Short dog walks

Short dog walks near Mansfield

680 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Mansfield are walks under 3 km: 37% of the 1,820 or more we measured, against 39% across Nottinghamshire.

Under 3 km from start to finish.

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Mansfield and the 5 km around it, on Nottinghamshire. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Mansfield

  • 76% of the walks under 3 km near Mansfield have no busy road to cross, against 50% of every walk near Mansfield.
  • 73% of the walks under 3 km near Mansfield are never beside a busy road, against 48% of every walk near Mansfield.
  • 64% of the walks under 3 km near Mansfield run beside crop fields for a third or more of the way, against 82% of every walk near Mansfield.

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 Mansfield 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 Mansfield.

What shape they are

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Mansfield
A loop
33%
38%
There and back the same way
33%
36%
One way, ending somewhere else
32%
24%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Mansfield
Under trees for a third or more of the way
54%
61%
Beside water for a tenth or more
37%
50%
On open access land for a third or more
3%
4%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
38%
41%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
64%
82%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
29%
47%
No farm grassland at all
14%
6%
Off road for four fifths or more
32%
18%
On roads or lanes for half or more
50%
59%
Through built-up streets for half or more
13%
6%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Mansfield
Never beside a fast road
100%
92%
Never beside a busy road
73%
48%
No busy road to cross
76%
50%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
82%
64%
No steps
82%
69%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Mansfield
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
76%
85%
Pass a pub
20%
37%
Pass a dog-waste bin
13%
23%
Pass a public toilet
5%
14%
Pass a drinking-water tap
<1%
<1%
Pass a busy beauty spot
8%
21%
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Walks under 3 km near Mansfield, chosen for your dog

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

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Questions people ask

Are there short dog walks near Mansfield?
Yes. 680 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Mansfield are walks under 3 km, 37% of the 1,820 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 Mansfield

Short dog walks in the towns nearest Mansfield