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Dog walks near Garforth
We have measured 2,000 walks that start within 5 km of the middle of Garforth, 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.
Three walks near Garforth
Three of the 2,000 walks near Garforth, from those that start nearest its middle: an 8.7 km loop, a 5.1 km there and back and a 1.9 km one-way walk. How we pick them
Where these go is in the app
Create an account- Austhorpe loop8.7 km · 149 min · A loop
- Kippax and back5.1 km · 87 min · There and back
- Garforth one-way walk1.9 km · 32 min · One way
Walks near Garforth 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 Garforth, and the share that pass each.
- 3%A dog who is nervous of other dogs and of livestock3% near Garforth 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 60 walks or more within 5 km that pass our checks for a nervous or reactive dog.Walks for a nervous or reactive dog near Garforth
- 29%A dog frightened by traffic29% near Garforth 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 590 walks or more within 5 km that pass our checks for a dog scared of traffic.Walks for a dog scared of traffic near Garforth
- 40%A big dog, or two on the lead at once40% near Garforth for a big dog, against 39% near the typical town in West Yorkshire.2.5 to 8 km long and at most one stile, gate or cattle grid.That is 820 walks or more within 5 km that pass our checks for a big dog.Walks for a big dog near Garforth
- 30%An older dog, on a short walk30% near Garforth 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 610 walks or more within 5 km that pass our checks for an older dog.Short walks for an older dog near Garforth
- 42%A short walk from the car42% near Garforth for a short walk from the car, against 47% 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 860 walks or more within 5 km that pass our checks for a short walk from the car.Short dog walks from the car near Garforth
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 Garforth are like
Each bar is the share of the 2,000 walks near Garforth 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
Over 12 km: 9% of the walks near Garforth, against 6% across West Yorkshire.
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 | 41% | 40% |
| 3 to 5 km | 21% | 22% |
| 5 to 8 km | 17% | 18% |
| 8 to 12 km | 10% | 11% |
| Over 12 km | 9% | 6% |
What shape they are
One way, ending somewhere else: 27% of the walks near Garforth, against 29% across West Yorkshire, 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 | West Yorkshire |
|---|---|---|
| A loop | 26% | 25% |
| There and back the same way | 45% | 44% |
| One way, ending somewhere else | 27% | 29% |
What is beside the path
Through a park or green space for a third or more: 43% of the walks near Garforth, against 16% 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 | 60% | 41% |
| Beside water for a tenth or more | 68% | 67% |
| On open access land for a third or more | <1% | 19% |
| Through a park or green space for a third or more | 43% | 16% |
| Beside crop fields for a third or more | 85% | 79% |
| Beside farm grassland for half or more | 67% | 77% |
| No farm grassland at all | 4% | 3% |
| Off road for four fifths or more | 21% | 17% |
| On roads or lanes for half or more | 51% | 59% |
| Through built-up streets for half or more | 4% | 4% |
What might stop you
No stile, gate or cattle grid: 74% of the walks near Garforth, 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 | 74% | 81% |
| Never beside a busy road | 60% | 56% |
| No busy road to cross | 61% | 57% |
| No stile, gate or cattle grid | 74% | 55% |
| No steps | 74% | 69% |
What is on the way
