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Dog walks near Wakefield and Ossett
We have measured 2,230 walks that start within 5 km of the middle of Wakefield, 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.
The walks near Ossett are so like these that we describe them here too.
Three walks near Wakefield
Three of the 2,230 walks near Wakefield, from those that start nearest its middle: an 8.4 km loop, a 7.0 km there and back and a 3.0 km one-way walk. How we pick them
Where these go is in the app
Create an account- Near Wakefield (longer)8.4 km · 144 min · A loop
- Warmfield cum Heath and back7.0 km · 119 min · There and back
- Near Wakefield (shorter)3.0 km · 51 min · One way
Walks near Wakefield 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 Wakefield, and the share that pass each.
- 2%A dog who is nervous of other dogs and of livestock2% near Wakefield for a nervous or reactive dog, the same as 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 Wakefield
- 15%A dog frightened by traffic15% near Wakefield 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 350 walks or more within 5 km that pass our checks for a dog scared of traffic.Walks for a dog scared of traffic near Wakefield
- 43%A big dog, or two on the lead at once43% near Wakefield 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 960 walks or more within 5 km that pass our checks for a big dog.
- 27%An older dog, on a short walk27% near Wakefield for an older dog, the same as 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.
- 44%A short walk from the car44% near Wakefield 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 1,000 walks or more within 5 km that pass our checks for a short walk from the car.Short dog walks from the car near Wakefield
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 Wakefield are like
Each bar is the share of the 2,230 walks near Wakefield 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: 14% of the walks near Wakefield, 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 | 36% | 40% |
| 3 to 5 km | 19% | 22% |
| 5 to 8 km | 18% | 18% |
| 8 to 12 km | 11% | 11% |
| Over 12 km | 14% | 6% |
What shape they are
There and back the same way: 43% of the walks near Wakefield, against 44% 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 | 25% | 25% |
| There and back the same way | 43% | 44% |
| One way, ending somewhere else | 30% | 29% |
What is beside the path
On open access land for a third or more: 3% of the walks near Wakefield, against 19% 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 | 37% | 41% |
| Beside water for a tenth or more | 71% | 67% |
| On open access land for a third or more | 3% | 19% |
| Through a park or green space for a third or more | 32% | 16% |
| Beside crop fields for a third or more | 92% | 79% |
| Beside farm grassland for half or more | 65% | 77% |
| No farm grassland at all | 3% | 3% |
| Off road for four fifths or more | 7% | 17% |
| On roads or lanes for half or more | 74% | 59% |
| Through built-up streets for half or more | 4% | 4% |
What might stop you
No stile, gate or cattle grid: 82% of the walks near Wakefield, 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 | 66% | 81% |
| Never beside a busy road | 32% | 56% |
| No busy road to cross | 35% | 57% |
| No stile, gate or cattle grid | 82% | 55% |
| No steps | 70% | 69% |
What is on the way
Pass a pub: 62% of the walks near Wakefield, against 40% 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 | 90% | 81% |
| Pass a pub | 62% | 40% |
| Pass a dog-waste bin | 31% | 34% |
| Pass a public toilet | 19% | 13% |
| Pass a drinking-water tap | <1% | 1% |
| Pass a busy beauty spot | 18% | 35% |
Measured on 12 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made
Walks near Wakefield, 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 Wakefield
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 Wakefield
- Balne Lane Fields · recreation ground3 walks · 1.3 km
- King George's Field · recreation ground6 walks · 1.3 km
- Thornes Park · park6 walks · 1.4 km
- Alverthorpe and Wrenthorpe Meadows · local nature reserve31 walks · 2 km
- Castle Grove Park · park8 walks · 2.2 km
- Grasmere Road Play Area · recreation ground2 walks · 2.2 km
- Southern Washlands Nature Reserve · local nature reserve5 walks · 2.3 km
- West Yorkshire Sports and Social Club · recreation ground1 walk · 2.9 km
- Pugneys Nature Reserve · local nature reserve49 walks · 3 km
- Stanley Marsh Nature Reserve · local nature reserve2 walks · 3 km
- Outwood Park · park3 walks · 3.1 km
- Sandal RUFC · recreation ground3 walks · 3.6 km
- Newland Park · park12 walks · 3.8 km
- Walton Nature Park · local nature reserve38 walks · 3.8 km
- Lofthouse Gate Recreation Ground · recreation ground2 walks · 3.9 km
- Riding's Way Park · park1 walk · 3.9 km
- Carr Lodge Park · park2 walks · 4.1 km
- Lofthouse Colliery Nature Park · local nature reserve7 walks · 4.1 km
- Illingworth Park · park2 walks · 4.5 km
- Rudding Wood · wood1 walk · 4.5 km
- Warmfield Common · common3 walks · 4.6 km
- The Sidings · recreation ground7 walks · 5 km
- Betty Eastwood Park · park1 walk · 5.1 km
- Crofton Park · park1 walk · 5.1 km
- Ossett Town AFC · recreation ground1 walk · 5.2 km
- Hartley Bank Wood · wood5 walks · 5.4 km
- The Rec · recreation ground3 walks · 5.4 km
- Green Lane Plantation · wood2 walks · 5.7 km
- Newmillerdam · local nature reserve35 walks · 5.7 km
- Painthorpe Plantation · wood2 walks · 5.9 km
- Sharlston ALRFC · recreation ground2 walks · 5.9 km
- Stubbs Wood · wood3 walks · 6 km
- Haw Park Wood · local nature reserve35 walks · 6.5 km
- Anglers Country Park · local nature reserve28 walks · 6.6 km
- Seckar Wood · local nature reserve14 walks · 6.6 km
- Bullcliff North Wood · wood19 walks · 7.1 km
- Bullcliff Wood · wood6 walks · 7.1 km
- Bimshaw Wood · wood1 walk · 7.5 km
- Coxley Woods · wood32 walks · 7.6 km
- Obelisk Park · park11 walks · 7.8 km
- Springhead Park · park24 walks · 7.9 km
- Lower Spring Wood · wood1 walk · 8.1 km
- Dawson Plantation · wood3 walks · 8.2 km
- Wheatley Wood · wood3 walks · 9 km
- Notton Wood · local nature reserve8 walks · 9.3 km
- Bretton Country Park · local nature reserve218 walks · 9.5 km
- Windhill Wood · wood3 walks · 9.6 km
Walks that lie mostly in each place, and how far it is from the middle of Wakefield. A place with ten walks or more has a page of its own.