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
1.4 km eastfrom the centre
Balrothery Weir WalkJim Lawlor Bridge
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: JP · CC BY-SA 2.0100%near a park
Outdoors in Old Bawn · parks, paths & countryside
Old Bawn has more footpath per square kilometre than 9 in 10 Irish towns
150 km of footpaths run through the neighbourhood and the kilometre around it, 8.5 for every square kilometre. Wicklow Mountains National Park begins 3.3 km away. 7 waymarked trails start within 5 km of Old Bawn, among them the Dublin Mountains Way and Massey's Estate - Nature trail.
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical Irish town: 92%
Green space
10.4 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical Irish town: 4.1 ha
Footpaths
150 km
8.5 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical Irish town: 2.1 km per km²
Protected for nature
1.8%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Glenasmole Valley SAC
Woodland
3%
of the town and 1 km around it
Typical Irish town: 2.7%
Character
What kind of outdoors neighbourhood is Old Bawn?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
A neighbourhood of footpaths8.5 km of path per km², more than 98% 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.Room to roam10.4 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents, more than 83% of Irish towns.Countryside close byWicklow Mountains National Park starts 3.3 km south-east.
Old Bawn’s strongest suit is dense footpaths, followed by parks close to every home.
Against other towns
How Old Bawn 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 space10.4 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
83out of 100
Footpaths8.5 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
99out of 100
Protected for nature1.8%of the land within 5 km
50out of 100
Woodland3%of the town and 1 km around it, as mapped
54out 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
Old Bawn has the 3rd most footpaths per km² of 40 towns its size
The 40 Irish towns nearest in population (15,588 to 22,549 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Esker (10.5 km per km²) to Tullamore (0.7 km per km²).
Footpath, km per km²
Old Bawn8.5
Towns its size3.6
Co. Dublin towns5.4
Typical Irish town2.1
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Old Bawn10.4
Towns its size4.2
Co. Dublin towns7.6
Typical Irish town4.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Old Bawn100%
Towns its size98%
Co. Dublin towns100%
Typical Irish town92%
Against towns its size, Old Bawn stands out most for park space per resident: only 10 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | The sea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esker Dublin | 10.5 | 2.1% | 0.1% | – |
| 2 | Tallaght Dublin | 8.8 | 3.8% | 0.6% | – |
| 3 | Old Bawn Dublin | 8.5 | 3% | 1.8% | – |
| 4 | Dolphins Barn Dublin | 8.4 | 2.9% | 0% | – |
| 5 | Stoneybatter Dublin | 7.5 | 1.6% | 0% | – |
| 6 | The Liberties Dublin | 7.4 | 0.5% | 0% | – |
| 7 | Carpenterstown Dublin | 7.3 | 11% | 0% | – |
| 8 | Mulhuddart Dublin | 6.6 | 4% | 0% | – |
| 9 | Stillorgan Dublin | 6.5 | 3% | 0.1% | 17% |
| 10 | Ballymun Dublin | 6.5 | 2.6% | 0% | – |
| 11 | Clonsilla Dublin | 6.4 | 3% | 0.1% | – |
| 12 | Ballinteer Dublin | 6.2 | 7.1% | 2.8% | – |
| 13 | Dundrum Dublin | 6.2 | 4.7% | 1.3% | 6.7% |
| 14 | Rathmines East Dublin | 5.9 | 2.3% | 0.1% | 13% |
| 15 | Rathfarnham Dublin | 5.5 | 4.8% | 0.1% | – |
| 16 | Crumlin Dublin | 5.4 | 0.8% | 0% | – |
| 17 | Templeogue Dublin | 5.2 | 3.8% | 0.1% | – |
| 18 | Cabinteely Dublin | 5.1 | 7.6% | 1.1% | 29% |
| 19 | East Wall Dublin | 4.1 | 1% | 3.5% | 27% |
| 20 | Maynooth Kildare | 3.7 | 3.9% | 0.5% | – |
| 21 | Sandymount Dublin | 3.6 | 1.2% | 3.6% | 35% |
| 22 | Leixlip Kildare | 3.6 | 7.7% | 0.5% | – |
| 23 | Clontarf East Dublin | 3.1 | 3% | 6.1% | 38% |
| 24 | Dún Laoghaire Dublin | 3 | 0.5% | 0.3% | 56% |
| 25 | Beaumont Dublin | 2.9 | 2% | 3.4% | 9.7% |
| 26 | Celbridge Kildare | 2.4 | 6.9% | 0.5% | – |
| 27 | Malahide Dublin | 2.4 | 3.4% | 2.1% | 32% |
| 28 | Greystones-Delgany Wicklow | 2.2 | 11% | 5% | 35% |
| 29 | Douglas Cork | 1.7 | 4.6% | 5% | – |
