First pick
Devlin Park
Park or garden
8.2 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
Centralin the middle of Clonskeagh
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Deitel55 · CC BY-SA 3.0100%near a park
Outdoors in Clonskeagh · parks, paths & countryside
Clonskeagh has more footpath per square kilometre than 8 in 10 Irish towns
97 km of footpaths run through the neighbourhood and the kilometre around it, 6.0 for every square kilometre. Wicklow Mountains National Park begins 7.7 km away. 100% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park or playing field.
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical Irish town: 92%
Green space
5.1 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical Irish town: 4.1 ha
Footpaths
97 km
6.0 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical Irish town: 2.1 km per km²
Protected for nature
0.1%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: South Dublin Bay and River Tolka Estuary SPA
Woodland
2.7%
of the town and 1 km around it
Typical Irish town: 2.7%
The sea
16%
of the area within 5 km
Character
What kind of outdoors neighbourhood is Clonskeagh?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
A neighbourhood of footpaths6.0 km of path per km², more than 83% 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.Countryside close byWicklow Mountains National Park starts 7.7 km south-west.
Clonskeagh’s strongest suit is dense footpaths, followed by parks close to every home.
Against other towns
How Clonskeagh 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 space5.1 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
59out of 100
Footpaths6.0 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
83out of 100
Protected for nature0.1%of the land within 5 km
25out of 100
Woodland2.7%of the town and 1 km around it, as mapped
50out of 100
The sea16%of the area within 5 km
80out 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
Clonskeagh has the 10th most footpaths per km² of 40 towns its size
The 40 Irish towns nearest in population (12,163 to 16,038 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Tallaght (8.8 km per km²) to Enniscorthy (0.4 km per km²).
Footpath, km per km²
Clonskeagh6.0
Towns its size3.9
Co. Dublin towns5.4
Typical Irish town2.1
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Clonskeagh5.1
Towns its size4.6
Co. Dublin towns7.6
Typical Irish town4.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Clonskeagh100%
Towns its size96%
Co. Dublin towns100%
Typical Irish town92%
Against towns its size, Clonskeagh 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 | Tallaght Dublin | 8.8 | 3.8% | 0.6% | – |
| 2 | Cabra East Dublin | 8 | 2.2% | 0% | – |
| 3 | Deansrath Dublin | 7.9 | 2.2% | 0% | – |
| 4 | Ballyowen Dublin | 7.5 | 6% | 0% | – |
| 5 | Fettercairn Dublin | 7 | 3.5% | 0.4% | – |
| 6 | Firhouse Dublin | 6.8 | 4.4% | 4.2% | – |
| 7 | Ballsbridge Dublin | 6.3 | 1.3% | 1.2% | 18% |
| 8 | Ashtown Dublin | 6.3 | 6.9% | 0% | – |
| 9 | Ballinteer Dublin | 6.2 | 7.1% | 2.8% | – |
| 10 | Clonskeagh Dublin | 6 | 2.7% | 0.1% | 16% |
| 11 | Foxrock Dublin | 5.8 | 5.3% | 0.2% | 25% |
| 12 | Knocklyon Dublin | 5.8 | 4.7% | 3.2% | – |
| 13 | Finglas South Dublin | 5.6 | 1.7% | 0% | – |
| 14 | Whitehall Dublin | 5.6 | 2.6% | 0.3% | – |
| 15 | Cabinteely Dublin | 5.1 | 7.6% | 1.1% | 29% |
| 16 | Sallynoggin Dublin | 5 | 2% | 0.3% | 47% |
| 17 | Blackrock Dublin | 4.7 | 1.4% | 0.2% | 30% |
| 18 | Kimmage Dublin | 4.3 | 0.1% | 0% | – |
| 19 | Ongar Dublin | 4.2 | 2.7% | 0.2% | – |
| 20 | East Wall Dublin | 4.1 | 1% | 3.5% | 27% |
| 21 | Belmayne Dublin | 3.8 | 1.9% | 5.2% | 25% |
| 22 | Mahon Cork | 3.6 | 6.1% | 5.3% | – |
| 23 | Hollystown Dublin | 3.3 | 2% | 0% | – |
| 24 | Clontarf West Dublin | 3.2 | 2.2% | 3.5% | 17% |
| 25 | Bishopstown Cork | 3.2 | 6% | 0.2% | – |
