Circular dog walks

Circular dog walks near Abingdon-on-Thames

500 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Abingdon-on-Thames are loops: 25% of the 2,000 or more we measured, against 17% across Oxfordshire.

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

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Abingdon-on-Thames and the 5 km around it, on Oxfordshire. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Abingdon-on-Thames

  • 98% of the loops near Abingdon-on-Thames start where you can park, against 85% of every walk near Abingdon-on-Thames.
  • 54% of the loops near Abingdon-on-Thames have no stile, gate or cattle grid, against 65% of every walk near Abingdon-on-Thames.
  • 62% of the loops near Abingdon-on-Thames pass a pub, against 52% of every walk near Abingdon-on-Thames.

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 Abingdon-on-Thames 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 Abingdon-on-Thames.

How far they go

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Abingdon-on-Thames
Under 3 km
25%
30%
3 to 5 km
17%
19%
5 to 8 km
18%
20%
8 to 12 km
14%
13%
Over 12 km
24%
15%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Abingdon-on-Thames
Under trees for a third or more of the way
42%
43%
Beside water for a tenth or more
67%
74%
On open access land for a third or more
<1%
<1%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
28%
23%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
94%
94%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
76%
80%
No farm grassland at all
5%
3%
Off road for four fifths or more
2%
8%
On roads or lanes for half or more
77%
69%
Through built-up streets for half or more
4%
2%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Abingdon-on-Thames
Never beside a fast road
83%
85%
Never beside a busy road
44%
46%
No busy road to cross
46%
46%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
54%
65%
No steps
77%
80%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Abingdon-on-Thames
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
98%
85%
Pass a pub
62%
52%
Pass a dog-waste bin
47%
39%
Pass a public toilet
20%
13%
Pass a drinking-water tap
13%
12%
Pass a busy beauty spot
22%
18%
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Loops near Abingdon-on-Thames, chosen for your dog

If you live in Oxfordshire, 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 Abingdon-on-Thames checked against what your dog finds hard, and names them.

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Questions people ask

Are there circular dog walks near Abingdon-on-Thames?
Yes. 500 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Abingdon-on-Thames are loops, 25% of the 2,000 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 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 Abingdon-on-Thames

Circular dog walks in the towns nearest Abingdon-on-Thames