Short dog walks

Short dog walks near Portishead

960 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Portishead are walks under 3 km: 32% of the 2,920 or more we measured, against 35% across Somerset.

Under 3 km from start to finish.

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Portishead and the 5 km around it, on Somerset. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Portishead

  • 65% of the walks under 3 km near Portishead have no stile, gate or cattle grid, against 40% of every walk near Portishead.
  • 28% of the walks under 3 km near Portishead pass a busy beauty spot, against 50% of every walk near Portishead.
  • 81% of the walks under 3 km near Portishead are never beside a busy road, against 61% of every walk near Portishead.

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 walks under 3 km are like

Each bar is the share of the walks under 3 km near Portishead 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 Portishead.

What shape they are

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Portishead
A loop
20%
32%
There and back the same way
38%
39%
One way, ending somewhere else
41%
27%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Portishead
Under trees for a third or more of the way
42%
54%
Beside water for a tenth or more
39%
47%
On open access land for a third or more
28%
30%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
1%
1%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
31%
38%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
82%
91%
No farm grassland at all
1%
<1%
Off road for four fifths or more
32%
21%
On roads or lanes for half or more
41%
42%
Through built-up streets for half or more
1%
<1%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Portishead
Never beside a fast road
100%
92%
Never beside a busy road
81%
61%
No busy road to cross
83%
63%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
65%
40%
No steps
91%
87%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Portishead
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
72%
78%
Pass a pub
12%
22%
Pass a dog-waste bin
8%
17%
Pass a public toilet
8%
21%
Pass a drinking-water tap
<1%
<1%
Pass a busy beauty spot
28%
50%
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Walks under 3 km near Portishead, 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 walks under 3 km near Portishead checked against what your dog finds hard, and names them.

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Questions people ask

Are there short dog walks near Portishead?
Yes. 960 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Portishead are walks under 3 km, 32% of the 2,920 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 short walk?
One whose whole length along the path, there and back or round, is under 3 km. It is measured along the way you walk, not in a straight line.
Can I choose how long a walk is?
Yes. When you search you set the length you want, and the app keeps to it.

Everything we measured near Portishead

Short dog walks in the towns nearest Portishead