Circular dog walks

Circular dog walks near Devizes

530 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Devizes are loops: 24% of the 2,230 or more we measured, against 18% across Wiltshire.

A loop brings you back to where you started without walking the same way twice.

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Devizes and the 5 km around it, on Wiltshire. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Devizes

  • 97% of the loops near Devizes start where you can park, against 70% of every walk near Devizes.
  • 58% of the loops near Devizes have no stile, gate or cattle grid, against 73% of every walk near Devizes.
  • 49% of the loops near Devizes pass a pub, against 35% of every walk near Devizes.

Measured on 12 October 2026 from the map. A difference is listed only when it is ten points or more and larger than chance would make it. How these figures are made

What the loops are like

Each bar is the share of the loops near Devizes that the sentence is true of. The upright mark on each bar, and the small number beside it, is the same share for every walk near Devizes.

How far they go

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Devizes
Under 3 km
18%
29%
3 to 5 km
17%
21%
5 to 8 km
24%
22%
8 to 12 km
14%
13%
Over 12 km
25%
13%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Devizes
Under trees for a third or more of the way
29%
23%
Beside water for a tenth or more
55%
50%
On open access land for a third or more
1%
2%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
2%
3%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
97%
96%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
84%
82%
No farm grassland at all
2%
2%
Off road for four fifths or more
5%
16%
On roads or lanes for half or more
52%
43%
Through built-up streets for half or more
1%
1%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Devizes
Never beside a fast road
79%
87%
Never beside a busy road
52%
57%
No busy road to cross
52%
57%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
58%
73%
No steps
77%
81%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Devizes
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
97%
70%
Pass a pub
49%
35%
Pass a dog-waste bin
12%
6%
Pass a public toilet
11%
3%
Pass a drinking-water tap
10%
9%
Pass a busy beauty spot
33%
41%
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Loops near Devizes, chosen for your dog

If you live in Wiltshire, it is your home county, and every walk in it is free, for good. Tell the app about your dog and it finds loops near Devizes checked against what your dog finds hard, and names them.

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Questions people ask

Are there circular dog walks near Devizes?
Yes. 530 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Devizes are loops, 24% of the 2,230 or more we measured there. The app shows them by name once you have an account, checked against what your dog finds hard.
What counts as a circular walk?
One that comes back to its start by a different way. A walk that turns round and comes back the way it went is a there-and-back, and is not counted here.
Can I ask the app for loops only?
Yes. When you search you choose the shape: a loop, there and back, or one way. There and back lets you turn round whenever you like, which a loop does not.

Everything we measured near Devizes

Circular dog walks in the towns nearest Devizes