First pick
Dodder Valley Park
Park or garden
52 ha9.7 km of path
2 h 10 minto walk all 9.7 km of path
1.7 km north-eastfrom the centre
Balrothery Weir WalkJim Lawlor Bridge
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: P L Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.094%near a park
Outdoors in Bohernabreena · parks, paths & countryside
Bohernabreena has more park space per resident than 9 in 10 Irish towns
There are 28.8 ha of parks and playing fields for every 1,000 people in Bohernabreena, against 4.1 in the typical Irish town. Wicklow Mountains National Park begins 2.4 km away. 8 waymarked trails start within 5 km of Bohernabreena, among them the Dublin Mountains Way and Massey's Estate - Nature trail.
Near a park
94%
of residents within 400 m
Typical Irish town: 92%
Green space
28.8 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical Irish town: 4.1 ha
Footpaths
53 km
4.3 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical Irish town: 2.1 km per km²
Protected for nature
5%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Glenasmole Valley SAC
Woodland
2.9%
of the town and 1 km around it
Typical Irish town: 2.7%
Character
What kind of outdoors neighbourhood is Bohernabreena?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Room to roam28.8 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents, more than 95% of Irish towns.Countryside close byWicklow Mountains National Park starts 2.4 km south-east.On a long-distance trailThe Dublin Mountains Way passes through.Hills close byMontpelier Hill, 383 m, is within 2 km.
Bohernabreena’s strongest suit is plenty of park space, followed by Wicklow Mountains National Park close by.
Against other towns
How Bohernabreena 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 walk94%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
52out of 100
Public green space28.8 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
96out of 100
Footpaths4.3 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
68out of 100
Protected for nature5%of the land within 5 km
73out of 100
Woodland2.9%of the town and 1 km around it, as mapped
52out 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
Bohernabreena has the 15th most footpaths per km² of 40 towns its size
The 40 Irish towns nearest in population (4,032 to 5,319 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
Bohernabreena4.3
Towns its size1.8
Co. Dublin towns5.4
Typical Irish town2.1
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Bohernabreena28.8
Towns its size6.1
Co. Dublin towns7.6
Typical Irish town4.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Bohernabreena94%
Towns its size80%
Co. Dublin towns100%
Typical Irish town92%
Against towns its size, Bohernabreena stands out most for park space per resident: only 1 of the other 39 has 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 | Gurranebraher Cork | 7.4 | 1.6% | 0.5% | – |
| 4 | St Luke's Cork | 6 | 3.5% | 2.8% | – |
| 5 | Ballyboden Dublin | 5.9 | 4.3% | 0.5% | – |
| 6 | Montenotte Cork | 5.5 | 5.6% | 3.5% | – |
| 7 | Newcastle Galway | 5.4 | 1.7% | 15% | 29% |
| 8 | Tramore Cork | 4.7 | 4.6% | 3.7% | – |
| 9 | Knockrea Cork | 4.7 | 3.1% | 3.7% | – |
| 10 | Saggart Dublin | 4.6 | 2% | 0% | – |
| 11 | Woodquay and Nuns Island Galway | 4.5 | 0.7% | 14% | 32% |
| 12 | Inchicore Dublin | 4.5 | 3.9% | 0% | – |
| 13 | Dangan Galway | 4.3 | 3.9% | 18% | 21% |
| 14 | Mervue Galway | 4.3 | 3.6% | 11% | 25% |
| 15 | Bohernabreena Dublin | 4.3 | 2.9% | 5% | – |
| 16 | Tivoli Cork | 4 | 7% | 4.8% | – |
| 17 | Fair Hill Cork | 4 | 4.4% | 0.4% | – |
| 18 | Prospect and Newtown Pery Limerick | 3.6 | 1.5% | 9.9% | – |
| 19 | Poleberry Waterford | 2.4 | 0.6% | 7.2% | – |
| 20 | Castlegar Galway | 1.8 | 1.4% | 16% | 16% |
| 21 | Rathbane Limerick | 1.8 | 1.1% | 6% | – |
| 22 | Glanmire Cork | 1.7 | 13% | 6.6% | – |
| 23 | Kilcoole Wicklow | 1.5 | 4.3% | 5.8% | 37% |
| 24 | Glounthaune Cork | 1.2 | 8% | 6.1% | – |
| 25 | Athenry Galway | 1.2 | 1.2% | 0% | – |
| 26 | Lehenagh Cork | 1.2 | 2.5% | 0.3% | – |
| 27 | Newcastle Dublin | 1.1 | 0.9% | 0% | – |
| 28 | Ballybeg Waterford | 1 | 1.2% | 4.1% | – |
| 29 | Grange Waterford | 1 | 0.8% | 5% | – |
| 30 | Birr Offaly | 0.8 | 14% | 5.2% | – |
| 31 | Monasterevin Kildare | 0.6 | 16% | 2% | – |
| 32 | Courtown Wexford | 0.6 | 8.6% | 0% | 37% |
| 33 | Macroom Cork | 0.4 | 4.9% | 3.9% | – |
| 34 | Duleek Meath | 0.4 | 0.1% | 1.3% | – |
| 35 | Cashel Tipperary | 0.4 | 1.8% | 1.4% | – |
| 36 | Listowel Kerry | 0.4 | 2.3% | 4.8% | – |
| 37 | Mountmellick Laois | 0.3 | 0.5% | 3.4% | – |
| 38 | Tullow Carlow | 0.3 | 0.4% | 1.7% | – |
| 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 Bohernabreena’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 Bohernabreena
The biggest is Dodder Valley Park, 52 ha (129 acres).