| 30 | Ashbourne Meath | 1.6 | 0.3% | 0% | – |
| 31 | Knocknacarra Galway | 1.6 | 3.4% | 32% | 34% |
| 32 | Ballincollig Cork | 1.3 | 8.4% | 0% | – |
| 33 | Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney Meath | 1.2 | 0.5% | 4.4% | 39% |
| 34 | Sligo Sligo | 1.2 | 6.1% | 9.5% | 18% |
| 35 | Clonmel Tipperary | 1.1 | 14% | 3.9% | – |
| 36 | Wexford Wexford | 1.1 | 3.8% | 13% | 22% |
| 37 | Dooradoyle Limerick | 1 | 2.6% | 7.7% | – |
| 38 | Carrigaline Cork | 0.9 | 6.5% | 0.2% | 6.7% |
| 39 | Letterkenny Donegal | 0.7 | 4.9% | 4.3% | 5.3% |
| 40 | Tullamore Offaly | 0.7 | 10% | 3.8% | – |
The map
Parks, woods, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Old Bawn’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 Old Bawn
The biggest is Dodder Valley Park, 52 ha (129 acres).
All 10 named parks and woods by size: 157 ha (388 acres) and 33 km of path
Parks & gardens 157 ha
The two biggest, Dodder Valley Park and Kiltipper Park, are 63% of the named green space and carry 16 km of path between them. 3 of the 10 are under 2 ha.
Kiltipper Park
Park or garden
46 ha6.3 km of path
1 h 25 minto walk all 6.3 km of path
1.7 km southfrom the centre
Dublin Mountains Way
Directionsto a point inside
Sean Walsh Park
Park or garden
24 ha6.5 km of path
1 h 25 minto walk all 6.5 km of path
0.7 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Killinarden Park
Park or garden
14 ha3.6 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.6 km of path
1.4 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Whitestown Stream Park
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
8.3 ha3.3 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.3 km of path
1.9 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Aylesbury Park
Park or garden
5.0 ha1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Old Bawn
Directionsto a point inside
Kiltalown Park
Park or garden · 330 m outside town
4.6 ha1.3 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
2.5 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Avonbeg Field
Park or garden
1.5 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
1.2 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 10 named parks and green spaces
Dodder Valley ParkPark or garden · 52 ha · 9.7 km of path
DirectionsKiltipper ParkPark or garden · 46 ha · 6.3 km of path
DirectionsSean Walsh ParkPark or garden · 24 ha · 6.5 km of path
DirectionsKillinarden ParkPark or garden · 14 ha · 3.6 km of path
DirectionsWhitestown Stream ParkPark or garden · 8.3 ha · 3.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsAylesbury ParkPark or garden · 5.0 ha · 1.1 km of path
DirectionsKiltalown ParkPark or garden · 4.6 ha · 1.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsAvonbeg FieldPark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsFirhouse Village ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSean Walsh Dog ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha
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 Old Bawn 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%)
Old Bawn100%
Co. Dublin towns100%
Typical Irish town92%
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees.
Protected areas
Protected sites cover 1.8% of the land within 5 km of Old Bawn
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 Old Bawn0%
Within 5 km1.8%
Co. Dublin towns0.2%
Typical Irish town1.8%
2 protected sites lie within 5 km of Old Bawn. 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.
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 3.3 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
3.3 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
Footpaths and woods in and around Old Bawn
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
150 km
over 17.6 km² of town and the 1 km around it
Woodland
3%
about 0.5 km² of mapped woods
Registered trails
7
walking trails within 5 km
Km per km², town and 1 km around · mapped on OpenStreetMap
Old BawnCo. Dublin townsTypical Irish town
Footpaths8.5
0510 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Old BawnCo. Dublin townsTypical Irish town
Woodland3%
0%50%100%
Old Bawn has more footpath per km² than 99% of Irish towns and more woodland than 54% of Irish towns.
