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Dog walks near Bradford
We have measured 2,700 walks that start within 5 km of the middle of Bradford, each against the same public map data. This page says what they are like, beside West Yorkshire as a whole, and how many pass the checks we run for five kinds of dog.
Walks near Bradford 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 Bradford, and the share that pass each.
- 8%A dog who is nervous of other dogs and of livestock8% near Bradford for a nervous or reactive dog, against 2% near the typical town in West Yorkshire.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 220 walks or more within 5 km that pass our checks for a nervous or reactive dog.
- 24%A dog frightened by traffic24% near Bradford for a dog scared of traffic, against 25% near the typical town in West Yorkshire.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 650 walks or more within 5 km that pass our checks for a dog scared of traffic.
- 39%A big dog, or two on the lead at once39% near Bradford for a big dog, the same as near the typical town in West Yorkshire.2.5 to 8 km long and at most one stile, gate or cattle grid.That is 1,070 walks or more within 5 km that pass our checks for a big dog.
- 31%An older dog, on a short walk31% near Bradford for an older dog, against 27% near the typical town in West Yorkshire.1 to 2.5 km long and at most one stile, gate or cattle grid.That is 840 walks or more within 5 km that pass our checks for an older dog.
- 54%A short walk from the car54% near Bradford for a short walk from the car, against 48% near the typical town in West Yorkshire.1 to 4.5 km long and starting where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road.That is 1,480 walks or more within 5 km that pass our checks for a short walk from the car.
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 Bradford are like
Each bar is the share of the 2,700 walks near Bradford the sentence is true of. The upright mark on each bar, and the small number beside it, is the same share for West Yorkshire as a whole.
How far they go
3 to 5 km: 21% of the walks near Bradford, against 22% across West Yorkshire, and no row here differs by more.
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 | West Yorkshire |
|---|---|---|
| Under 3 km | 40% | 40% |
| 3 to 5 km | 21% | 22% |
| 5 to 8 km | 18% | 18% |
| 8 to 12 km | 12% | 11% |
| Over 12 km | 6% | 6% |
What shape they are
A loop: 34% of the walks near Bradford, against 25% across West Yorkshire.
A loop brings you back without repeating a step. There and back retraces the way out.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | West Yorkshire |
|---|---|---|
| A loop | 34% | 25% |
| There and back the same way | 37% | 44% |
| One way, ending somewhere else | 28% | 29% |
What is beside the path
Beside farm grassland for half or more: 44% of the walks near Bradford, against 77% across West Yorkshire.
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 | West Yorkshire |
|---|---|---|
| Under trees for a third or more of the way | 25% | 41% |
| Beside water for a tenth or more | 60% | 67% |
| On open access land for a third or more | <1% | 19% |
| Through a park or green space for a third or more | 22% | 16% |
| Beside crop fields for a third or more | 68% | 79% |
| Beside farm grassland for half or more | 44% | 77% |
| No farm grassland at all | 9% | 3% |
| Off road for four fifths or more | 3% | 17% |
| On roads or lanes for half or more | 88% | 59% |
| Through built-up streets for half or more | 19% | 4% |
What might stop you
No stile, gate or cattle grid: 72% of the walks near Bradford, against 55% across West Yorkshire.
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 | West Yorkshire |
|---|---|---|
| Never beside a fast road | 82% | 81% |
| Never beside a busy road | 49% | 56% |
| No busy road to cross | 50% | 57% |
| No stile, gate or cattle grid | 72% | 55% |
| No steps | 63% | 69% |
What is on the way
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road: 97% of the walks near Bradford, against 81% across West Yorkshire.
Shares of walks that start by, or pass, each of these.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | West Yorkshire |
|---|---|---|
| Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road | 97% | 81% |
| Pass a pub | 54% | 40% |
| Pass a dog-waste bin | 41% | 34% |
| Pass a public toilet | 18% | 13% |
| Pass a drinking-water tap | <1% | 1% |
| Pass a busy beauty spot | 25% | 35% |
Measured on 12 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made
Walks near Bradford, for your dog
If you live in West Yorkshire, 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 Further 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 Bradford
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 West Yorkshire, and a walk that leaves them is refused before you ever see it.
We have read the dog orders of every council in West Yorkshire, and a walk here tells you when it crosses a place an order names.
We checked West Yorkshire 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.
Parks, woods and reserves near Bradford
- Bowling Park · park · dogs on a lead by council order11 walks · 2.4 km
- Lister Park · park · dogs on a lead by council order12 walks · 2.5 km
- Heaton Woods · wood25 walks · 3.8 km
- Ravenscliffe Wood · wood11 walks · 3.8 km
- Northcliffe Park · park · dogs on a lead by council order25 walks · 4.4 km
- Black Carr Wood · wood22 walks · 4.5 km
- Chellow Dene Woods · wood14 walks · 4.8 km
- Pitty Beck Wetlands · park · dogs on a lead by council order11 walks · 4.9 km
- Low Moor Banks · park · dogs on a lead by council order11 walks · 5.3 km
- Calverley Wood · wood12 walks · 5.9 km
- Judy Woods · wood49 walks · 6.1 km
- Buck Wood · wood14 walks · 6.3 km
- Cragg Wood · wood12 walks · 7 km
- Hawksworth Spring · wood10 walks · 7.5 km
- Rodley Nature Reserve · nature reserve13 walks · 7.6 km
- Cottingley Wood Estate · wood12 walks · 7.7 km
- Post Hill Woods · wood27 walks · 7.7 km
- Spring Wood · wood16 walks · 7.8 km
Walks that lie mostly in each place, and how far it is from the middle of Bradford. A place with ten walks or more has a page of its own.