First pick
Kilbogget Park
Park or garden · 190 m outside town
41 ha6.8 km of path
1 h 30 minto walk all 6.8 km of path
2.2 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: sarah777 · CC BY-SA 2.0100%near a park
Outdoors in Foxrock · parks, paths & countryside
Foxrock has more footpath per square kilometre than 8 in 10 Irish towns
108 km of footpaths run through the neighbourhood and the kilometre around it, 5.8 for every square kilometre. Wicklow Mountains National Park begins 6.8 km away. 6 waymarked trails start within 5 km of Foxrock, among them the Dublin Mountains Way and Carrickgollogan - Mountain Access route.
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical Irish town: 92%
Green space
9.4 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical Irish town: 4.1 ha
Footpaths
108 km
5.8 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical Irish town: 2.1 km per km²
Protected for nature
0.2%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: South Dublin Bay and River Tolka Estuary SPA
Woodland
5.3%
of the town and 1 km around it
Typical Irish town: 2.7%
The sea
25%
of the area within 5 km
Character
What kind of outdoors neighbourhood is Foxrock?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
A neighbourhood of footpaths5.8 km of path per km², more than 81% 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 view5 mapped viewpoints, about 11× as many per resident as the typical Irish town.Room to roam9.4 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents, more than 78% of Irish towns.
Foxrock’s strongest suit is dense footpaths, followed by parks close to every home.
Against other towns
How Foxrock 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 space9.4 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
79out of 100
Footpaths5.8 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
81out of 100
Protected for nature0.2%of the land within 5 km
29out of 100
Woodland5.3%of the town and 1 km around it, as mapped
77out of 100
The sea25%of the area within 5 km
86out 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
Foxrock has the 13th most footpaths per km² of 40 towns its size
The 40 Irish towns nearest in population (10,556 to 14,213 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Cabra East (8 km per km²) to Enniscorthy (0.4 km per km²).
Footpath, km per km²
Foxrock5.8
Towns its size3.9
Co. Dublin towns5.4
Typical Irish town2.1
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Foxrock9.4
Towns its size3.9
Co. Dublin towns7.6
Typical Irish town4.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Foxrock100%
Towns its size93%
Co. Dublin towns100%
Typical Irish town92%
Against towns its size, Foxrock stands out most for park space per resident: only 9 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | The sea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cabra East Dublin | 8 | 2.2% | 0% | – |
| 2 | Deansrath Dublin | 7.9 | 2.2% | 0% | – |
| 3 | Phibsborough Dublin | 7.6 | 0.4% | 0% | – |
| 4 | Kilnamanagh Dublin | 7.4 | 3.9% | 0.5% | – |
| 5 | Fettercairn Dublin | 7 | 3.5% | 0.4% | – |
| 6 | Palmerston Dublin | 6.9 | 8.6% | 0% | – |
| 7 | Firhouse Dublin | 6.8 | 4.4% | 4.2% | – |
| 8 | Ronanstown Dublin | 6.6 | 0.7% | 0% | – |
| 9 | Ballsbridge Dublin | 6.3 | 1.3% | 1.2% | 18% |
| 10 | Ballygall Dublin | 6.3 | 1.4% | 0% | – |
| 11 | Summerhill Dublin | 6 | 0.4% | 0.2% | 8.5% |
| 12 | Clonskeagh Dublin | 6 | 2.7% | 0.1% | 16% |
| 13 | Foxrock Dublin | 5.8 | 5.3% | 0.2% | 25% |
| 14 | Knocklyon Dublin | 5.8 | 4.7% | 3.2% | – |
| 15 | Drumcondra Dublin | 5.6 | 1.6% | 0.8% | 6.9% |
| 16 | Finglas South Dublin | 5.6 | 1.7% | 0% | – |
| 17 | Whitehall Dublin | 5.6 | 2.6% | 0.3% | – |
| 18 | Sallynoggin Dublin | 5 | 2% | 0.3% | 47% |
| 19 | Blackrock Dublin | 4.7 | 1.4% | 0.2% | 30% |
| 20 | Ongar Dublin | 4.2 | 2.7% | 0.2% | – |