All 5 named parks and woods by size: 135 ha (333 acres) and 25 km of path
Parks & gardens 135 ha
The two biggest, Dodder Valley Park and Kiltipper Park, are 73% of the named green space and carry 16 km of path between them.
Kiltipper Park
Park or garden
46 ha6.3 km of path
1 h 25 minto walk all 6.3 km of path
1.1 km south-westfrom the centre
Dublin Mountains Way
Directionsto a point inside
Sean Walsh Park
Park or garden · 320 m outside town
24 ha6.5 km of path
1 h 25 minto walk all 6.5 km of path
1.6 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Ballycragh Park
Park or garden · 170 m outside town
7.1 ha1.7 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.7 km of path
1.1 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Aylesbury Park
Park or garden · 190 m outside town
5.0 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
0.7 km north-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
9 in 10 Bohernabreena residents live within a 5-minute walk of 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 (94%)Further (6.1%)
Bohernabreena94%
Co. Dublin towns100%
Typical Irish town92%
About 300 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees.
Protected areas
Protected sites cover 5% of the land within 5 km of Bohernabreena
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 Bohernabreena0%
Within 5 km5%
Co. Dublin towns0.2%
Typical Irish town1.8%
3 protected sites lie within 5 km of Bohernabreena. Proposed Natural Heritage Areas cover 1.4% 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.
Protected 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
Wicklow Mountains National Park is 2.4 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
Wicklow Mountains National Park
2.4 km south-east223 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
53 km of footpaths cross Bohernabreena
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
53 km
over 12.4 km² of town and the 1 km around it
Woodland
2.9%
about 0.4 km² of mapped woods
Registered trails
8
walking trails within 5 km
Km per km², town and 1 km around · mapped on OpenStreetMap
BohernabreenaCo. Dublin townsTypical Irish town
Footpaths4.3
03.57 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
BohernabreenaCo. Dublin townsTypical Irish town
Woodland2.9%
0%50%100%
Bohernabreena has more footpath per km² than 68% of Irish towns and more woodland than 52% of Irish towns.
Footpaths and woods: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract, October 2026. Woods are mapped cover, private and Coillte forests included.
Footpaths & trails
Bohernabreena is on the Dublin Mountains Way
53 km of footpaths are mapped in Bohernabreena and the kilometre around it, 4.3 km for every square kilometre (the typical Irish town has 2.1).
Long-distance wayWalking trail
Dublin Mountains Way41.2 km
Massey's Estate - Nature trail2.5 km
Cruagh - Sli na Slainte3.7 km
Cruagh - Mountain Access route2.3 km
Wicklow Way128.1 km
Tibradden Mountain Trail2.7 km
Tibradden - Mountain Access route Tibradden/Pine Forest1.3 km
Tibradden - Mountain Access route Tibradden/Kelly's Glen1.6 km
The Dublin Mountains Way (41 km end to end) passes through Bohernabreena.
One more waymarked walk on OpenStreetMap
Local
Dublin Mountains Way Hellfire & Massey Spur3.0 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 Bohernabreena: 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) | 8.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 82 | 72 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 71 | 64 | 73 | 73 | 94 | 106 | 94 |
July is the driest month (64 mm) and the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7.5 hours of daylight in December, and 106 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. The climate in Bohernabreena →
Things to do
2 hills and peaks and 46 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.
Per resident, playgrounds stand out most: Bohernabreena has 7.7× as many as the typical Irish town.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 2
Slieve Gorra1.6 km from town
DirectionsMontpelier Hill383 m · 1.9 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 46
New Playground0.1 km from town
DirectionsSean Walsh Playground1.1 km from town
DirectionsPlus 44 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Sean Walsh Dog Park0.9 km from town
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract, October 2026. Unnamed places are counted, not listed.
Gardens & nature
2 gardens and nature sites to visit near Bohernabreena
Gardens, national parks, nature sites and islands within 15 km of the town’s edge, each with its own page.
Saint Enda's ParkGarden · 3.6 km from town
Its pageSaint Stephen's GreenGarden · 9.0 km from town
Its pagePlaces to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
Next door
Next to Bohernabreena
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 20 km, coloured by the share of the land within 5 km protected for nature.
Old BawnFirhouseTallaghtKnocklyonKilnamanaghJobstownBohernabreena
Under 1%1–10%10–25%25–50%50%+
In Old Bawn, 100% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park, more than here.
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 Bohernabreena
What is the biggest park in Bohernabreena?
Dodder Valley Park, 52 ha (129 acres), just outside the built-up area. Kiltipper Park (46 ha) is second. 5 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the neighbourhood or within 400 m of it.
Is there protected countryside near Bohernabreena?
Yes: 5% of the land within 5 km is protected, across 3 sites. The nearest is Glenasmole Valley SAC, 0.6 km from the edge of town.
What are the best walks near Bohernabreena?
8 waymarked trails start within 5 km, including the Dublin Mountains Way, Massey's Estate - Nature trail and Cruagh - Sli na Slainte.
How many people in Bohernabreena live near a park?
94% 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 Bohernabreena?
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 Bohernabreena near a National Park?
The nearest of Ireland’s six National Parks is Wicklow Mountains National Park, 2.4 km south-east of the town’s edge; it covers about 223 km².
What is there to do outdoors around Bohernabreena?
Within 2 km, OpenStreetMap maps 2 hills and peaks and 3 picnic sites; the named ones are listed under Things to do, with directions.
Sources
Where Bohernabreena’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).