Circular dog walks

Circular dog walks near Nailsea

750 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Nailsea are loops: 27% of the 2,710 or more we measured, against 23% across Somerset.

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

BathWeston-super-MareTauntonBridgwaterNailsea20 km
Nailsea and the 5 km around it, on Somerset. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Nailsea

  • 98% of the loops near Nailsea start where you can park, against 85% of every walk near Nailsea.
  • 28% of the loops near Nailsea have no stile, gate or cattle grid, against 39% of every walk near Nailsea.
  • 35% of the loops near Nailsea pass a pub, against 24% of every walk near Nailsea.

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 Nailsea 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 Nailsea.

How far they go

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Nailsea
Under 3 km
24%
33%
3 to 5 km
22%
20%
5 to 8 km
20%
18%
8 to 12 km
17%
13%
Over 12 km
16%
13%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Nailsea
Under trees for a third or more of the way
55%
55%
Beside water for a tenth or more
52%
51%
On open access land for a third or more
<1%
<1%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
8%
10%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
57%
52%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
95%
95%
No farm grassland at all
1%
<1%
Off road for four fifths or more
4%
9%
On roads or lanes for half or more
63%
58%
Through built-up streets for half or more
1%
<1%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Nailsea
Never beside a fast road
88%
85%
Never beside a busy road
46%
48%
No busy road to cross
48%
50%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
28%
39%
No steps
74%
80%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Nailsea
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
98%
85%
Pass a pub
35%
24%
Pass a dog-waste bin
35%
35%
Pass a public toilet
17%
12%
Pass a drinking-water tap
14%
10%
Pass a busy beauty spot
36%
45%
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Loops near Nailsea, chosen for your dog

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

Walks beyond your home county come with Further, the Trekosa subscription. What Further adds

Questions people ask

Are there circular dog walks near Nailsea?
Yes. 750 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Nailsea are loops, 27% of the 2,710 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 Nailsea

Circular dog walks in the towns nearest Nailsea