Circular dog walks

Circular dog walks near Melton Mowbray

280 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Melton Mowbray are loops: 25% of the 1,120 or more we measured, against 16% across Leicestershire.

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

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Melton Mowbray and the 5 km around it, on Leicestershire. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Melton Mowbray

  • 97% of the loops near Melton Mowbray start where you can park, against 74% of every walk near Melton Mowbray.
  • 48% of the loops near Melton Mowbray have no stile, gate or cattle grid, against 62% of every walk near Melton Mowbray.
  • 23% of the loops near Melton Mowbray are under 3 km, against 34% of every walk near Melton Mowbray.

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 Melton Mowbray 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 Melton Mowbray.

How far they go

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Melton Mowbray
Under 3 km
23%
34%
3 to 5 km
21%
21%
5 to 8 km
22%
19%
8 to 12 km
11%
9%
Over 12 km
20%
14%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Melton Mowbray
Under trees for a third or more of the way
15%
16%
Beside water for a tenth or more
60%
60%
On open access land for a third or more
<1%
<1%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
4%
7%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
94%
92%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
78%
81%
No farm grassland at all
4%
2%
Off road for four fifths or more
2%
10%
On roads or lanes for half or more
65%
63%
Through built-up streets for half or more
8%
5%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Melton Mowbray
Never beside a fast road
81%
85%
Never beside a busy road
68%
69%
No busy road to cross
70%
70%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
48%
62%
No steps
90%
87%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Melton Mowbray
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
97%
74%
Pass a pub
33%
24%
Pass a dog-waste bin
35%
29%
Pass a public toilet
6%
3%
Pass a drinking-water tap
<1%
<1%
Pass a busy beauty spot
<1%
<1%
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Loops near Melton Mowbray, 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 loops near Melton Mowbray checked against what your dog finds hard, and names them.

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Questions people ask

Are there circular dog walks near Melton Mowbray?
Yes. 280 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Melton Mowbray are loops, 25% of the 1,120 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 Melton Mowbray

Circular dog walks in the towns nearest Melton Mowbray