First pick
Clonkeen Park
Park or garden · 390 m outside town
15 ha2.6 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.6 km of path
1.4 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Raymond Okonski · CC BY-SA 2.097%near a park
Outdoors in Sallynoggin · parks, paths & countryside
Sallynoggin is on the coast
The sea makes up 47% of the area within 5 km. Wicklow Mountains National Park begins 9.5 km away. 2 waymarked trails start within 5 km of Sallynoggin, among them the Dublin Mountains Way and Carrickgollogan - Mountain Access route.
Near a park
97%
of residents within 400 m
Typical Irish town: 92%
Green space
4.1 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical Irish town: 4.1 ha
Footpaths
68 km
5.0 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical Irish town: 2.1 km per km²
Protected for nature
0.3%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: South Dublin Bay and River Tolka Estuary SPA
Woodland
2%
of the town and 1 km around it
Typical Irish town: 2.7%
The sea
47%
of the area within 5 km
A coastal town
Character
What kind of outdoors neighbourhood is Sallynoggin?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
On the coast47% of the area within 5 km is sea.A park on every doorstep97% of residents live within 400 m of a park or playing field.Hills with a view18 mapped viewpoints, about 37× as many per resident as the typical Irish town.Countryside close byWicklow Mountains National Park starts 9.5 km south-west.
Sallynoggin’s strongest suit is the sea, followed by parks close to every home.
Against other towns
How Sallynoggin 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 walk97%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
60out of 100
Public green space4.1 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
51out of 100
Footpaths5.0 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
75out of 100
Protected for nature0.3%of the land within 5 km
33out of 100
Woodland2%of the town and 1 km around it, as mapped
37out of 100
The sea47%of the area within 5 km
98out 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
Sallynoggin has the 17th most footpaths per km² of 40 towns its size
The 40 Irish towns nearest in population (11,277 to 15,296 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
Sallynoggin5.0
Towns its size4.0
Co. Dublin towns5.4
Typical Irish town2.1
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Sallynoggin4.1
Towns its size3.9
Co. Dublin towns7.6
Typical Irish town4.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Sallynoggin97%
Towns its size95%
Co. Dublin towns100%
Typical Irish town92%
Against towns its size, Sallynoggin stands out most for path per km²: only 16 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 | Ballyowen Dublin | 7.5 | 6% | 0% | – |
| 5 | Kilnamanagh Dublin | 7.4 | 3.9% | 0.5% | – |
| 6 | Fettercairn Dublin | 7 | 3.5% | 0.4% | – |
| 7 | Firhouse Dublin | 6.8 | 4.4% | 4.2% | – |
| 8 | Ballsbridge Dublin | 6.3 | 1.3% | 1.2% | 18% |
| 9 | Ballygall Dublin | 6.3 | 1.4% | 0% | – |
| 10 | Ashtown Dublin | 6.3 | 6.9% | 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 | Finglas South Dublin | 5.6 | 1.7% | 0% | – |
| 16 | Whitehall Dublin | 5.6 | 2.6% | 0.3% | – |
| 17 | Sallynoggin Dublin | 5 | 2% | 0.3% | 47% |
| 18 | Blackrock Dublin | 4.7 | 1.4% | 0.2% | 30% |
| 19 | Kimmage Dublin | 4.3 | 0.1% | 0% | – |
| 20 | Ongar Dublin | 4.2 | 2.7% | 0.2% | – |
| 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 | Midleton Cork | 1.6 | 2.6% | 4.5% | – |
| 30 | Ballybane Galway | 1.5 | 3.9% | 12% | 15% |
| 31 | Killarney Kerry | 1.3 | 14% | 34% | – |
| 32 | Wicklow Wicklow | 1.1 | 0.9% | 4.3% | 38% |
| 33 | Castlebar Mayo | 1 | 3.1% | 2.3% | – |
| 34 | Tramore Waterford | 0.8 | 0.9% | 3.9% | 34% |
| 35 | Cobh Cork | 0.8 | 3.5% | 13% | 23% |
| 36 | Arklow Wicklow | 0.7 | 5.7% | 0.3% | 34% |
| 37 | Gorey Wexford | 0.7 | 3.9% | 0.5% | – |
| 38 | Cavan Cavan | 0.6 | 6.7% | 5.1% | – |
| 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 Sallynoggin’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 Sallynoggin
The biggest is Clonkeen Park, 15 ha (37 acres).
