Dog walks with water

Dog walks with water near Ashby-de-la-Zouch

740 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Ashby-de-la-Zouch are walks beside water: 44% of the 1,650 or more we measured, against 55% across Leicestershire.

Beside water for a tenth of the way or more.

LeicesterLoughboroughHinckleyMelton MowbrayAshby-de-la-Zouch10 km
Ashby-de-la-Zouch and the 5 km around it, on Leicestershire. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Ashby-de-la-Zouch

  • 42% of the walks beside water near Ashby-de-la-Zouch have no stile, gate or cattle grid, against 56% of every walk near Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
  • 34% of the walks beside water near Ashby-de-la-Zouch pass a public toilet, against 22% of every walk near Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
  • 72% of the walks beside water near Ashby-de-la-Zouch are never beside a fast road, against 83% of every walk near Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

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 beside water are like

Each bar is the share of the walks beside water near Ashby-de-la-Zouch 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 Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

How far they go

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Under 3 km
23%
34%
3 to 5 km
20%
22%
5 to 8 km
20%
18%
8 to 12 km
15%
11%
Over 12 km
19%
12%

What shape they are

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Ashby-de-la-Zouch
A loop
26%
25%
There and back the same way
44%
47%
One way, ending somewhere else
29%
27%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Under trees for a third or more of the way
63%
53%
On open access land for a third or more
4%
6%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
12%
8%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
91%
89%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
74%
72%
No farm grassland at all
2%
3%
Off road for four fifths or more
13%
16%
On roads or lanes for half or more
41%
43%
Through built-up streets for half or more
2%
5%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Never beside a fast road
72%
83%
Never beside a busy road
77%
81%
No busy road to cross
77%
81%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
42%
56%
No steps
84%
92%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
83%
79%
Pass a pub
45%
42%
Pass a dog-waste bin
45%
37%
Pass a public toilet
34%
22%
Pass a drinking-water tap
<1%
<1%
Pass a busy beauty spot
17%
14%
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Walks beside water near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, chosen for your dog

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Questions people ask

Are there dog walks with water near Ashby-de-la-Zouch?
Yes. 740 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Ashby-de-la-Zouch are walks beside water, 44% of the 1,650 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 walk with water?
One with water the map draws, such as a river, lake or canal, beside it for at least a tenth of its length. A walk that only crosses a bridge does not count.
Can my dog swim there?
We cannot say. We measure how much of a walk runs beside water, not whether the water is clean, deep or open for swimming. Check the signs when you get there.

Everything we measured near Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Dog walks with water in the towns nearest Ashby-de-la-Zouch