| 21 | Mahon Cork | 3.6 | 6.1% | 5.3% | – |
| 22 | Shankill Dublin | 3.6 | 12% | 3.8% | 28% |
| 23 | Hollystown Dublin | 3.3 | 2% | 0% | – |
| 24 | Corbally and King's Island Limerick | 3 | 3.7% | 9.5% | – |
| 25 | Portmarnock Dublin | 2.7 | 0.8% | 7.9% | 44% |
| 26 | Skerries Dublin | 2 | 1.7% | 0% | 53% |
| 27 | Midleton Cork | 1.6 | 2.6% | 4.5% | – |
| 28 | Wicklow Wicklow | 1.1 | 0.9% | 4.3% | 38% |
| 29 | Rush Dublin | 1.1 | 0.4% | 3.7% | 51% |
| 30 | Castlebar Mayo | 1 | 3.1% | 2.3% | – |
| 31 | Athy Kildare | 0.9 | 0.3% | 1.6% | – |
| 32 | Ballina Mayo | 0.8 | 3.3% | 3.5% | – |
| 33 | Tramore Waterford | 0.8 | 0.9% | 3.9% | 34% |
| 34 | Cobh Cork | 0.8 | 3.5% | 13% | 23% |
| 35 | Arklow Wicklow | 0.7 | 5.7% | 0.3% | 34% |
| 36 | Gorey Wexford | 0.7 | 3.9% | 0.5% | – |
| 37 | Cavan Cavan | 0.6 | 6.7% | 5.1% | – |
| 38 | Longford Longford | 0.6 | 2.7% | 5.6% | – |
| 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 Foxrock’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 Foxrock
The biggest is Kilbogget Park, 41 ha (102 acres).
All 4 named parks and woods by size: 92 ha (227 acres) and 17 km of path
Parks & gardens 92 ha
The two biggest, Kilbogget Park and Cabinteely Park, are 80% of the named green space and carry 14 km of path between them.
Cabinteely Park
Park or garden
32 ha7 km of path
1 h 35 minto walk all 7 km of path
1.1 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Clonkeen Park
Park or garden · 80 m outside town
15 ha2.6 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.6 km of path
0.9 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Newtown Park
Park or garden · 140 m outside town
3.7 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
2.0 km northfrom 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 Foxrock 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%)
Foxrock100%
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, 1.5 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 Foxrock0%
Within 5 km0.2%
Co. Dublin towns0.2%
Typical Irish town1.8%
4 protected sites lie within 5 km of Foxrock. Proposed Natural Heritage Areas cover 1.1% 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 · 1.5 km from the edge
NPWS pageSouth Dublin Bay SACSpecial Area of Conservation · 7.3 km² · 1.5 km from the edge
NPWS pageRockabill to Dalkey Island SACSpecial Area of Conservation · 273 km² · 3.9 km from the edge
NPWS pageDalkey Islands SPASpecial Protection Area (birds) · 0.8 km² · 4.0 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 6.8 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
6.8 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 Foxrock
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
108 km
over 18.7 km² of town and the 1 km around it
Woodland
5.3%
about 1 km² of mapped woods
Registered trails
6
walking trails within 5 km
Km per km², town and 1 km around · mapped on OpenStreetMap
FoxrockCo. Dublin townsTypical Irish town
Footpaths5.8
03.57 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
FoxrockCo. Dublin townsTypical Irish town
Woodland5.3%
0%50%100%
Foxrock has more footpath per km² than 81% of Irish towns and more woodland than 77% of Irish towns.
Footpaths and woods: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract, October 2026. Woods are mapped cover, private and Coillte forests included.
Footpaths & trails
6 waymarked trails start near Foxrock
108 km of footpaths are mapped in Foxrock and the kilometre around it, 5.8 km for every square kilometre (the typical Irish town has 2.1).
Long-distance wayWalking trail
Dublin Mountains Way41.2 km
Carrickgollogan - Mountain Access route2.0 km
Carrickgollogan - Lead Mines Way - (Orange)2.3 km
Barnaslingan - Scalp Lookout Trail (Red)1.4 km
Barnaslingan - Pine loop trail (Blue)0.9 km
Wicklow Way128.1 km
One cycling or paddling trail also starts within 5 km.
