Circular dog walks

Circular dog walks near Lincoln

430 or more of the walks within 8 km of the middle of Lincoln are loops: 16% of the 2,600 or more we measured, against 10% across Lincolnshire.

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

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Lincoln and the 8 km around it, on Lincolnshire. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Lincoln

  • 19% of the loops near Lincoln go through built-up streets for half or more of the way, against 8% of every walk near Lincoln.
  • 99% of the loops near Lincoln start where you can park, against 88% of every walk near Lincoln.
  • 20% of the loops near Lincoln run beside farm grassland for half or more of the way, against 31% of every walk near Lincoln.

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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln.

How far they go

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Lincoln
Under 3 km
37%
40%
3 to 5 km
18%
20%
5 to 8 km
18%
14%
8 to 12 km
13%
11%
Over 12 km
12%
12%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Lincoln
Under trees for a third or more of the way
30%
31%
Beside water for a tenth or more
49%
54%
On open access land for a third or more
9%
6%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
17%
15%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
85%
89%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
20%
31%
No farm grassland at all
14%
13%
Off road for four fifths or more
4%
10%
On roads or lanes for half or more
80%
71%
Through built-up streets for half or more
19%
8%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Lincoln
Never beside a fast road
81%
79%
Never beside a busy road
54%
53%
No busy road to cross
58%
57%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
93%
96%
No steps
86%
86%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Lincoln
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
99%
88%
Pass a pub
51%
40%
Pass a dog-waste bin
39%
31%
Pass a public toilet
12%
14%
Pass a drinking-water tap
<1%
<1%
Pass a busy beauty spot
23%
25%
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Loops near Lincoln, chosen for your dog

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

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Questions people ask

Are there circular dog walks near Lincoln?
Yes. 430 or more of the walks within 8 km of the middle of Lincoln are loops, 16% of the 2,600 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 Lincoln

Circular dog walks in the towns nearest Lincoln