First pick
Poppintree Park
Park or garden · 190 m outside town
19 ha5 km of path
1 h 5 minto walk all 5 km of path
1.5 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.098%near a park
Outdoors in Finglas North · parks, paths & countryside
Finglas North has 3 waymarked trails within 5 km
Wicklow Mountains National Park begins 16 km away. 51 km of footpaths run through the neighbourhood and the kilometre around it, 4.2 for every square kilometre. A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 98% of residents.
Near a park
98%
of residents within 400 m
Typical Irish town: 92%
Green space
4.4 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical Irish town: 4.1 ha
Footpaths
51 km
4.2 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical Irish town: 2.1 km per km²
Woodland
1.2%
of the town and 1 km around it
Typical Irish town: 2.7%
Character
What kind of outdoors neighbourhood is Finglas North?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
A park on every doorstep98% of residents live within 400 m of a park or playing field.Countryside close byWicklow Mountains National Park starts 16 km south.
Finglas North’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by Wicklow Mountains National Park close by.
Against other towns
How Finglas North 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 walk98%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
62out of 100
Public green space4.4 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
54out of 100
Footpaths4.2 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
67out of 100
Protected for nature0%of the land within 5 km
11out of 100
Woodland1.2%of the town and 1 km around it, as mapped
21out 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
Finglas North has the 13th most footpaths per km² of 40 towns its size
The 40 Irish towns nearest in population (8,564 to 11,149 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Cabra West (7.8 km per km²) to Tuam (0.4 km per km²).
Footpath, km per km²
Finglas North4.2
Towns its size2.0
Co. Dublin towns5.4
Typical Irish town2.1
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Finglas North4.4
Towns its size4.7
Co. Dublin towns7.6
Typical Irish town4.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Finglas North98%
Towns its size93%
Co. Dublin towns100%
Typical Irish town92%
Against towns its size, Finglas North stands out most for path per km²: only 12 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | The sea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cabra West Dublin | 7.8 | 4.5% | 0% | – |
| 2 | Kilmainham Dublin | 7.7 | 7.3% | 0% | – |
| 3 | Sandyford Dublin | 7.5 | 4.8% | 0.3% | 6.2% |
| 4 | Palmerston Dublin | 6.9 | 8.6% | 0% | – |
| 5 | Ronanstown Dublin | 6.6 | 0.7% | 0% | – |
| 6 | Parnell Square Dublin | 6.6 | 0.2% | 0.1% | 5.6% |
| 7 | Glasnevin Dublin | 6.6 | 1.2% | 0% | – |
| 8 | Killiney Dublin | 6 | 7.7% | 0.5% | 45% |
| 9 | Churchtown Dublin | 5.6 | 3.3% | 0.1% | – |
| 10 | Drumcondra Dublin | 5.6 | 1.6% | 0.8% | 6.9% |
| 11 | Terenure Dublin | 4.9 | 2.1% | 0% | – |
| 12 | Monkstown Dublin | 4.2 | 0.8% | 0.3% | 38% |
| 13 | Finglas North Dublin | 4.2 | 1.2% | 0% | – |
| 14 | Shankill Dublin | 3.6 | 12% | 3.8% | 28% |
| 15 | Donaghmede Dublin | 3.5 | 2.7% | 6.2% | 31% |
| 16 | Kilmore Dublin | 3.1 | 2.2% | 3.5% | 9.5% |
| 17 | Raheny Dublin | 3.1 | 2.8% | 11% | 46% |
| 18 | Donabate Dublin | 2.8 | 6.8% | 2.8% | 32% |
| 19 | Portmarnock Dublin | 2.7 | 0.8% | 7.9% | 44% |
| 20 | Hollyhill and Ballincolly Cork | 2.1 | 7.2% | 0.5% | – |
| 21 | Skerries Dublin | 2 | 1.7% | 0% | 53% |
| 22 | Shannon Clare | 1.8 | 3.9% | 35% | – |
| 23 | Kilcock Kildare | 1.7 | 2.8% | 0% | – |
| 24 | Ballyvolane Cork | 1.6 | 6.7% | 2.8% | – |
| 25 | Trim Meath | 1.3 | 0.9% | 1.5% | – |
| 26 | Waterford City Centre Waterford | 1.3 | 1.5% | 6% | – |
| 27 | Ratoath Meath | 1.3 | 0.4% | 0% | – |
| 28 | Lusk Dublin | 1.1 | 0.6% | 1.3% | 6.4% |
| 29 | Kildare Kildare | 1.1 | 0.4% | 1.8% | – |
| 30 | Rush Dublin | 1.1 | 0.4% | 3.7% | 51% |
| 31 | Youghal Cork | 0.9 | 0.6% | 13% | 29% |
| 32 | Athy Kildare | 0.9 | 0.3% | 1.6% | – |
| 33 | New Ross Wexford | 0.9 | 7.3% | 5.4% | – |
| 34 | Ballina Mayo | 0.8 | 3.3% | 3.5% | – |
| 35 | Portarlington Laois | 0.8 | 2.5% | 1.6% | – |
| 36 | Dungarvan Waterford | 0.7 | 0.7% | 1.8% | 19% |
| 37 | Grantstown and Ballinakill Waterford | 0.6 | 4.5% | 10% | – |
| 38 | Longford Longford | 0.6 | 2.7% | 5.6% | – |
| 39 | Nenagh Tipperary | 0.4 | 1.8% | 0% | – |
| 40 | Tuam Galway | 0.4 | 1.4% | 2.7% | – |
The map
Parks, woods, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Finglas North’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 Finglas North
The biggest is Poppintree Park, 19 ha (46 acres).