Trails: Sport Ireland National Trails Register (CC BY 4.0), registered trails within 5 km; footpaths: OpenStreetMap (ODbL). 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 Foxrock: 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 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 76 | 64 | 61 | 57 | 59 | 66 | 58 | 65 | 66 | 86 | 102 | 83 |
April is the driest month (57 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7.5 hours of daylight in December, and 102 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. The climate in Foxrock →
The coast
Foxrock is near the sea
25% of the area within 5 km of Foxrock is sea. 6 bathing waters are within 5 km, each with its latest class.
SeapointExcellent (2025) · 1.5 km from town
beaches.ieKillineyExcellent (2025) · 2.6 km from town
beaches.ieWhite Rock BeachExcellent (2025) · 2.9 km from town
beaches.ieSandycove BeachGood (2025) · 3.5 km from town
beaches.ieForty Foot Bathing PlaceExcellent (2025) · 3.5 km from town
beaches.ieSandymount StrandSufficient (2025) · 5.0 km from town
beaches.ie4 of the 6 are rated excellent, Seapoint among them.
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
5 viewpoints and 1 hill or peak
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.
5Viewpoints11.2× the typical Irish town, per resident1Hills and peaks2Nature reserves1Picnic sites57Playgrounds3.6× the typical Irish town, per resident2Dog parks
Per resident, viewpoints stand out most: Foxrock has 11.2× as many as the typical Irish town.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 5
Plus 5 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Plus 1 peak without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 2
Dingle Glen7.8 ha · 1.8 km from town
DirectionsRoche's Hill11 ha · 1.9 km from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 57
Newtown Park Playground0.2 km from town
DirectionsSoldiers & Sailors Park Playground0.5 km from town
DirectionsLakelands Childcare1.9 km from town
DirectionsPlus 54 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Plus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract, October 2026. Unnamed places are counted, not listed.
Gardens & nature
4 gardens and nature sites to visit near Foxrock
Gardens, national parks, nature sites and islands within 15 km of the town’s edge, each with its own page.
Dublin Garden TrailGarden · 1.9 km from town
Its pageMornington GardenGarden · 2.7 km from town
Its pageAirfield EstateGarden · 3.3 km from town
Its pageSaint Stephen's GreenGarden · 8.0 km from town
Its pagePlaces to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
Next door
Next to Foxrock
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 20 km, coloured by the share of the land within 5 km protected for nature.
CabinteelySallynogginMonkstownBallybrackStepasideBlackrockFoxrock
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxrock | 100% | 9.4 | 5.8 | 0.2% |
| Cabinteely 1.6 km | 100% | 12.0 | 5.1 | 1.1% |
| Sallynoggin 2.3 km | 97% | 4.1 | 5.0 | 0.3% |
| Monkstown 2.4 km | 100% | 4.5 | 4.2 | 0.3% |
| Ballybrack 2.5 km | 100% | 18.4 | 8.6 | 0.2% |
| Stepaside 2.7 km | 98% | 4.3 | 4.3 | 6.4% |
| Blackrock 2.9 km | 96% | 3.7 | 4.7 | 0.2% |
None of the neighbours has many more of its people near a park than Foxrock.
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 Foxrock
What is the biggest park in Foxrock?
Kilbogget Park, 41 ha (102 acres), just outside the built-up area. Cabinteely Park (32 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 Foxrock?
4 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, 1.5 km from the edge of town.
What are the best walks near Foxrock?
6 waymarked trails start within 5 km, including the Dublin Mountains Way, Carrickgollogan - Mountain Access route and Carrickgollogan - Lead Mines Way - (Orange).
Where can you swim near Foxrock?
The nearest bathing water is Seapoint, 1.5 km from town: Excellent (2025). Check beaches.ie before swimming: a notice can close a beach for the day.
How many people in Foxrock 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 Foxrock?
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 Foxrock near a National Park?
The nearest of Ireland’s six National Parks is Wicklow Mountains National Park, 6.8 km south-west of the town’s edge; it covers about 223 km².
What is there to do outdoors around Foxrock?
Within 2 km, OpenStreetMap maps 5 viewpoints, 1 hill or peak, 2 nature reserves and 1 picnic site; the named ones are listed under Things to do, with directions.
Sources
Where Foxrock’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).