Short dog walks

Short dog walks near Loughborough

600 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Loughborough are walks under 3 km: 37% of the 1,620 or more we measured, against 39% across Leicestershire.

Under 3 km from start to finish.

LeicesterHinckleyMelton MowbrayLoughborough10 km
Loughborough and the 5 km around it, on Leicestershire. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Loughborough

  • 83% of the walks under 3 km near Loughborough are never beside a busy road, against 63% of every walk near Loughborough.
  • 85% of the walks under 3 km near Loughborough have no busy road to cross, against 65% of every walk near Loughborough.
  • 17% of the walks under 3 km near Loughborough pass a busy beauty spot, against 35% of every walk near Loughborough.

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 Loughborough 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 Loughborough.

What shape they are

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Loughborough
A loop
18%
23%
There and back the same way
44%
48%
One way, ending somewhere else
36%
27%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Loughborough
Under trees for a third or more of the way
37%
50%
Beside water for a tenth or more
61%
74%
On open access land for a third or more
<1%
<1%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
16%
17%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
74%
87%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
57%
68%
No farm grassland at all
9%
4%
Off road for four fifths or more
20%
10%
On roads or lanes for half or more
61%
66%
Through built-up streets for half or more
11%
5%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Loughborough
Never beside a fast road
100%
86%
Never beside a busy road
83%
63%
No busy road to cross
85%
65%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
91%
81%
No steps
87%
79%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Loughborough
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
80%
86%
Pass a pub
18%
35%
Pass a dog-waste bin
35%
52%
Pass a public toilet
16%
27%
Pass a drinking-water tap
<1%
<1%
Pass a busy beauty spot
17%
35%
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Walks under 3 km near Loughborough, chosen for your dog

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

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Questions people ask

Are there short dog walks near Loughborough?
Yes. 600 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Loughborough are walks under 3 km, 37% of the 1,620 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 Loughborough

Short dog walks in the towns nearest Loughborough