Dog walks with water

Dog walks with water near Northallerton

1,110 or more of the walks within 8 km of the middle of Northallerton are walks beside water: 53% of the 2,070 or more we measured, against 63% across North Yorkshire.

Beside water for a tenth of the way or more.

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Northallerton and the 8 km around it, on North Yorkshire. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Northallerton

  • 25% of the walks beside water near Northallerton are under 3 km, against 38% of every walk near Northallerton.
  • 43% of the walks beside water near Northallerton have no stile, gate or cattle grid, against 55% of every walk near Northallerton.
  • 69% of the walks beside water near Northallerton are never beside a busy road, against 79% of every walk near Northallerton.

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 Northallerton 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 Northallerton.

How far they go

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Northallerton
Under 3 km
25%
38%
3 to 5 km
19%
20%
5 to 8 km
20%
17%
8 to 12 km
15%
12%
Over 12 km
18%
11%

What shape they are

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Northallerton
A loop
14%
12%
There and back the same way
56%
61%
One way, ending somewhere else
29%
26%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Northallerton
Under trees for a third or more of the way
16%
14%
On open access land for a third or more
3%
3%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
5%
4%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
97%
97%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
88%
86%
No farm grassland at all
<1%
1%
Off road for four fifths or more
12%
13%
On roads or lanes for half or more
62%
62%
Through built-up streets for half or more
<1%
<1%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Northallerton
Never beside a fast road
83%
88%
Never beside a busy road
69%
79%
No busy road to cross
70%
80%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
43%
55%
No steps
91%
94%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Northallerton
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
66%
65%
Pass a pub
35%
27%
Pass a dog-waste bin
44%
36%
Pass a public toilet
17%
10%
Pass a drinking-water tap
<1%
<1%
Pass a busy beauty spot
7%
4%
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Walks beside water near Northallerton, chosen for your dog

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Questions people ask

Are there dog walks with water near Northallerton?
Yes. 1,110 or more of the walks within 8 km of the middle of Northallerton are walks beside water, 53% of the 2,070 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 Northallerton

Dog walks with water in the towns nearest Northallerton