Short dog walks

Short dog walks near Sittingbourne

660 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Sittingbourne are walks under 3 km: 35% of the 1,880 or more we measured, against 36% across Kent.

Under 3 km from start to finish.

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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

  • 88% of the walks under 3 km near Sittingbourne have no busy road to cross, against 64% of every walk near Sittingbourne.
  • 86% of the walks under 3 km near Sittingbourne are never beside a busy road, against 63% of every walk near Sittingbourne.
  • 27% of the walks under 3 km near Sittingbourne pass a pub, against 45% 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 walks under 3 km are like

Each bar is the share of the walks under 3 km 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.

What shape they are

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Sittingbourne
A loop
22%
31%
There and back the same way
38%
40%
One way, ending somewhere else
38%
28%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Sittingbourne
Under trees for a third or more of the way
10%
14%
Beside water for a tenth or more
39%
46%
On open access land for a third or more
<1%
<1%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
22%
22%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
85%
93%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
27%
41%
No farm grassland at all
19%
8%
Off road for four fifths or more
6%
3%
On roads or lanes for half or more
74%
76%
Through built-up streets for half or more
13%
6%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Sittingbourne
Never beside a fast road
99%
91%
Never beside a busy road
86%
63%
No busy road to cross
88%
64%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
97%
89%
No steps
95%
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
92%
92%
Pass a pub
27%
45%
Pass a dog-waste bin
23%
34%
Pass a public toilet
3%
8%
Pass a drinking-water tap
<1%
<1%
Pass a busy beauty spot
3%
7%
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Walks under 3 km 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 walks under 3 km near Sittingbourne checked against what your dog finds hard, and names them.

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Questions people ask

Are there short dog walks near Sittingbourne?
Yes. 660 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Sittingbourne are walks under 3 km, 35% 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 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 Sittingbourne

Short dog walks in the towns nearest Sittingbourne