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Dog walks near Rugby

We have measured 1,270 walks that start within 5 km of the middle of Rugby, each against the same public map data. This page says what they are like, beside Warwickshire as a whole, and how many pass the checks we run for five kinds of dog.

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Rugby and the 5 km around it, on Warwickshire. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Three walks near Rugby

Three of the 1,270 walks near Rugby, from those that start nearest its middle: a 2.0 km loop, a 6.3 km there and back and a 10.1 km one-way walk. How we pick them

Where these go is in the app

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  • Near Rugby (shortest)2.0 km · 34 min · A loop
  • Near Rugby (in between)6.3 km · 108 min · There and back
  • Near Rugby (longest)10.1 km · 174 min · One way

Walks near Rugby 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 Rugby, and the share that pass each.

  • 5%A dog who is nervous of other dogs and of livestock5% near Rugby for a nervous or reactive dog, against 6% near the typical town in Warwickshire.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 Rugby
  • 35%A dog frightened by traffic35% near Rugby for a dog scared of traffic, against 28% near the typical town in Warwickshire.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 450 walks or more within 5 km that pass our checks for a dog scared of traffic.Walks for a dog scared of traffic near Rugby
  • 44%A big dog, or two on the lead at once44% near Rugby for a big dog, against 42% near the typical town in Warwickshire.2.5 to 8 km long and at most one stile, gate or cattle grid.That is 560 walks or more within 5 km that pass our checks for a big dog.Walks for a big dog near Rugby
  • 32%An older dog, on a short walk32% near Rugby for an older dog, against 31% near the typical town in Warwickshire.1 to 2.5 km long and at most one stile, gate or cattle grid.That is 410 walks or more within 5 km that pass our checks for an older dog.
  • 53%A short walk from the car53% near Rugby for a short walk from the car, against 51% near the typical town in Warwickshire.1 to 4.5 km long and starting where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road.That is 670 walks or more within 5 km that pass our checks for a short walk from the car.Short dog walks from the car near Rugby

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 Rugby are like

Each bar is the share of the 1,270 walks near Rugby the sentence is true of. The upright mark on each bar, and the small number beside it, is the same share for Warwickshire as a whole.

How far they go

8 to 12 km: 7% of the walks near Rugby, against 10% across Warwickshire.

Where the walks fall by length. The five bars add up to the whole, give or take the rounding.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredWarwickshire
Under 3 km
42%
41%
3 to 5 km
21%
21%
5 to 8 km
18%
17%
8 to 12 km
7%
10%
Over 12 km
11%
8%

What shape they are

A loop: 24% of the walks near Rugby, against 15% across Warwickshire.

A loop brings you back without repeating a step. There and back retraces the way out.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredWarwickshire
A loop
24%
15%
There and back the same way
48%
56%
One way, ending somewhere else
26%
28%

What is beside the path

Through a park or green space for a third or more: 30% of the walks near Rugby, against 9% across Warwickshire.

Shares of walks where the ground beside the path is a given kind for the stated part of the way.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredWarwickshire
Under trees for a third or more of the way
29%
30%
Beside water for a tenth or more
73%
61%
On open access land for a third or more
<1%
<1%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
30%
9%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
83%
92%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
62%
82%
No farm grassland at all
5%
2%
Off road for four fifths or more
6%
13%
On roads or lanes for half or more
76%
59%
Through built-up streets for half or more
9%
2%

What might stop you

No stile, gate or cattle grid: 78% of the walks near Rugby, against 61% across Warwickshire.

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 thatShare of walks measuredWarwickshire
Never beside a fast road
84%
89%
Never beside a busy road
64%
72%
No busy road to cross
68%
73%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
78%
61%
No steps
81%
85%

What is on the way

Pass a dog-waste bin: 38% of the walks near Rugby, against 18% across Warwickshire.

Shares of walks that start by, or pass, each of these.

Walks thatShare of walks measuredWarwickshire
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
91%
78%
Pass a pub
42%
31%
Pass a dog-waste bin
38%
18%
Pass a public toilet
12%
10%
Pass a drinking-water tap
<1%
<1%
Pass a busy beauty spot
8%
13%

Measured on 12 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made

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Walks near Rugby, for your dog

If you live in Warwickshire, 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.

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The rules around Rugby

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 Warwickshire, and a walk that leaves them is refused before you ever see it.

We have read the dog orders of every council in Warwickshire, and a walk here tells you when it crosses a place an order names.

We checked Warwickshire for military live-firing ground and hold 2 areas of it: Kingsbury Rifle Range and Kingsbury Rifle Range. A walk is checked against them before we show it.

Every council in Warwickshire, and what its orders say