Circular dog walks

Circular dog walks near Newtown

200 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Newtown are loops: 19% of the 1,040 or more we measured, against 10% across Powys.

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

Newtown10 km
Newtown and the 5 km around it, on Powys. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Newtown

  • 23% of the loops near Newtown are under 3 km, against 42% of every walk near Newtown.
  • 85% of the loops near Newtown run beside water for a tenth or more of the way, against 70% of every walk near Newtown.
  • 97% of the loops near Newtown start where you can park, against 85% of every walk near Newtown.

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 Newtown 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 Newtown.

How far they go

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Newtown
Under 3 km
23%
42%
3 to 5 km
21%
22%
5 to 8 km
22%
18%
8 to 12 km
22%
11%
Over 12 km
8%
5%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Newtown
Under trees for a third or more of the way
25%
18%
Beside water for a tenth or more
85%
70%
On open access land for a third or more
<1%
<1%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
5%
5%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
61%
63%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
96%
97%
No farm grassland at all
<1%
<1%
Off road for four fifths or more
3%
4%
On roads or lanes for half or more
86%
85%
Through built-up streets for half or more
<1%
<1%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Newtown
Never beside a fast road
97%
96%
Never beside a busy road
71%
79%
No busy road to cross
72%
79%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
71%
79%
No steps
90%
93%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Newtown
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
97%
85%
Pass a pub
20%
13%
Pass a dog-waste bin
<1%
<1%
Pass a public toilet
8%
9%
Pass a drinking-water tap
5%
4%
Pass a busy beauty spot
6%
8%
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Loops near Newtown, chosen for your dog

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

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Questions people ask

Are there circular dog walks near Newtown?
Yes. 200 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Newtown are loops, 19% of the 1,040 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 Newtown

Circular dog walks in the towns nearest Newtown