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Dog walks near Houghton-le-Spring and Seaham
We have measured 1,540 walks that start within 5 km of the middle of Houghton-le-Spring, each against the same public map data. This page says what they are like, beside Tyne and Wear as a whole, and how many pass the checks we run for five kinds of dog.
The walks near Seaham are so like these that we describe them here too.
Three walks near Houghton-le-Spring
Three of the 1,540 walks near Houghton-le-Spring, from those that start nearest its middle: a 4.9 km loop, a 2.1 km there and back and a 10.2 km one-way walk. How we pick them
Where these go is in the app
Create an account- Near Houghton-le-Spring (in between)4.9 km · 83 min · A loop
- Near Houghton-le-Spring (shortest)2.1 km · 37 min · There and back
- Near Houghton-le-Spring (longest)10.2 km · 175 min · One way
Walks near Houghton-le-Spring for your dog
When you tell us what your dog finds hard, the app checks every walk against it before you see one. These are five of those checks, run over the walks near Houghton-le-Spring, and the share that pass each.
- 4%A dog who is nervous of other dogs and of livestock4% near Houghton-le-Spring for a nervous or reactive dog, the same as near the typical town in Tyne and Wear.2.5 to 8 km long, a busy or fast road beside no more than 15% of the way, at most one busy road to cross and pasture beside no more than 30% of the way.That is 70 walks or more within 5 km that pass our checks for a nervous or reactive dog.Walks for a nervous or reactive dog near Houghton-le-Spring
- 26%A dog frightened by traffic26% near Houghton-le-Spring for a dog scared of traffic, against 12% near the typical town in Tyne and Wear.2.5 to 8 km long, a busy or fast road beside no more than 15% of the way and at most one busy road to cross.That is 410 walks or more within 5 km that pass our checks for a dog scared of traffic.Walks for a dog scared of traffic near Houghton-le-Spring
- 46%A big dog, or two on the lead at once46% near Houghton-le-Spring for a big dog, against 39% near the typical town in Tyne and Wear.2.5 to 8 km long and at most one stile, gate or cattle grid.That is 720 walks or more within 5 km that pass our checks for a big dog.Walks for a big dog near Houghton-le-Spring
- 26%An older dog, on a short walk26% near Houghton-le-Spring for an older dog, the same as near the typical town in Tyne and Wear.1 to 2.5 km long and at most one stile, gate or cattle grid.That is 400 walks or more within 5 km that pass our checks for an older dog.Short walks for an older dog near Houghton-le-Spring
- 49%A short walk from the car49% near Houghton-le-Spring for a short walk from the car, against 48% near the typical town in Tyne and Wear.1 to 4.5 km long and starting where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road.That is 760 walks or more within 5 km that pass our checks for a short walk from the car.Short dog walks from the car near Houghton-le-Spring
The app searches further than 5 km when it has to, and it weighs what you tell it about your own dog, so these are a starting point rather than your answer.
What the walks near Houghton-le-Spring are like
Each bar is the share of the 1,540 walks near Houghton-le-Spring the sentence is true of. The upright mark on each bar, and the small number beside it, is the same share for Tyne and Wear as a whole.
How far they go
3 to 5 km: 25% of the walks near Houghton-le-Spring, against 20% across Tyne and Wear.
Where the walks fall by length. The five bars add up to the whole, give or take the rounding.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Tyne and Wear |
|---|---|---|
| Under 3 km | 36% | 37% |
| 3 to 5 km | 25% | 20% |
| 5 to 8 km | 19% | 17% |
| 8 to 12 km | 11% | 12% |
| Over 12 km | 7% | 12% |
What shape they are
A loop: 27% of the walks near Houghton-le-Spring, against 26% across Tyne and Wear, and no row here differs by more.
A loop brings you back without repeating a step. There and back retraces the way out.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Tyne and Wear |
|---|---|---|
| A loop | 27% | 26% |
| There and back the same way | 44% | 43% |
| One way, ending somewhere else | 28% | 29% |
What is beside the path
Beside crop fields for a third or more: 95% of the walks near Houghton-le-Spring, against 82% across Tyne and Wear.
Shares of walks where the ground beside the path is a given kind for the stated part of the way.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Tyne and Wear |
|---|---|---|
| Under trees for a third or more of the way | 34% | 41% |
| Beside water for a tenth or more | 51% | 50% |
| On open access land for a third or more | 1% | 6% |
| Through a park or green space for a third or more | 26% | 34% |
| Beside crop fields for a third or more | 95% | 82% |
| Beside farm grassland for half or more | 60% | 48% |
| No farm grassland at all | 4% | 7% |
| Off road for four fifths or more | 7% | 5% |
| On roads or lanes for half or more | 74% | 80% |
| Through built-up streets for half or more | 2% | 10% |
What might stop you
No stile, gate or cattle grid: 74% of the walks near Houghton-le-Spring, against 91% across Tyne and Wear.
Shares of walks with none of each thing on the way. A road counts when it runs within about fifteen metres of the path.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Tyne and Wear |
|---|---|---|
| Never beside a fast road | 81% | 77% |
| Never beside a busy road | 41% | 38% |
| No busy road to cross | 43% | 40% |
| No stile, gate or cattle grid | 74% | 91% |
| No steps | 77% | 64% |
What is on the way
Pass a dog-waste bin: 27% of the walks near Houghton-le-Spring, against 45% across Tyne and Wear.
Shares of walks that start by, or pass, each of these.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Tyne and Wear |
|---|---|---|
| Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road | 90% | 94% |
| Pass a pub | 40% | 55% |
| Pass a dog-waste bin | 27% | 45% |
| Pass a public toilet | 21% | 35% |
| Pass a drinking-water tap | <1% | 2% |
| Pass a busy beauty spot | 41% | 39% |
Measured on 12 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made
Walks near Houghton-le-Spring, for your dog
If you live in Tyne and Wear, it is your home county, and every walk in it is free, for good. Tell the app what your dog finds hard and it shows you walks that suit, with anything that might stop you shown first.
Anywhere in Great Britain, even with no signal.
Further is the Trekosa subscription: walks beyond your home county, and help on the walk itself. The OS Explorer map, 1:25,000, on any walk while you have signal. Press Offline on a walk and its map stays on your phone until you remove it, for when the signal goes. Drift off the path and you get a quiet buzz.
The first 250 households have it for good. After that, £4.99 a month or £34.99 a year.
The rules around Houghton-le-Spring
In England you may walk on public rights of way, on open access land under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act, and in woodland the Forestry Commission opens to the public. We hold all three for Tyne and Wear, and a walk that leaves them is refused before you ever see it.
We have read the dog orders of every council in Tyne and Wear, and a walk here tells you when it crosses a place an order names.
We checked Tyne and Wear for military live-firing ground and found none. The military sites on the map here are barracks, cadet huts and indoor ranges, none of them open ground a walk could wander onto.