First pick
Phoenix Park
Park or garden
704 ha93.1 km of path
20 h 40 minto walk all 93.1 km of path
1.5 km north-eastfrom the centre
Khyber RoadTinkler's PathKaziranga Forest Trail+2 paths
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Ivandor · CC BY-SA 4.0100%near a park
Outdoors in Chapelizod · parks, paths & countryside
Chapelizod has more park space per resident than 9 in 10 Irish towns
There are 170.9 ha of parks and playing fields for every 1,000 people in Chapelizod, against 4.1 in the typical Irish town. 188 km of footpaths run through the neighbourhood and the kilometre around it, 7.8 for every square kilometre. Woods cover 11% of Chapelizod and the kilometre around it.
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical Irish town: 92%
Green space
170.9 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical Irish town: 4.1 ha
Footpaths
188 km
7.8 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical Irish town: 2.1 km per km²
Woodland
11%
of the town and 1 km around it
Typical Irish town: 2.7%
Character
What kind of outdoors neighbourhood is Chapelizod?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Room to roam170.9 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents, more than 99% of Irish towns.A neighbourhood of footpaths7.8 km of path per km², more than 96% of Irish towns. The typical town has 2.1.A park on every doorstep100% of residents live within 400 m of a park or playing field.Hills with a view3 mapped viewpoints, about 17× as many per resident as the typical Irish town.
Chapelizod’s strongest suit is plenty of park space, followed by dense footpaths.
Against other towns
How Chapelizod 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 space170.9 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
100out of 100
Footpaths7.8 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
97out of 100
Protected for nature0%of the land within 5 km
11out of 100
Woodland11%of the town and 1 km around it, as mapped
95out 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
Chapelizod has the most footpaths per km² of 40 towns its size
The 40 Irish towns nearest in population (4,278 to 5,478 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
Chapelizod7.8
Towns its size2.1
Co. Dublin towns5.4
Typical Irish town2.1
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Chapelizod170.9
Towns its size4.3
Co. Dublin towns7.6
Typical Irish town4.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Chapelizod100%
Towns its size80%
Co. Dublin towns100%
Typical Irish town92%
Against towns its size, Chapelizod stands out most for park space per resident: none 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 | Edmondstown Dublin | 5.1 | 7.5% | 4.5% | – |
| 7 | Ballinlough Cork | 4.9 | 3.2% | 3.8% | – |
| 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 | Bohernabreena Dublin | 4.3 | 2.9% | 5% | – |
| 15 | Tivoli Cork | 4 | 7% | 4.8% | – |
| 16 | Fair Hill Cork | 4 | 4.4% | 0.4% | – |
| 17 | Garryowen Limerick | 3.4 | 0.5% | 9.6% | – |
| 18 | Salthill Galway | 3.3 | 1% | 15% | 46% |
| 19 | Galvone Limerick | 2.9 | 0.7% | 8.3% | – |
| 20 | Poleberry Waterford | 2.4 | 0.6% | 7.2% | – |
| 21 | Castlegar Galway | 1.8 | 1.4% | 16% | 16% |
| 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 | Newcastle Dublin | 1.1 | 0.9% | 0% | – |
| 27 | Ballybeg Waterford | 1 | 1.2% | 4.1% | – |
| 28 | Ardee Louth | 0.9 | 0.7% | 0.8% | – |
| 29 | Birr Offaly | 0.8 | 14% | 5.2% | – |
| 30 | Monasterevin Kildare | 0.6 | 16% | 2% | – |
| 31 | Courtown Wexford | 0.6 | 8.6% | 0% | 37% |
| 32 | Duleek Meath | 0.4 | 0.1% | 1.3% | – |
| 33 | Cashel Tipperary | 0.4 | 1.8% | 1.4% | – |
| 34 | Ballybofey-Stranorlar Donegal | 0.4 | 7.7% | 2.3% | – |
| 35 | Listowel Kerry | 0.4 | 2.3% | 4.8% | – |
| 36 | Tipperary Tipperary | 0.3 | 0.7% | 0.8% | – |
| 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 Chapelizod’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 Chapelizod
The biggest is Phoenix Park, 704 ha (1,739 acres).
