up, before the map catches up.

Everything we measured near Deal