Dog Friendly Walks in Herefordshire

A Malvern Hills western flank walk taking in the dramatic Gullet Quarry with big views across the Severn plain.

A ridge-top arboretum and ancient woodland on Dinmore Hill, with specimen trees, a Gruffalo trail and full off-lead freedom for well-behaved dogs.

A rocky knife-edge ridge for dogs on a lead, the Cat's Back, climbing to 640 metres on the Black Mountains' edge with views into two valleys.

A wooded hill inside a meander of the River Wye near Goodrich, where dogs can go off lead on the open common, with views to the Black Mountains.

A short, steep climb for dogs off lead on Garway Common to a 366 metre summit with panoramic views from Ross-on-Wye to the Skirrid and Sugarloaf.

A large Forestry England wood on the Woolhope Dome where dogs range the wide, shaded forest tracks past dedicated butterfly trails and ancient oak patches.

A quiet Herefordshire oak woodland climb to an Iron Age hilltop with Wye Valley views — a short, atmospheric circuit that's considerably more interesting than its size suggests.

Rare lowland heath on the Welsh Marches fringe with gorse, Mortimer Forest plantations, and Shropshire views — a varied circuit combining open common with enclosed forestry tracks.

Ancient chestnut parkland leading to an Iron Age hillfort with Welsh Marches views — a National Trust estate with extraordinary old trees and a well-structured 6.5 km circuit.

A Wye riverside walk below the red sandstone bluffs of Goodrich Castle — river access, a dramatic medieval ruin, and an iron-rich landscape with a character all its own.

Unfenced Black Mountains ridge above Hay-on-Wye with the highest road in Wales at the col and sweeping views in every direction — wild, exposed, and best saved for a clear dry day.

Herefordshire's prettiest market town extended to a Malvern outlier viewpoint through hop yards and orchards — one of the most locally specific walks in the county, with great town facilities.

A broad unfenced ridge above Kington on the Offa's Dyke Path, roamed by wild ponies, with wide Marches views and fast-draining turf that stays walkable in most conditions.

Herefordshire's most dramatic viewpoint with a gorge descent to the Wye, riverside shingle for swimming, and the chance of peregrines overhead — one of the great walks in the Welsh Marches.

A quiet Golden Valley circuit climbing from the River Dore to a solo Neolithic burial chamber on an open hilltop — one of Herefordshire's most atmospherically sited prehistoric monuments.

The River Wye through Hereford, from Victoria Bridge to Hunderton along Bishop's Meadow — flat, accessible city-edge walking with the cathedral on the skyline and shingle banks for paddling.