First pick
Marina Park
Park or garden
16 ha2.5 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.5 km of path
1.8 km eastfrom the centre
Cork Harbour Greenway
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: David Hawgood · CC BY-SA 2.0100%near a park
Outdoors in Knockrea · parks, paths & countryside
Almost everyone in Knockrea lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
Parks and playing fields in Knockrea add up to 9.5 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical Irish town has 4.1. Footpaths add up to 60 km in the neighbourhood and the kilometre around it, 4.7 for every square kilometre. 3.7% of the land within 5 km is protected for nature, the nearest site being Cork Harbour SPA.
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical Irish town: 92%
Green space
9.5 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical Irish town: 4.1 ha
Footpaths
60 km
4.7 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical Irish town: 2.1 km per km²
Protected for nature
3.7%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Cork Harbour SPA
Woodland
3.1%
of the town and 1 km around it
Typical Irish town: 2.7%
Character
What kind of outdoors neighbourhood is Knockrea?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
A park on every doorstep100% of residents live within 400 m of a park or playing field.Hills with a view4 mapped viewpoints, about 21× as many per resident as the typical Irish town.Room to roam9.5 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents, more than 79% of Irish towns.
Knockrea’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by its views.
Against other towns
How Knockrea compares with Irish towns
Each figure against Ireland’s 321 towns and city neighbourhoods of 2,500+ (city hubs left out): the marked bar is the town’s, the line the median. Ireland has no Outdoors Grade yet: the figures are described, each against other Irish towns, and none of them counts towards the overall grade.
A park within a walk100%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
83out of 100
Public green space9.5 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
79out of 100
Footpaths4.7 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
72out of 100
Protected for nature3.7%of the land within 5 km
64out of 100
Woodland3.1%of the town and 1 km around it, as mapped
55out of 100
Parks, paths and woods: OpenStreetMap; residents: CSO Census 2022 Small Areas; protected sites: NPWS; sea: CSO and ONS land outlines. A 0 means nothing is mapped.
Towns its size
Knockrea has the 10th most footpaths per km² of 40 towns its size
The 40 Irish towns nearest in population (4,726 to 5,789 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Chapelizod (7.8 km per km²) to Carrick-On-Shannon (0.2 km per km²).
Footpath, km per km²
Knockrea4.7
Towns its size1.6
Co. Cork towns1.8
Typical Irish town2.1
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Knockrea9.5
Towns its size4.0
Co. Cork towns4.3
Typical Irish town4.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Knockrea100%
Towns its size83%
Co. Cork towns90%
Typical Irish town92%
Against towns its size, Knockrea stands out most for path per km²: only 9 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | The sea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapelizod Dublin | 7.8 | 11% | 0% | – |
| 2 | St Stephen's Green Dublin | 7.4 | 0.9% | 0.3% | 11% |
| 3 | Portobello Dublin | 7.2 | 1.2% | 0.1% | 8.8% |
| 4 | Ballyboden Dublin | 5.9 | 4.3% | 0.5% | – |
| 5 | Edmondstown Dublin | 5.1 | 7.5% | 4.5% | – |
| 6 | Ballinlough Cork | 4.9 | 3.2% | 3.8% | – |