Pass a dog-waste bin: 71% of the walks near Garforth, against 34% 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 | 80% | 81% |
| Pass a pub | 34% | 40% |
| Pass a dog-waste bin | 71% | 34% |
| Pass a public toilet | 24% | 13% |
| Pass a drinking-water tap | <1% | 1% |
| Pass a busy beauty spot | 26% | 35% |
Measured on 12 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made
Walks near Garforth, 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 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 Garforth
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 Garforth
- Glebelands Recreation Ground · park1 walk · 0.7 km
- Brecks Wood · wood2 walks · 1.4 km
- Hawk's Nest Wood · wood1 walk · 1.5 km
- Shippen Plantation · wood2 walks · 2.2 km
- Parlington Hollins · wood21 walks · 2.7 km
- Townclose Hills · local nature reserve6 walks · 2.7 km
- Barnbow Plantation · wood5 walks · 2.9 km
- Barnbow Woods · wood8 walks · 2.9 km
- Green Park · park19 walks · 2.9 km
- Mead Park · park1 walk · 3 km
- Peasecroft Wood · wood1 walk · 3.4 km
- Sheepcote Wood · wood4 walks · 4 km
- Hollinhurst Wood · nature reserve2 walks · 4.1 km
- Manston Park · park1 walk · 4.1 km
- Jack Heaps · park1 walk · 4.2 km
- Willowgarth Plantation · wood2 walks · 4.2 km
- Temple Newsam Estate · park297 walks · 4.3 km
- Whitkirk Fields · recreation ground15 walks · 4.3 km
- Hungerhills Plantation · wood2 walks · 4.5 km
- Weet Wood · wood1 walk · 4.6 km
- Long Plantation · wood3 walks · 4.7 km
- RSPB St Aidan's · nature reserve170 walks · 4.7 km
- Hartly Wood · wood1 walk · 4.8 km
- St. Gregory POS · recreation ground1 walk · 4.8 km
- Coburnhill Wood · wood4 walks · 4.9 km
- Great Swarcliffe Plantation · wood3 walks · 4.9 km
- Becca Low Wood · wood13 walks · 5.3 km
- Seacroft Hall · recreation ground3 walks · 5.3 km
- Seacroft Park · recreation ground2 walks · 5.3 km
- Hundred Acre Plantation · wood1 walk · 5.4 km
- Primrose Valley · local nature reserve25 walks · 5.6 km
- Seacroft Village Green · park1 walk · 5.6 km
- Hastings Plantation · wood2 walks · 5.7 km
- Old Plantation · wood3 walks · 6 km
- Rothwell Country Park · park17 walks · 6.3 km
- Saw Wood · wood7 walks · 6.3 km
- Kiddal Wood · wood4 walks · 6.6 km
- Beccamoor Plantation · wood2 walks · 6.7 km
- Arthur's Rein · local nature reserve14 walks · 6.8 km
- Fearnville Playing Fields · recreation ground22 walks · 6.8 km
- Skelton Woods · wood3 walks · 6.8 km
- Springhead Park · park24 walks · 6.9 km
- RSPB Fairburn Ings · local nature reserve36 walks · 7.4 km
- Bog Plantation · wood1 walk · 7.8 km
- Thorner Moor Plantation · wood5 walks · 7.8 km
- Bramham Park · park79 walks · 8.3 km
- Dawsonfield Plantation · wood2 walks · 8.7 km
- Kidhirst Wood · wood2 walks · 8.7 km
- Wellhill Plantation · wood5 walks · 9.1 km
- Biggin Wood · wood3 walks · 9.4 km
- Ragdale Plantation · wood5 walks · 9.4 km
- Stubbing Moor Plantation · wood15 walks · 9.4 km
- Scarcroft Plantations · wood1 walk · 9.5 km
- Headley Plantation · wood1 walk · 9.7 km
- Hetchell Wood · wood1 walk · 9.8 km
- Bramham Recreation Ground · recreation ground2 walks · 9.9 km
- Hellpot Wood · wood4 walks · 10.6 km
- Bardsey Fields · nature reserve1 walk · 11.2 km
- Quarry Plantation · wood1 walk · 11.8 km
- Eask Keswick Marsh · nature reserve1 walk · 11.9 km
- Howcroft Wood · wood2 walks · 12.3 km
- Boston Spa Recreation Park · park1 walk · 12.6 km
- Wetherby Grange Park · park6 walks · 13.9 km
- Crowcroft Bank · wood1 walk · 14.3 km
- Wetherby Ings · recreation ground16 walks · 15 km
- King George's Field · recreation ground5 walks · 15.1 km
Walks that lie mostly in each place, and how far it is from the middle of Garforth. A place with ten walks or more has a page of its own.