All 13 named parks and woods by size: 30 ha (75 acres) and 9 km of path
Parks & gardens 30 ha
The two biggest, Clonkeen Park and Cualanor Park, are 57% of the named green space and carry 3 km of path between them. 9 of the 13 are under 2 ha.
Cualanor Park
Park or garden
2.5 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
Centralin the middle of Sallynoggin
Directionsto a point inside
Honeypark
Park or garden
2.0 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
Centralin the middle of Sallynoggin
Directionsto a point inside
Dunedin Park
Park or garden · 300 m outside town
1.9 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.1 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Cluny Park
Park or garden · 210 m outside town
2.2 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
1.5 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
People's Park
Park or garden · 350 m outside town
1.6 ha0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
1.4 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Vesey Gardens
Park or garden · 370 m outside town
1.2 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.4 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Sally Glen
Park or garden
1.1 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
0.7 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 13 named parks and green spaces
Clonkeen ParkPark or garden · 15 ha · 2.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsCualanor ParkPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsHoneyparkPark or garden · 2.0 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsDunedin ParkPark or garden · 1.9 ha · 0.8 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsCluny ParkPark or garden · 2.2 ha · 0.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsPeople's ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.7 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsVesey GardensPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.8 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSally GlenPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsRoyal Terrace SquarePark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsCrosthwaite ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsClarinda ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsGranitefieldPark or garden · 0.5 ha · just outside town
DirectionsQuadrangle CourtyardPark 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
Almost everyone in Sallynoggin 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 (97%)Further (3%)
Sallynoggin97%
Co. Dublin towns100%
Typical Irish town92%
About 400 people live further than that. 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, 0.9 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 Sallynoggin0%
Within 5 km0.3%
Co. Dublin towns0.2%
Typical Irish town1.8%
4 protected sites lie within 5 km of Sallynoggin. 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 · 0.9 km from the edge
NPWS pageSouth Dublin Bay SACSpecial Area of Conservation · 7.3 km² · 1.0 km from the edge
NPWS pageDalkey Islands SPASpecial Protection Area (birds) · 0.8 km² · 1.8 km from the edge
NPWS pageRockabill to Dalkey Island SACSpecial Area of Conservation · 273 km² · 2.0 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 9.5 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
9.5 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
68 km of footpaths cross Sallynoggin
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
68 km
over 13.6 km² of town and the 1 km around it
Woodland
2%
about 0.3 km² of mapped woods
Registered trails
2
walking trails within 5 km
Km per km², town and 1 km around · mapped on OpenStreetMap
SallynogginCo. Dublin townsTypical Irish town
Footpaths5
03.57 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
SallynogginCo. Dublin townsTypical Irish town
Woodland2%
0%50%100%
Sallynoggin has more footpath per km² than 75% of Irish towns and less woodland than 63% of Irish towns.
Footpaths and woods: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract, October 2026. Woods are mapped cover, private and Coillte forests included.
Footpaths & trails
2 waymarked trails start near Sallynoggin
68 km of footpaths are mapped in Sallynoggin and the kilometre around it, 5.0 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
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 Sallynoggin: 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 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 69 | 58 | 56 | 52 | 55 | 61 | 55 | 63 | 63 | 80 | 94 | 75 |
April 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 94 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. The climate in Sallynoggin →
The coast
The coast and bathing waters near Sallynoggin
47% of the area within 5 km of Sallynoggin is sea. 5 bathing waters are within 5 km, each with its latest class.