All 13 named parks and woods by size: 826 ha (2,042 acres) and 116 km of path
Parks & gardens 808 haWoods 19 ha
The two biggest, Phoenix Park and Farmleigh, are 89% of the named green space and carry 98 km of path between them.
Farmleigh
Park or garden
32 ha4.9 km of path
1 h 5 minto walk all 4.9 km of path
2.2 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Royal Hospital Kilmainham
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
17 ha4.3 km of path
55 minto walk all 4.3 km of path
2.7 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Irish National War Memorial Gardens
Park or garden
14 ha2 km of path
25 minto walk all 2 km of path
1.6 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
California Hills Park
Park or garden
11 ha2.4 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.4 km of path
0.9 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Glenaulin Park
Park or garden · 290 m outside town
11 ha1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
1.4 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Martin Savage Park
Park or garden · 360 m outside town
8.4 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
3.2 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Markievicz Park
Park or garden
5.0 ha1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
0.7 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 13 named parks and green spaces
Phoenix ParkPark or garden · 704 ha · 93.1 km of path
DirectionsFarmleighPark or garden · 32 ha · 4.9 km of path
DirectionsRoyal Hospital KilmainhamPark or garden · 17 ha · 4.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsIrish National War Memorial GardensPark or garden · 14 ha · 2 km of path
DirectionsCalifornia Hills ParkPark or garden · 11 ha · 2.4 km of path
DirectionsGlenaulin ParkPark or garden · 11 ha · 1.9 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsMartin Savage ParkPark or garden · 8.4 ha · 0.8 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsMarkievicz ParkPark or garden · 5.0 ha · 1.5 km of path
DirectionsFormal GardensPark or garden · 2.4 ha · 1.8 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsFurry GlenWood or forest · 7.8 ha · 1.7 km of path
DirectionsOldtown WoodWood or forest · 11 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsCroppies Acre Memorial ParkPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.8 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsWalled GardenPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsNamed 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
Everyone in Chapelizod lives 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 (100%)Further (0%)
Chapelizod100%
Co. Dublin towns100%
Typical Irish town92%
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees.
Protected areas
South Dublin Bay and River Tolka Estuary SPA is the nearest protected area, 4.3 km away
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 Chapelizod0%
Within 5 km0%
Co. Dublin towns0.2%
Typical Irish town1.8%
One protected site lies within 5 km of Chapelizod. Proposed Natural Heritage Areas cover 1.5% 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.
South Dublin Bay and River Tolka Estuary SPASpecial Protection Area (birds) · 22 km² · 4.3 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
Wicklow Mountains National Park is 11 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
11 km south223 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
188 km of footpaths cross Chapelizod
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
188 km
over 24.2 km² of town and the 1 km around it
Woodland
11%
about 2.6 km² of mapped woods
Registered trails
5
walking trails within 5 km
Km per km², town and 1 km around · mapped on OpenStreetMap
ChapelizodCo. Dublin townsTypical Irish town
Footpaths7.8
04.59 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
ChapelizodCo. Dublin townsTypical Irish town
Woodland11%
0%50%100%
Chapelizod has more footpath per km² than 97% of Irish towns and more woodland than 95% of Irish towns.
Footpaths and woods: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract, October 2026. Woods are mapped cover, private and Coillte forests included.
Footpaths & trails
5 waymarked trails start near Chapelizod
188 km of footpaths are mapped in Chapelizod and the kilometre around it, 7.8 km for every square kilometre (the typical Irish town has 2.1).
Long-distance wayGreenway
National Famine Way168.6 km
Royal Canal Way146.3 km
Royal Canal Greenway - Drumcondra - Ashtown - Castleknock8.9 km
Grand Canal Way117.1 km
Royal Canal Greenway Walking Trail121.4 km
One cycling or paddling trail also starts within 5 km.
One more waymarked walk on OpenStreetMap
National
The Royal Canal Way6.9 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.
History
6 historic parks, gardens and demesnes on the record in Chapelizod
Parks, gardens, walled gardens and demesne walls in the town on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, each with its record.
