Circular dog walks

Circular dog walks near Sittingbourne

590 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Sittingbourne are loops: 31% of the 1,880 or more we measured, against 21% across Kent.

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

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Sittingbourne and the 5 km around it, on Kent. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Sittingbourne

  • 34% of the loops near Sittingbourne run beside water for a tenth or more of the way, against 46% of every walk near Sittingbourne.
  • 86% of the loops near Sittingbourne are on roads or lanes for half or more of the way, against 76% of every walk near Sittingbourne.
  • 25% of the loops near Sittingbourne are under 3 km, against 35% of every walk near Sittingbourne.

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 Sittingbourne 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 Sittingbourne.

How far they go

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Sittingbourne
Under 3 km
25%
35%
3 to 5 km
22%
21%
5 to 8 km
21%
17%
8 to 12 km
14%
12%
Over 12 km
16%
12%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Sittingbourne
Under trees for a third or more of the way
16%
14%
Beside water for a tenth or more
34%
46%
On open access land for a third or more
<1%
<1%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
20%
22%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
93%
93%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
46%
41%
No farm grassland at all
7%
8%
Off road for four fifths or more
1%
3%
On roads or lanes for half or more
86%
76%
Through built-up streets for half or more
7%
6%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Sittingbourne
Never beside a fast road
90%
91%
Never beside a busy road
70%
63%
No busy road to cross
70%
64%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
86%
89%
No steps
89%
91%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Sittingbourne
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
99%
92%
Pass a pub
51%
45%
Pass a dog-waste bin
41%
34%
Pass a public toilet
13%
8%
Pass a drinking-water tap
1%
<1%
Pass a busy beauty spot
7%
7%
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Loops near Sittingbourne, chosen for your dog

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

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Questions people ask

Are there circular dog walks near Sittingbourne?
Yes. 590 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Sittingbourne are loops, 31% of the 1,880 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 Sittingbourne

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