Liam Mellowes Park
Park or garden
3.3 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Finglas North
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
Almost everyone in Finglas North 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 (98%)Further (2.4%)
Finglas North98%
Co. Dublin towns100%
Typical Irish town92%
About 200 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees.
Protected areas
No protected site lies within 5 km of Finglas North
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.
No site protected for nature lies within 5 km of Finglas North.
National Parks
Wicklow Mountains National Park is 16 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
16 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
51 km of footpaths cross Finglas North
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
51 km
over 12.1 km² of town and the 1 km around it
Woodland
1.2%
about 0.1 km² of mapped woods
Registered trails
3
walking trails within 5 km
Km per km², town and 1 km around · mapped on OpenStreetMap
Finglas NorthCo. Dublin townsTypical Irish town
Footpaths4.2
03.57 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Finglas NorthCo. Dublin townsTypical Irish town
Woodland1.2%
0%50%100%
Finglas North has more footpath per km² than 67% of Irish towns and less woodland than 79% of Irish towns.
Footpaths and woods: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract, October 2026. Woods are mapped cover, private and Coillte forests included.
Footpaths & trails
3 waymarked trails start near Finglas North
51 km of footpaths are mapped in Finglas North and the kilometre around it, 4.2 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
One more waymarked walk on OpenStreetMap
National
The Royal Canal Way3.1 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 Finglas North: 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 | 15.9 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 64 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 67 | 64 | 74 | 66 | 80 | 86 | 76 |
February is the driest month (54 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7.5 hours of daylight in December, and 86 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. The climate in Finglas North →
Things to do
28 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: Finglas North has 2.2× as many as the typical Irish town.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 28
Plus 28 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract, October 2026. Unnamed places are counted, not listed.
Gardens & nature
3 gardens and nature sites to visit near Finglas North
Gardens, national parks, nature sites and islands within 15 km of the town’s edge, each with its own page.
National Botanic GardensGarden · 2.2 km from town
Its pageWar Memorial GardensGarden · 4.8 km from town
Its pageSaint Stephen's GreenGarden · 6.2 km from town
Its pagePlaces to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
Next door
Next to Finglas North
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 20 km, coloured by the share of the land within 5 km protected for nature.
Finglas SouthDubberBallygallBallymunAshtownCabra WestFinglas North
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finglas North | 98% | 4.4 | 4.2 | 0% |
| Finglas South 1.1 km | 100% | 7.3 | 5.6 | 0% |
| Dubber 1.4 km | 100% | 8.8 | 5.7 | 0% |
| Ballygall 1.8 km | 100% | 9.9 | 6.3 | 0% |
| Ballymun 2.1 km | 97% | 4.2 | 6.5 | 0% |
| Ashtown 2.5 km | 100% | 53.7 | 6.3 | 0% |
| Cabra West 3.1 km | 98% | 80.8 | 7.8 | 0% |
None of the neighbours has many more of its people near a park than Finglas North. Dubber, Ballygall and Ashtown have at least twice Finglas North’s green space per resident.
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 Finglas North
What is the biggest park in Finglas North?
Poppintree Park, 19 ha (46 acres), just outside the built-up area. Liam Mellowes Park (3.3 ha) is second. 2 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the neighbourhood or within 400 m of it.
What are the best walks near Finglas North?
3 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 Finglas North live near a park?
98% 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 Finglas North?
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 Finglas North near a National Park?
The nearest of Ireland’s six National Parks is Wicklow Mountains National Park, 16 km south of the town’s edge; it covers about 223 km².
Sources
Where Finglas North’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
- 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).