Circular dog walks

Circular dog walks near Lowestoft

270 or more of the walks within 8 km of the middle of Lowestoft are loops: 23% of the 1,190 or more we measured, against 19% across Suffolk.

A loop brings you back to where you started without walking the same way twice.

IpswichBury St EdmundsHaverhillLowestoft20 km
Lowestoft and the 8 km around it, on Suffolk. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Lowestoft

  • 79% of the loops near Lowestoft are on roads or lanes for half or more of the way, against 61% of every walk near Lowestoft.
  • 100% of the loops near Lowestoft start where you can park, against 85% of every walk near Lowestoft.
  • 43% of the loops near Lowestoft pass a pub, against 31% of every walk near Lowestoft.

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 loops are like

Each bar is the share of the loops near Lowestoft 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 Lowestoft.

How far they go

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Lowestoft
Under 3 km
40%
44%
3 to 5 km
21%
20%
5 to 8 km
18%
16%
8 to 12 km
4%
7%
Over 12 km
15%
11%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Lowestoft
Under trees for a third or more of the way
14%
16%
Beside water for a tenth or more
33%
42%
On open access land for a third or more
<1%
1%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
5%
12%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
83%
86%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
31%
37%
No farm grassland at all
17%
16%
Off road for four fifths or more
3%
14%
On roads or lanes for half or more
79%
61%
Through built-up streets for half or more
17%
11%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Lowestoft
Never beside a fast road
92%
86%
Never beside a busy road
62%
64%
No busy road to cross
63%
66%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
85%
86%
No steps
88%
89%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Lowestoft
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
100%
85%
Pass a pub
43%
31%
Pass a dog-waste bin
53%
47%
Pass a public toilet
14%
12%
Pass a drinking-water tap
2%
1%
Pass a busy beauty spot
13%
22%
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Loops near Lowestoft, 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 loops near Lowestoft checked against what your dog finds hard, and names them.

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Questions people ask

Are there circular dog walks near Lowestoft?
Yes. 270 or more of the walks within 8 km of the middle of Lowestoft are loops, 23% of the 1,190 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 circular walk?
One that comes back to its start by a different way. A walk that turns round and comes back the way it went is a there-and-back, and is not counted here.
Can I ask the app for loops only?
Yes. When you search you choose the shape: a loop, there and back, or one way. There and back lets you turn round whenever you like, which a loop does not.

Everything we measured near Lowestoft

Circular dog walks in the towns nearest Lowestoft