For an older dog

Short walks for an older dog near Nailsea

610 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Nailsea pass the checks the app runs for an older dog on a short walk. That is 22% of the 2,710 or more we measured.

To pass, a walk has to be 1 to 2.5 km long, with at most one stile, gate or cattle grid. Tell the app about your own dog and it runs the checks that fit them, and looks further than 5 km when it has to.

BathWeston-super-MareTauntonBridgwaterNailsea20 km
Nailsea and the 5 km around it, on Somerset. Ordnance Survey boundary data.
The walks near Nailsea
WalksHow manyShare of every walk measured
Every walk we measured within 5 km2,710 or more
100%
1 to 2.5 km long700 or more
25%
And pass the check610 or more
22%

Each bar is a share of every walk we measured. Counts are rounded down to ten.

What stops the rest

Near Nailsea, 12% of the walks that are 1 to 2.5 km long have two or more stiles, gates or cattle grids, so they do not pass.

Stiles, gates and cattle grids
A stile is a climb an older dog may not manage, and a kissing gate is a tight turn.

Measured on 12 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made

What the walks that pass are like

Each bar is the share of passing walks 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.

The 610 walks or more that pass

No stile, gate or cattle grid: 79% of the walks that pass, against 39% of every walk near Nailsea.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Nailsea
A loop
14%
27%
Under trees for a third or more of the way
37%
55%
Beside water for a tenth or more
48%
51%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
13%
10%
Off road for four fifths or more
23%
9%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
79%
39%
No steps
88%
80%
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
84%
85%
Pass a dog-waste bin
16%
35%
Pass a public toilet
5%
12%
Pass a busy beauty spot
17%
45%
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Walks near Nailsea for an older dog

If you live in Somerset, it is your home county, and every walk in it is free, for good. Tell the app your dog is older, and it looks for short walks with few stiles, with anything that might stop you shown first.

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Anywhere in Great Britain, even with no signal.

Further is the Trekosa subscription: walks beyond your home county, and help on the walk itself. The OS Explorer map, 1:25,000, on any walk while you have signal. Press Offline on a walk and its map stays on your phone until you remove it, for when the signal goes. Drift off the path and you get a quiet buzz.

The first 250 households have it for good. After that, £4.99 a month or £34.99 a year.

Questions people ask

How many walks near Nailsea pass the checks for an older dog?
610 walks or more: 22% of the 2,710 or more we measured within 5 km of the middle of Nailsea. Of the 700 or more that are 1 to 2.5 km long, 87% pass.
What stops the rest near Nailsea?
Stiles, gates and cattle grids: 12% of the walks near Nailsea that are 1 to 2.5 km long have two or more stiles, gates or cattle grids.
Why 1 to 2.5 km?
It is the length we use for an older dog on these pages: long enough to be a walk and short enough to manage. In the app you set the length yourself, and it checks every walk against the one you give it.
Does a walk that passes have no stiles at all?
Not always. It has at most one stile, gate or cattle grid that the map knows about. Some are missing from the map and some have gone from the ground, and a stile can be swapped for a gate, or a new one put up, before the map catches up.

Everything we measured near Nailsea

The same checks, near the nearest towns