Short dog walks

Short dog walks near Bury St Edmunds

510 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Bury St Edmunds are walks under 3 km: 42% of the 1,200 or more we measured, against 38% across Suffolk.

Under 3 km from start to finish.

IpswichLowestoftHaverhillBury St Edmunds20 km
Bury St Edmunds and the 5 km around it, on Suffolk. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Bury St Edmunds

  • 82% of the walks under 3 km near Bury St Edmunds have no busy road to cross, against 58% of every walk near Bury St Edmunds.
  • 79% of the walks under 3 km near Bury St Edmunds are never beside a busy road, against 56% of every walk near Bury St Edmunds.
  • 26% of the walks under 3 km near Bury St Edmunds pass a dog-waste bin, against 46% of every walk near Bury St Edmunds.

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 Bury St Edmunds 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 Bury St Edmunds.

What shape they are

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Bury St Edmunds
A loop
21%
19%
There and back the same way
47%
51%
One way, ending somewhere else
31%
28%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Bury St Edmunds
Under trees for a third or more of the way
35%
52%
Beside water for a tenth or more
32%
48%
On open access land for a third or more
<1%
<1%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
31%
37%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
86%
92%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
39%
49%
No farm grassland at all
19%
9%
Off road for four fifths or more
8%
5%
On roads or lanes for half or more
79%
82%
Through built-up streets for half or more
11%
5%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Bury St Edmunds
Never beside a fast road
98%
85%
Never beside a busy road
79%
56%
No busy road to cross
82%
58%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
95%
83%
No steps
93%
86%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Bury St Edmunds
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
88%
89%
Pass a pub
17%
33%
Pass a dog-waste bin
26%
46%
Pass a public toilet
14%
28%
Pass a drinking-water tap
4%
8%
Pass a busy beauty spot
15%
33%
Trekosa, free

Walks under 3 km near Bury St Edmunds, chosen for your dog

If you live in Suffolk, 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 Bury St Edmunds 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 short dog walks near Bury St Edmunds?
Yes. 510 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Bury St Edmunds are walks under 3 km, 42% of the 1,200 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 Bury St Edmunds

Short dog walks in the towns nearest Bury St Edmunds