| 7 | Rathgar Dublin | 4.8 | 3.5% | 0.1% | – |
| 8 | Knocknaheeny Cork | 4.7 | 2.4% | 0.2% | – |
| 9 | Tramore Cork | 4.7 | 4.6% | 3.7% | – |
| 10 | Knockrea Cork | 4.7 | 3.1% | 3.7% | – |
| 11 | Woodquay and Nuns Island Galway | 4.5 | 0.7% | 14% | 32% |
| 12 | Inchicore Dublin | 4.5 | 3.9% | 0% | – |
| 13 | Fair Hill Cork | 4 | 4.4% | 0.4% | – |
| 14 | Garryowen Limerick | 3.4 | 0.5% | 9.6% | – |
| 15 | Salthill Galway | 3.3 | 1% | 15% | 46% |
| 16 | Harmonstown Dublin | 3.2 | 3.8% | 5.3% | 23% |
| 17 | Galvone Limerick | 2.9 | 0.7% | 8.3% | – |
| 18 | Sutton Dublin | 2.5 | 0.7% | 12% | 48% |
| 19 | Poleberry Waterford | 2.4 | 0.6% | 7.2% | – |
| 20 | Carrigtwohill Cork | 1.8 | 5.1% | 12% | – |
| 21 | Blessington Wicklow | 1.4 | 10% | 1.9% | – |
| 22 | Glounthaune Cork | 1.2 | 8% | 6.1% | – |
| 23 | Inishkenny Cork | 1.1 | 4.2% | 0.2% | – |
| 24 | Ballybeg Waterford | 1 | 1.2% | 4.1% | – |
| 25 | Ardee Louth | 0.9 | 0.7% | 0.8% | – |
| 26 | Ferrybank Kilkenny | 0.8 | 4.1% | 6.6% | – |
| 27 | Birr Offaly | 0.8 | 14% | 5.2% | – |
| 28 | Monasterevin Kildare | 0.6 | 16% | 2% | – |
| 29 | Carrick-on-Suir Tipperary | 0.5 | 9.9% | 4% | – |
| 30 | Duleek Meath | 0.4 | 0.1% | 1.3% | – |
| 31 | Cashel Tipperary | 0.4 | 1.8% | 1.4% | – |
| 32 | Ballybofey-Stranorlar Donegal | 0.4 | 7.7% | 2.3% | – |
| 33 | Listowel Kerry | 0.4 | 2.3% | 4.8% | – |
| 34 | Carrickmacross Monaghan | 0.3 | 5.5% | 0% | – |
| 35 | Tipperary Tipperary | 0.3 | 0.7% | 0.8% | – |
| 36 | Mountmellick Laois | 0.3 | 0.5% | 3.4% | – |
| 37 | Tullow Carlow | 0.3 | 0.4% | 1.7% | – |
| 38 | Roscrea Tipperary | 0.3 | 3.4% | 7.9% | – |
| 39 | Clonakilty Cork | 0.3 | 1.8% | 3.3% | 7.1% |
| 40 | Carrick-On-Shannon Leitrim | 0.2 | 2% | 0% | – |
The map
Parks, woods, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Knockrea’s neighbourhood.
Green: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces and woods, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · NPWS · Sport Ireland · CSO
Places to walk
Parks to walk in, in and around Knockrea
The biggest is Marina Park, 16 ha (39 acres).
All 7 named parks and woods by size: 31 ha (78 acres) and 6 km of path
Parks & gardens 31 ha
The two biggest, Marina Park and Beaumont Park, are 90% of the named green space and carry 4 km of path between them. 5 of the 7 are under 2 ha.
Beaumont Park
Park or garden
12 ha1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
1.7 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Port 2000 Park
Park or garden · 60 m outside town
1.3 ha0.4 km of path
1.8 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Kennedy Park
Park or garden
1.1 ha0.5 km of path
Centralin the middle of Knockrea
Directionsto a point inside
Elysian Japanese Gardens
Park or garden
0.3 ha0.3 km of path
0.7 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Shalom Park
Park or garden
0.4 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Knockrea
Directionsto a point inside
Saint John's Graveyard
Park or garden · 160 m outside town
0.2 ha0.1 km of path
1.2 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Named parks, gardens, commons and woods in the town or within 400 m of it, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); pieces of one name that touch are one place. Sizes are the whole site; directions go to a point inside.
Close to home
How close Knockrea’s homes are to a park
Each square is 1 in 100 residents: green lives within 400 m of a public park, garden or playing field (CSO Census 2022 Small Areas against OpenStreetMap).
Within 400 m (100%)Further (0%)
Knockrea100%
Co. Cork towns90%
Typical Irish town92%
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees.
