Dog Friendly Walks in Merseyside
9 dog friendly walks across Merseyside, reviewed by dog owners. Find routes with off-lead potential, manageable terrain, and places where your dog is genuinely welcome.
Arrowe Country Park
Merseyside
No livestock on this Wirral parkland lets a dog range freely past a small waterfall on Arrowe Brook and a fishing lake, with a cafe to finish.
Eastham Country Park
Merseyside
A dedicated dog play area and no livestock make Eastham's ancient woodland an easy off lead ramble, with Mersey estuary views across to Liverpool.
Formby Squirrel Walk and Pinewoods
Merseyside
Shaded, sandy pinewood paths make an easy loop for a dog at Formby, on a lead through the signed red squirrel reserve.
Sefton Park, Liverpool
Merseyside
No livestock means a dog can run the open meadows of Liverpool's grand Victorian Sefton Park, around a boating lake and the restored Palm House.
Sutton Manor Woodland and the Dream Sculpture
Merseyside
No livestock means a dog has big grassy paths to run on at this reclaimed St Helens colliery site, leading to the 20 metre Dream sculpture.
Wirral Country Park, Thurstaston
Merseyside
The old Wirral Way railway path and Thurstaston Hill's heathland let a dog range freely, with views to the hills of North Wales across the Dee estuary.
Bidston Hill
Merseyside
No livestock on Bidston Hill's sandstone heath lets a dog range freely past a windmill, Victorian observatory and ancient rock carvings on the Wirral's highest ground.
Court Hey Park
Merseyside
No livestock at Court Hey Park lets a dog wander mature woodland and wildflower meadows freely, past the old rose garden in Huyton.
Croxteth Country Park
Merseyside
A lake and Victorian walled garden reward dogs on a lead at Liverpool's largest country park, home to Croxteth Hall and a resident deer herd.