| 26 | Corbally and King's Island Limerick | 3 | 3.7% | 9.5% | – |
| 27 | Darndale Dublin | 2.7 | 1.9% | 3.7% | 11% |
| 28 | Castletroy Limerick | 2.4 | 1.8% | 6.6% | – |
| 29 | Ashbourne Meath | 1.6 | 0.3% | 0% | – |
| 30 | Midleton Cork | 1.6 | 2.6% | 4.5% | – |
| 31 | Ballybane Galway | 1.5 | 3.9% | 12% | 15% |
| 32 | Killarney Kerry | 1.3 | 14% | 34% | – |
| 33 | Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney Meath | 1.2 | 0.5% | 4.4% | 39% |
| 34 | Wicklow Wicklow | 1.1 | 0.9% | 4.3% | 38% |
| 35 | Castlebar Mayo | 1 | 3.1% | 2.3% | – |
| 36 | Cobh Cork | 0.8 | 3.5% | 13% | 23% |
| 37 | Tullamore Offaly | 0.7 | 10% | 3.8% | – |
| 38 | Arklow Wicklow | 0.7 | 5.7% | 0.3% | 34% |
| 39 | Mallow Cork | 0.6 | 5.1% | 3.2% | – |
| 40 | Enniscorthy Wexford | 0.4 | 6.9% | 2.1% | – |
The map
Parks, woods, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Clonskeagh’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 Clonskeagh
The biggest is Devlin Park, 8.2 ha (20 acres).
All 5 named parks and woods by size: 17 ha (41 acres) and 3 km of path
Parks & gardens 17 ha
The two biggest, Devlin Park and Dartry Park, are 75% of the named green space. 3 of the 5 are under 2 ha.
Dartry Park
Park or garden · 340 m outside town
4.4 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
1.8 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Belfield Woods
Park or garden
1.7 ha0.4 km of path
1.4 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Glasson Court Park
Park or garden
1.2 ha0.3 km of path
0.7 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
Everyone in Clonskeagh 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%)
Clonskeagh100%
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, 1.0 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 Clonskeagh0%
Within 5 km0.1%
Co. Dublin towns0.2%
Typical Irish town1.8%
2 protected sites lie within 5 km of Clonskeagh. 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 7.7 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
7.7 km south-west223 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
Footpaths and woods in and around Clonskeagh
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
97 km
over 16.2 km² of town and the 1 km around it
Woodland
2.7%
about 0.4 km² of mapped woods
Registered trails
5
walking trails within 5 km
Km per km², town and 1 km around · mapped on OpenStreetMap
ClonskeaghCo. Dublin townsTypical Irish town
Footpaths6
03.57 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
ClonskeaghCo. Dublin townsTypical Irish town
Woodland2.7%
0%50%100%
Clonskeagh has more footpath per km² than 83% of Irish towns and more woodland than 50% 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 Clonskeagh
97 km of footpaths are mapped in Clonskeagh and the kilometre around it, 6.0 km for every square kilometre (the typical Irish town has 2.1).
Long-distance wayGreenway
Wicklow Way128.1 km
National Famine Way168.6 km
Royal Canal Greenway Walking Trail121.4 km
Royal Canal Greenway - Drumcondra - Ashtown - Castleknock8.9 km
Royal Canal Way146.3 km
2 cycling or paddling trails also start within 5 km.
One more waymarked walk on OpenStreetMap
National
European long distance path E8 - part Ireland6.5 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 Clonskeagh: 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 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 67 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 56 | 63 | 56 | 64 | 62 | 79 | 89 | 75 |
April is the driest month (53 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7.5 hours of daylight in December, and 89 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. The climate in Clonskeagh →
The coast
Clonskeagh is near the sea
16% of the area within 5 km of Clonskeagh is sea. 2 bathing waters are within 5 km, each with its latest class.