Protected areas
3.7% of the land around Knockrea is protected for nature
Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas and Natural Heritage Areas designated by the National Parks and Wildlife Service, within 5 km of the town’s edge.
Inside Knockrea0%
Within 5 km3.7%
Co. Cork towns1.5%
Typical Irish town1.8%
One protected site lies within 5 km of Knockrea. Proposed Natural Heritage Areas cover 4% of the land within 5 km as well; many have been proposed since 1995 and aren’t counted here. Ireland’s National Parks have a block of their own on this page; much of their land also lies inside these sites.
Cork Harbour SPASpecial Protection Area (birds) · 27 km² · 0.9 km from the edge
NPWS pageProtected sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service designated site boundaries (CC BY 4.0), 2026; land within 5 km from CSO Small Areas and, over the border, ONS. Overlapping sites are counted once.
National Parks
Killarney National Park is 70 km away
Ireland’s National Parks within 100 km, and the nearest always, by direction and distance from the town’s edge; circle size shows each park’s area.
National ParkThe 5 km around the town
National Park
Killarney National Park
70 km west104 km²
National Park boundaries: National Parks and Wildlife Service, generalised to 50 m (CC BY 4.0, © Government of Ireland), 2022. Distances from the town’s outline (CSO Small Areas).
Footpaths and woods
60 km of footpaths cross Knockrea
Footways that aren’t pavements, paths, bridleways, steps and tracks open on foot, and mapped woods and forest, in the town and 1 km around it, each beside the county’s and Ireland’s typical town of 2,500+.
Footpaths
60 km
over 12.8 km² of town and the 1 km around it
Woodland
3.1%
about 0.4 km² of mapped woods
Km per km², town and 1 km around · mapped on OpenStreetMap
KnockreaCo. Cork townsTypical Irish town
Footpaths4.7
036 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
KnockreaCo. Cork townsTypical Irish town
Woodland3.1%
0%50%100%
Knockrea has more footpath per km² than 72% of Irish towns and more woodland than 55% of Irish towns.
Footpaths and woods: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract, October 2026. Woods are mapped cover, private and Coillte forests included.
Footpaths & trails
1 waymarked walk passes through or near Knockrea
60 km of footpaths are mapped in Knockrea and the kilometre around it, 4.7 km for every square kilometre (the typical Irish town has 2.1).
One more waymarked walk on OpenStreetMap
National
Mardyke walk0.7 km
Trails: Sport Ireland National Trails Register (CC BY 4.0), registered trails within 5 km; footpaths: OpenStreetMap (ODbL). More waymarked walks: OpenStreetMap route relations (ODbL) within 2 km, those already on the register left out. Coillte’s own forest trails and recreation sites aren’t included: Coillte’s terms limit its data to research or private study. Its trails on the National Trails Register are listed.
When to get out
The best walking months in Knockrea: May to September
Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages for the town’s 1 km square and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 15 to 30 °C and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.3 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.6 | 16.7 | 16.2 | 14.6 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 7.8 |
| High (°C) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Rain (mm) | 118 | 87 | 82 | 77 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 83 | 80 | 118 | 117 | 124 |
May is the driest month (71 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7.8 hours of daylight in December, and 124 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. The climate in Knockrea →
Things to do
4 viewpoints and 22 playgrounds
Mapped on OpenStreetMap in the town and 2 km around it; each count per resident beside Irish towns’ typical town of 2,500+. Beaches are on the coast’s list, from the EPA.
4Viewpoints20.9× the typical Irish town, per resident2Picnic sites22Playgrounds3.2× the typical Irish town, per resident3Slipways
Per resident, viewpoints stand out most: Knockrea has 20.9× as many as the typical Irish town.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 4
Bell's Field (Audley Place)0.9 km from town
DirectionsShandon Bells View0.9 km from town
DirectionsCity View Summit1.4 km from town
DirectionsVernon Mount View1.5 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 22
Marina Park Playground0.4 km from town
DirectionsToddler Play Park1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 20 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 3
Plus 3 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract, October 2026. Unnamed places are counted, not listed.
