Short dog walks

Short dog walks near Weston-super-Mare

400 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Weston-super-Mare are walks under 3 km: 40% of the 1,000 or more we measured, against 35% across Somerset.

Under 3 km from start to finish.

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Weston-super-Mare and the 5 km around it, on Somerset. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Weston-super-Mare

  • 89% of the walks under 3 km near Weston-super-Mare are never beside a busy road, against 69% of every walk near Weston-super-Mare.
  • 30% of the walks under 3 km near Weston-super-Mare pass a pub, against 50% of every walk near Weston-super-Mare.
  • 90% of the walks under 3 km near Weston-super-Mare have no busy road to cross, against 71% of every walk near Weston-super-Mare.

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 Weston-super-Mare 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 Weston-super-Mare.

What shape they are

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Weston-super-Mare
A loop
25%
27%
There and back the same way
40%
43%
One way, ending somewhere else
33%
28%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Weston-super-Mare
Under trees for a third or more of the way
17%
24%
Beside water for a tenth or more
33%
38%
On open access land for a third or more
10%
7%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
16%
16%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
36%
50%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
45%
54%
No farm grassland at all
19%
10%
Off road for four fifths or more
10%
5%
On roads or lanes for half or more
80%
86%
Through built-up streets for half or more
21%
11%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Weston-super-Mare
Never beside a fast road
98%
82%
Never beside a busy road
89%
69%
No busy road to cross
90%
71%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
94%
83%
No steps
78%
66%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Weston-super-Mare
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
96%
97%
Pass a pub
30%
50%
Pass a dog-waste bin
23%
36%
Pass a public toilet
28%
40%
Pass a drinking-water tap
<1%
1%
Pass a busy beauty spot
35%
52%
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Walks under 3 km near Weston-super-Mare, 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 Weston-super-Mare checked against what your dog finds hard, and names them.

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Questions people ask

Are there short dog walks near Weston-super-Mare?
Yes. 400 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Weston-super-Mare are walks under 3 km, 40% of the 1,000 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 Weston-super-Mare

Short dog walks in the towns nearest Weston-super-Mare