Sandycove BeachGood (2025) · 1.2 km from town
beaches.ieForty Foot Bathing PlaceExcellent (2025) · 1.2 km from town
beaches.ieSeapointExcellent (2025) · 1.3 km from town
beaches.ieWhite Rock BeachExcellent (2025) · 1.4 km from town
beaches.ieKillineyExcellent (2025) · 1.9 km from town
beaches.ie4 of the 5 are rated excellent, Forty Foot Bathing Place 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
18 viewpoints and 3 hills and peaks
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.
18Viewpoints37.2× the typical Irish town, per resident3Hills and peaks1Nature reserves2Picnic sites36Playgrounds2.1× the typical Irish town, per resident2Dog parks1Slipways
Per resident, viewpoints stand out most: Sallynoggin has 37.2× as many as the typical Irish town.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 18
Geographic Pointer0.8 km from town
DirectionsDalkey Island Viewpoint & Telescope1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 16 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 3
Mullins Hill1.0 km from town
DirectionsKilliney Hill154 m · 1.2 km from town
DirectionsDalkey Hill140 m · 1.2 km from town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
Roche's Hill11 ha · 0.9 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 36
Soldiers & Sailors Park Playground0.6 km from town
DirectionsPirate playground0.7 km from town
DirectionsKilliney Hill playground0.8 km from town
DirectionsNewtown Park Playground1.2 km from town
DirectionsPlus 32 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Plus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway 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 Sallynoggin
Gardens, national parks, nature sites and islands within 15 km of the town’s edge, each with its own page.
Mornington GardenGarden · 0.6 km from town
Its pageDublin Garden TrailGarden · 2.9 km from town
Its pageSaint Stephen's GreenGarden · 9.2 km from town
Its pagePlaces to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
Next door
Next to Sallynoggin
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 20 km, coloured by the share of the land within 5 km protected for nature.
Dún LaoghaireMonkstownDalkeyFoxrockBallybrackCabinteelySallynoggin
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sallynoggin | 97% | 4.1 | 5.0 | 0.3% |
| Dún Laoghaire 0.9 km | 96% | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.3% |
| Monkstown 2.0 km | 100% | 4.5 | 4.2 | 0.3% |
| Dalkey 2.0 km | 94% | 8.2 | 2.6 | 0.2% |
| Foxrock 2.3 km | 100% | 9.4 | 5.8 | 0.2% |
| Ballybrack 2.4 km | 100% | 18.4 | 8.6 | 0.2% |
| Cabinteely 2.6 km | 100% | 12.0 | 5.1 | 1.1% |
None of the neighbours has many more of its people near a park than Sallynoggin. Dalkey, Foxrock and Ballybrack have at least twice Sallynoggin’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 Sallynoggin
What is the biggest park in Sallynoggin?
Clonkeen Park, 14 ha (34 acres), just outside the built-up area. Cualanor Park (2.5 ha) is second. 13 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the neighbourhood or within 400 m of it.
Is there protected countryside near Sallynoggin?
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, 0.9 km from the edge of town.
What are the best walks near Sallynoggin?
2 waymarked trails start within 5 km, including the Dublin Mountains Way and Carrickgollogan - Mountain Access route.
Where can you swim near Sallynoggin?
The nearest bathing water is Sandycove Beach, 1.2 km from town: Good (2025). Check beaches.ie before swimming: a notice can close a beach for the day.
How many people in Sallynoggin live near a park?
97% 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 Sallynoggin?
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 Sallynoggin near a National Park?
The nearest of Ireland’s six National Parks is Wicklow Mountains National Park, 9.5 km south-west of the town’s edge; it covers about 223 km².
What is there to do outdoors around Sallynoggin?
Within 2 km, OpenStreetMap maps 18 viewpoints, 3 hills and peaks, 1 nature reserve and 2 picnic sites; the named ones are listed under Things to do, with directions.
Sources
Where Sallynoggin’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).