Sandymount StrandSufficient (2025) · 1.8 km from town
beaches.ieSeapointExcellent (2025) · 3.4 km from town
beaches.ieOne of the 2 is rated excellent: Seapoint.
Bathing water classes: EPA, latest season (CC BY 4.0). Sea: the area outside CSO and ONS land outlines. Check today’s water quality on beaches.ie
Things to do
1 viewpoint and 37 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.
1Viewpoints4Nature reserves1Picnic sites37Playgrounds2× the typical Irish town, per resident2Dog parks
Per resident, playgrounds stand out most: Clonskeagh has 2× as many as the typical Irish town.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 4
Booterstown Nature Reserve0.1 ha · 1.0 km from town
DirectionsBooterstown Marsh4.6 ha · 1.1 km from town
DirectionsThe Grove0.1 ha · 1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 nature reserve more.
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 37
Windy Arbour Playgroundin town
DirectionsTaney Playgound0.3 km from town
DirectionsMcCabe's Villas Playground0.4 km from town
DirectionsElmpark Playground0.8 km from town
DirectionsBright Horizons1.0 km from town
DirectionsLakelands Childcare1.2 km from town
DirectionsThe Spotty Playground1.2 km from town
DirectionsRanelagh Gardens Playground1.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 29 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Dog walking area of Belgrave Square1.5 km from town
DirectionsPlus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract, October 2026. Unnamed places are counted, not listed.
Gardens & nature
7 gardens and nature sites to visit near Clonskeagh
Gardens, national parks, nature sites and islands within 15 km of the town’s edge, each with its own page.
Airfield EstateGarden · 0.7 km from town
Its pageDublin Garden TrailGarden · 1.4 km from town
Its pageIveagh GardensGarden · 2.7 km from town
Its pageSaint Enda's ParkGarden · 2.8 km from town
Its pageSaint Stephen's GreenGarden · 2.9 km from town
Its pageMerrion SquareGarden · 3.0 km from town
Its pageNational Botanic GardensGarden · 6.9 km from town
Its pagePlaces to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
Next door
Next to Clonskeagh
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 20 km, coloured by the share of the land within 5 km protected for nature.
Rathmines EastChurchtownBooterstownDundrumRathgarStillorganClonskeagh
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonskeagh | 100% | 5.1 | 6.0 | 0.1% |
| Rathmines East 2.1 km | 100% | 3.7 | 5.9 | 0.1% |
| Churchtown 2.1 km | 76% | 9.2 | 5.6 | 0.1% |
| Booterstown 2.2 km | 96% | 3.3 | 5.4 | 0.2% |
| Dundrum 2.2 km | 98% | 5.4 | 6.2 | 1.3% |
| Rathgar 2.3 km | 100% | 9.4 | 4.8 | 0.1% |
| Stillorgan 2.7 km | 100% | 3.5 | 6.5 | 0.1% |
None of the neighbours has many more of its people near a park than Clonskeagh.
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 Clonskeagh
What is the biggest park in Clonskeagh?
Devlin Park, 8.2 ha (20 acres). Dartry Park (4.4 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 Clonskeagh?
2 protected sites lie within 5 km, though together they cover under 1% of the land. The nearest is South Dublin Bay and River Tolka Estuary SPA, 1.0 km from the edge of town.
What are the best walks near Clonskeagh?
5 waymarked trails start within 5 km, including the Wicklow Way, National Famine Way and Royal Canal Greenway Walking Trail.
Where can you swim near Clonskeagh?
The nearest bathing water is Sandymount Strand, 1.8 km from town: Sufficient (2025). Check beaches.ie before swimming: a notice can close a beach for the day.
How many people in Clonskeagh 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 Clonskeagh?
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 Clonskeagh near a National Park?
The nearest of Ireland’s six National Parks is Wicklow Mountains National Park, 7.7 km south-west of the town’s edge; it covers about 223 km².
What is there to do outdoors around Clonskeagh?
Within 2 km, OpenStreetMap maps 1 viewpoint, 4 nature reserves and 1 picnic site; the named ones are listed under Things to do, with directions.
Sources
Where Clonskeagh’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
- Bathing water. EPA: bathing water quality, 2025 season
- 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).