Footpaths and woods: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract, October 2026. Woods are mapped cover, private and Coillte forests included.
Footpaths & trails
Old Bawn is on the Dublin Mountains Way
150 km of footpaths are mapped in Old Bawn and the kilometre around it, 8.5 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
Slievethoul Lugg Walk6.9 km
Wicklow Way128.1 km
Cruagh - Sli na Slainte3.7 km
Cruagh - Mountain Access route2.3 km
Grand Canal Way117.1 km
The Dublin Mountains Way (41 km end to end) passes through Old Bawn. For a shorter walk, the Slievethoul Lugg Walk is 6.9 km, graded easy.
4 more waymarked walks on OpenStreetMap
Local
Tymon Park Purple Slí4.5 km
Tymon Park Red Slí3.1 km
Tymon Park Yellow Slí2.3 km
Fitwalk Circuit0.8 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 Old Bawn: 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) | 76 | 66 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 67 | 61 | 69 | 69 | 88 | 98 | 87 |
April is the driest month (60 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7.5 hours of daylight in December, and 98 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. The climate in Old Bawn →
Things to do
2 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.
2Viewpoints1Hills and peaks3Picnic sites63Playgrounds2.6× the typical Irish town, per resident3Dog parks
Per resident, playgrounds stand out most: Old Bawn has 2.6× as many as the typical Irish town.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Plus 1 peak without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 63
New Playgroundin town
DirectionsSean Walsh Playgroundin town
DirectionsBalrothery Play Area0.5 km from town
DirectionsWoodland Activity Area1.0 km from town
DirectionsChildren's Playground1.1 km from town
DirectionsPlus 58 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract, October 2026. Unnamed places are counted, not listed.
Gardens & nature
2 gardens and nature sites to visit near Old Bawn
Gardens, national parks, nature sites and islands within 15 km of the town’s edge, each with its own page.
Saint Enda's ParkGarden · 3.7 km from town
Its pageSaint Stephen's GreenGarden · 7.7 km from town
Its pagePlaces to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
Next door
Next to Old Bawn
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 20 km, coloured by the share of the land within 5 km protected for nature.
BohernabreenaTallaghtFirhouseKilnamanaghKnocklyonJobstownOld Bawn
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Bawn | 100% | 10.4 | 8.5 | 1.8% |
| Bohernabreena 1.0 km | 94% | 28.8 | 4.3 | 5% |
| Tallaght 1.5 km | 100% | 9.2 | 8.8 | 0.6% |
| Firhouse 1.8 km | 94% | 20.0 | 6.8 | 4.2% |
| Kilnamanagh 2.4 km | 100% | 26.9 | 7.4 | 0.5% |
| Knocklyon 3.0 km | 91% | 17.2 | 5.8 | 3.2% |
| Jobstown 3.0 km | 99% | 7.6 | 6.3 | 2.2% |
None of the neighbours has many more of its people near a park than Old Bawn. Bohernabreena and Kilnamanagh have at least twice Old Bawn’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 Old Bawn
What is the biggest park in Old Bawn?
Dodder Valley Park, 52 ha (129 acres). Kiltipper Park (46 ha) is second. 11 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the neighbourhood or within 400 m of it.
Is there protected countryside near Old Bawn?
Yes: 1.8% of the land within 5 km is protected, across 2 sites. The nearest is Glenasmole Valley SAC, 1.1 km from the edge of town.
What are the best walks near Old Bawn?
7 waymarked trails start within 5 km, including the Dublin Mountains Way, Massey's Estate - Nature trail and Slievethoul Lugg Walk.
How many people in Old Bawn 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 Old Bawn?
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 Old Bawn near a National Park?
The nearest of Ireland’s six National Parks is Wicklow Mountains National Park, 3.3 km south-east of the town’s edge; it covers about 223 km².
What is there to do outdoors around Old Bawn?
Within 2 km, OpenStreetMap maps 2 viewpoints, 1 hill or peak and 3 picnic sites; the named ones are listed under Things to do, with directions.
Sources
Where Old Bawn’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).