Dog walks with water

Dog walks with water near Ipswich

1,020 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Ipswich are walks beside water: 46% of the 2,200 or more we measured, against 54% across Suffolk.

Beside water for a tenth of the way or more.

LowestoftBury St EdmundsHaverhillIpswich20 km
Ipswich and the 5 km around it, on Suffolk. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Ipswich

  • 50% of the walks beside water near Ipswich are under trees for a third or more of the way, against 35% of every walk near Ipswich.
  • 71% of the walks beside water near Ipswich are never beside a fast road, against 84% of every walk near Ipswich.
  • 36% of the walks beside water near Ipswich pass a public toilet, against 25% of every walk near Ipswich.

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 beside water are like

Each bar is the share of the walks beside water near Ipswich 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 Ipswich.

How far they go

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Ipswich
Under 3 km
27%
36%
3 to 5 km
18%
23%
5 to 8 km
17%
16%
8 to 12 km
13%
11%
Over 12 km
22%
12%

What shape they are

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Ipswich
A loop
30%
39%
There and back the same way
40%
35%
One way, ending somewhere else
28%
24%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Ipswich
Under trees for a third or more of the way
50%
35%
On open access land for a third or more
2%
6%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
37%
36%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
86%
84%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
25%
22%
No farm grassland at all
8%
12%
Off road for four fifths or more
6%
5%
On roads or lanes for half or more
74%
79%
Through built-up streets for half or more
5%
14%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Ipswich
Never beside a fast road
71%
84%
Never beside a busy road
37%
45%
No busy road to cross
39%
48%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
92%
95%
No steps
59%
69%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Ipswich
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
94%
96%
Pass a pub
48%
39%
Pass a dog-waste bin
59%
54%
Pass a public toilet
36%
25%
Pass a drinking-water tap
4%
3%
Pass a busy beauty spot
28%
25%
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Walks beside water near Ipswich, chosen for your dog

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Questions people ask

Are there dog walks with water near Ipswich?
Yes. 1,020 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Ipswich are walks beside water, 46% of the 2,200 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 walk with water?
One with water the map draws, such as a river, lake or canal, beside it for at least a tenth of its length. A walk that only crosses a bridge does not count.
Can my dog swim there?
We cannot say. We measure how much of a walk runs beside water, not whether the water is clean, deep or open for swimming. Check the signs when you get there.

Everything we measured near Ipswich

Dog walks with water in the towns nearest Ipswich