Next door
Next to Knockrea
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 20 km, coloured by the share of the land within 5 km protected for nature.
BallinloughSt Luke'sSouth GateMontenotteTramoreCork City CentreKnockrea
Under 1%1–10%10–25%25–50%50%+
| Town | Near a park | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Paths (km/km²) | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knockrea | 100% | 9.5 | 4.7 | 3.7% |
| Ballinlough 0.9 km | 100% | 6.3 | 4.9 | 3.8% |
| St Luke's 1.1 km | 100% | 12.0 | 6.0 | 2.8% |
| South Gate 1.4 km | 100% | 2.3 | 6.8 | 1.3% |
| Montenotte 1.6 km | 100% | 12.2 | 5.5 | 3.5% |
| Tramore 1.6 km | 100% | 17.6 | 4.7 | 3.7% |
| Cork City Centre 1.7 km | 100% | 0.9 | 6.7 | 1.8% |
None of the neighbours has many more of its people near a park than Knockrea.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Green space nearby. The share of residents (CSO Small Areas, by where people live) within 400 m of a park, garden, common or playing field mapped on OpenStreetMap. Mapping is uneven: a town whose parks nobody has mapped looks greyer than it is.
- Protected areas. Land in a Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area or Natural Heritage Area within 5 km, overlaps counted once. Protected for nature doesn’t always mean open to walkers.
- Footpaths and hiking routes. Footways that aren’t pavements, paths, bridleways, steps and tracks open on foot, in the town and 1 km around it, from OpenStreetMap. Trails are the registered ones within 5 km; a trail often follows mapped paths, so the two aren’t added.
- Woodland. Woods and forest as OpenStreetMap maps them, private and Coillte forests included: mapped cover, not access.
- No grade yet. Ireland’s grades don’t include the outdoors yet: these figures describe the town and stand beside the median Irish town.
Questions about the outdoors in Knockrea
What is the biggest park in Knockrea?
Marina Park, 19 ha (47 acres). Beaumont Park (12 ha) is second. 9 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the neighbourhood or within 400 m of it.
Is there protected countryside near Knockrea?
Yes: 3.7% of the land within 5 km is protected, in one site. The nearest is Cork Harbour SPA, 0.9 km from the edge of town.
How many people in Knockrea live near a park?
100% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a park or playing field; in the typical Irish town it is 92%.
When is the best time of year for walking in Knockrea?
On the town’s 1991–2020 averages and its daylight: May to September, when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light for the place.
Is Knockrea near a National Park?
The nearest of Ireland’s six National Parks is Killarney National Park, 70 km west of the town’s edge; it covers about 104 km².
What is there to do outdoors around Knockrea?
Within 2 km, OpenStreetMap maps 4 viewpoints and 2 picnic sites; the named ones are listed under Things to do, with directions.
Sources
Where Knockrea’s outdoors figures come from
- Parks, woods and paths. OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL): parks, woods and footpaths, Geofabrik extract, October 2026
- Protected sites. National Parks and Wildlife Service: designated sites (SAC, SPA, NHA), 2026
- Trails. Sport Ireland: National Trails Register, 2026
- Residents. CSO: Census 2022 Small Areas (residents)
- National Parks. National Parks and Wildlife Service: National Park boundaries, generalised to 50 m (CC BY 4.0), 2022
- Things to do. OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL): viewpoints, hills, waterfalls, nature reserves, picnic sites, playgrounds, campsites and waymarked walks, Geofabrik extract, October 2026
- Weather. Met Éireann: 1991–2020 averages (Copyright Met Éireann)
Protected sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service (CC BY 4.0). Trails: Sport Ireland National Trails Register (CC BY 4.0). Bathing water: EPA (CC BY 4.0). Parks, woods and paths: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Not on this page yet: Coillte’s forest trails (its terms) and bike routes.
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).