Circular dog walks

Circular dog walks near Bicester

340 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Bicester are loops: 23% of the 1,440 or more we measured, against 17% across Oxfordshire.

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

OxfordBanburyAbingdon-on-ThamesBicester10 km
Bicester and the 5 km around it, on Oxfordshire. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Bicester

  • 96% of the loops near Bicester start where you can park, against 79% of every walk near Bicester.
  • 77% of the loops near Bicester are on roads or lanes for half or more of the way, against 60% of every walk near Bicester.
  • 56% of the loops near Bicester pass a pub, against 39% of every walk near Bicester.

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 Bicester 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 Bicester.

How far they go

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Bicester
Under 3 km
23%
37%
3 to 5 km
20%
21%
5 to 8 km
24%
19%
8 to 12 km
17%
12%
Over 12 km
14%
9%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Bicester
Under trees for a third or more of the way
6%
13%
Beside water for a tenth or more
65%
59%
On open access land for a third or more
<1%
<1%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
26%
16%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
87%
89%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
65%
72%
No farm grassland at all
4%
3%
Off road for four fifths or more
2%
13%
On roads or lanes for half or more
77%
60%
Through built-up streets for half or more
5%
3%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Bicester
Never beside a fast road
91%
90%
Never beside a busy road
54%
58%
No busy road to cross
57%
60%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
39%
47%
No steps
76%
85%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Bicester
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
96%
79%
Pass a pub
56%
39%
Pass a dog-waste bin
40%
27%
Pass a public toilet
19%
12%
Pass a drinking-water tap
<1%
<1%
Pass a busy beauty spot
1%
2%
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Loops near Bicester, 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 Bicester checked against what your dog finds hard, and names them.

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Questions people ask

Are there circular dog walks near Bicester?
Yes. 340 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Bicester are loops, 23% of the 1,440 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 Bicester

Circular dog walks in the towns nearest Bicester