Short dog walks

Short dog walks near Warminster

450 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Warminster are walks under 3 km: 37% of the 1,210 or more we measured, against 36% across Wiltshire.

Under 3 km from start to finish.

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

Where they differ from every walk near Warminster

  • 80% of the walks under 3 km near Warminster are never beside a busy road, against 58% of every walk near Warminster.
  • 81% of the walks under 3 km near Warminster have no busy road to cross, against 59% of every walk near Warminster.
  • 20% of the walks under 3 km near Warminster pass a busy beauty spot, against 41% of every walk near Warminster.

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 walks under 3 km are like

Each bar is the share of the walks under 3 km near Warminster 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 Warminster.

What shape they are

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Warminster
A loop
18%
23%
There and back the same way
46%
48%
One way, ending somewhere else
34%
27%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Warminster
Under trees for a third or more of the way
24%
35%
Beside water for a tenth or more
28%
29%
On open access land for a third or more
2%
2%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
9%
6%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
84%
93%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
75%
86%
No farm grassland at all
4%
1%
Off road for four fifths or more
18%
12%
On roads or lanes for half or more
64%
67%
Through built-up streets for half or more
5%
2%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Warminster
Never beside a fast road
99%
86%
Never beside a busy road
80%
58%
No busy road to cross
81%
59%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
84%
72%
No steps
89%
84%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Warminster
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
73%
77%
Pass a pub
14%
22%
Pass a dog-waste bin
7%
12%
Pass a public toilet
8%
15%
Pass a drinking-water tap
<1%
1%
Pass a busy beauty spot
20%
41%
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Walks under 3 km near Warminster, 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 walks under 3 km near Warminster checked against what your dog finds hard, and names them.

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Questions people ask

Are there short dog walks near Warminster?
Yes. 450 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Warminster are walks under 3 km, 37% of the 1,210 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 short walk?
One whose whole length along the path, there and back or round, is under 3 km. It is measured along the way you walk, not in a straight line.
Can I choose how long a walk is?
Yes. When you search you set the length you want, and the app keeps to it.

Everything we measured near Warminster

Short dog walks in the towns nearest Warminster