Short dog walks

Short dog walks near Bonnyrigg

1,070 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Bonnyrigg are walks under 3 km: 35% of the 3,000 or more we measured, against 40% across Lothian and Edinburgh.

Under 3 km from start to finish.

EdinburghLivingstonLeithBathgateBonnyrigg20 km
Bonnyrigg and the 5 km around it, on Lothian and Edinburgh. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Bonnyrigg

  • 54% of the walks under 3 km near Bonnyrigg have no busy road to cross, against 30% of every walk near Bonnyrigg.
  • 52% of the walks under 3 km near Bonnyrigg are never beside a busy road, against 30% of every walk near Bonnyrigg.
  • 23% of the walks under 3 km near Bonnyrigg pass a busy beauty spot, against 41% of every walk near Bonnyrigg.

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 Bonnyrigg 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 Bonnyrigg.

What shape they are

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Bonnyrigg
A loop
28%
35%
There and back the same way
35%
38%
One way, ending somewhere else
36%
26%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Bonnyrigg
Under trees for a third or more of the way
70%
83%
Beside water for a tenth or more
52%
67%
On open access land for a third or more
<1%
<1%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
21%
22%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
72%
83%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
2%
1%
No farm grassland at all
74%
61%
Off road for four fifths or more
14%
6%
On roads or lanes for half or more
61%
72%
Through built-up streets for half or more
10%
4%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Bonnyrigg
Never beside a fast road
99%
91%
Never beside a busy road
52%
30%
No busy road to cross
54%
30%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
96%
89%
No steps
73%
56%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Bonnyrigg
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
89%
90%
Pass a pub
10%
27%
Pass a dog-waste bin
25%
40%
Pass a public toilet
8%
18%
Pass a drinking-water tap
<1%
<1%
Pass a busy beauty spot
23%
41%
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Walks under 3 km near Bonnyrigg, chosen for your dog

If you live in Lothian and Edinburgh, 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 Bonnyrigg checked against what your dog finds hard, and names them.

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Questions people ask

Are there short dog walks near Bonnyrigg?
Yes. 1,070 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Bonnyrigg are walks under 3 km, 35% of the 3,000 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 Bonnyrigg

Short dog walks in the towns nearest Bonnyrigg