Circular dog walks

Circular dog walks near Malvern

670 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Malvern are loops: 29% of the 2,310 or more we measured, against 21% across Worcestershire.

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

WorcesterRedditchKidderminsterMalvern10 km
Malvern and the 5 km around it, on Worcestershire. Ordnance Survey boundary data.

Where they differ from every walk near Malvern

  • 97% of the loops near Malvern start where you can park, against 81% of every walk near Malvern.
  • 34% of the loops near Malvern have no stile, gate or cattle grid, against 45% of every walk near Malvern.
  • 15% of the loops near Malvern pass a busy beauty spot, against 25% of every walk near Malvern.

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 Malvern 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 Malvern.

How far they go

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Malvern
Under 3 km
28%
37%
3 to 5 km
23%
21%
5 to 8 km
21%
18%
8 to 12 km
12%
12%
Over 12 km
13%
10%

What is beside the path

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Malvern
Under trees for a third or more of the way
56%
50%
Beside water for a tenth or more
61%
61%
On open access land for a third or more
25%
33%
Through a park or green space for a third or more
5%
5%
Beside crop fields for a third or more
84%
83%
Beside farm grassland for half or more
86%
87%
No farm grassland at all
1%
1%
Off road for four fifths or more
4%
10%
On roads or lanes for half or more
60%
54%
Through built-up streets for half or more
<1%
<1%

What might stop you

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Malvern
Never beside a fast road
88%
84%
Never beside a busy road
54%
53%
No busy road to cross
54%
54%
No stile, gate or cattle grid
34%
45%
No steps
83%
79%

What is on the way

Walks thatShare of walks measuredEvery walk near Malvern
Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road
97%
81%
Pass a pub
29%
31%
Pass a dog-waste bin
21%
24%
Pass a public toilet
23%
23%
Pass a drinking-water tap
10%
14%
Pass a busy beauty spot
15%
25%
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Loops near Malvern, chosen for your dog

If you live in Worcestershire, 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 Malvern checked against what your dog finds hard, and names them.

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Questions people ask

Are there circular dog walks near Malvern?
Yes. 670 or more of the walks within 5 km of the middle of Malvern are loops, 29% of the 2,310 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 Malvern

Circular dog walks in the towns nearest Malvern