ParkPhoenix Parkfrom 1650National rating (NIAH)
Walled gardenAshtown Visitor Centrefrom 1760Regional rating (NIAH)
Demesne walls/gates/railingsPhoenix Park Visitor Centrefrom 1760Regional rating (NIAH)
Demesne walls/gates/railingsPhoenix Park Visitor Centrefrom 1820Regional rating (NIAH)
Demesne walls/gates/railingsDemesne walls, Phoenix Parkfrom 1860Regional rating (NIAH)
ParkPeople's Gardenfrom 1860Regional rating (NIAH)
The oldest dated is Phoenix Park, from 1650. One is rated National, the National Inventory’s second-highest rating.
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0).
When to get out
The best walking months in Chapelizod: 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) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 63 | 54 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 64 | 60 | 68 | 63 | 77 | 84 | 74 |
March is the driest month (52 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7.5 hours of daylight in December, and 84 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. The climate in Chapelizod →
Things to do
3 viewpoints and 85 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.
3Viewpoints16.9× the typical Irish town, per resident9Picnic sites85Playgrounds13.4× the typical Irish town, per resident1Dog parks2Slipways
Per resident, viewpoints stand out most: Chapelizod has 16.9× as many as the typical Irish town.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 85
Play Forestin town
DirectionsMarkievicz Playground0.2 km from town
DirectionsThe Lair0.4 km from town
DirectionsHamilton Gardens Public Playground1.0 km from town
DirectionsWeaver's Park playground1.3 km from town
Directionssoft area1.5 km from town
Directionsgames room1.6 km from town
Directionskindergarden playground1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 77 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Bark Park0.2 km from town
DirectionsSlipways 2
Plus 2 slipways without a name on the map.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract, October 2026. Unnamed places are counted, not listed.
Gardens & nature
5 gardens and nature sites to visit near Chapelizod
Gardens, national parks, nature sites and islands within 15 km of the town’s edge, each with its own page.
War Memorial GardensGarden · 0.1 km from town
Its pageSaint Stephen's GreenGarden · 2.5 km from town
Its pageIveagh GardensGarden · 2.5 km from town
Its pageNational Botanic GardensGarden · 2.6 km from town
Its pageMerrion SquareGarden · 2.8 km from town
Its pagePlaces to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
Next door
Next to Chapelizod
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 20 km, coloured by the share of the land within 5 km protected for nature.
DeciesKylemoreBallyfermotKilmainhamInchicoreCarnaChapelizod
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapelizod | 100% | 170.9 | 7.8 | 0% |
| Decies 0.9 km | 100% | 3.3 | 4.8 | 0% |
| Kylemore 1.0 km | 75% | 11.0 | 4.0 | 0% |
| Ballyfermot 1.2 km | 100% | 208.4 | 6.8 | 0% |
| Kilmainham 1.7 km | 100% | 76.5 | 7.7 | 0% |
| Inchicore 1.7 km | 75% | 7.8 | 4.5 | 0% |
| Carna 1.7 km | 100% | 17.3 | 5.4 | 0% |
None of the neighbours has many more of its people near a park than Chapelizod.
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 Chapelizod
What is the biggest park in Chapelizod?
Phoenix Park, 704 ha (1,739 acres). Farmleigh (32 ha) is second. 12 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the neighbourhood or within 400 m of it.
Is there protected countryside near Chapelizod?
One protected site lies within 5 km, though it covers under 1% of the land. The nearest is South Dublin Bay and River Tolka Estuary SPA, 4.3 km from the edge of town.
What are the best walks near Chapelizod?
5 waymarked trails start within 5 km, including the National Famine Way, Royal Canal Way and Royal Canal Greenway - Drumcondra - Ashtown - Castleknock.
How many people in Chapelizod 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 Chapelizod?
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 Chapelizod near a National Park?
The nearest of Ireland’s six National Parks is Wicklow Mountains National Park, 11 km south of the town’s edge; it covers about 223 km².
What is there to do outdoors around Chapelizod?
Within 2 km, OpenStreetMap maps 3 viewpoints and 9 picnic sites; the named ones are listed under Things to do, with directions.
Which parks in Chapelizod are historic?
The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records 6 historic parks, gardens and demesnes in the town, among them Ashtown Visitor Centre, People's Garden and Phoenix Park.
Sources
Where Chapelizod’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
- Historic parks and gardens. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (CC BY 4.0)
- 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).