First pick
St Stephen's Green
Park or garden
9.1 ha3.2 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.2 km of path
0.7 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0100%near a park
Outdoors in Temple Bar · parks, paths & countryside
Temple Bar has more footpath per square kilometre than 9 in 10 Irish towns
57 km of footpaths run through the neighbourhood and the kilometre around it, 7.9 for every square kilometre. Wicklow Mountains National Park begins 11 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
3.1 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical Irish town: 4.1 ha
Footpaths
57 km
7.9 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
1.1%
of the town and 1 km around it
Typical Irish town: 2.7%
The sea
6.2%
of the area within 5 km
Character
What kind of outdoors neighbourhood is Temple Bar?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
A neighbourhood of footpaths7.9 km of path per km², more than 97% 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 view4 mapped viewpoints, about 15× as many per resident as the typical Irish town.Countryside close byWicklow Mountains National Park starts 11 km south.
Temple Bar’s strongest suit is dense footpaths, followed by parks close to every home.
Against other towns
How Temple Bar 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 space3.1 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
40out of 100
Footpaths7.9 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
97out of 100
Protected for nature0.1%of the land within 5 km
25out of 100
Woodland1.1%of the town and 1 km around it, as mapped
18out of 100
The sea6.2%of the area within 5 km
71out 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
Temple Bar has the 2nd most footpaths per km² of 40 towns its size
The 40 Irish towns nearest in population (6,269 to 8,320 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From O'Connell Street (8.1 km per km²) to Roscommon (0.2 km per km²).
Footpath, km per km²
Temple Bar7.9
Towns its size2.3
Co. Dublin towns5.4
Typical Irish town2.1
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Temple Bar3.1
Towns its size3.7
Co. Dublin towns7.6
Typical Irish town4.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Temple Bar100%
Towns its size98%
Co. Dublin towns100%
Typical Irish town92%
Against towns its size, Temple Bar stands out most for path per km²: only 1 of the other 39 has more. It falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 23 of the others do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | The sea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O'Connell Street Dublin | 8.1 | 0.6% | 0.1% | 7% |
| 2 | Temple Bar Dublin | 7.9 | 1.1% | 0.1% | 6.2% |
| 3 | Christchurch Dublin | 7.8 | 0.7% | 0.1% | – |
| 4 | South Gate Cork | 6.8 | 1% | 1.3% | – |
| 5 | Grand Canal Dock Dublin | 6.6 | 0.9% | 1.4% | 16% |
| 6 | Castleknock Dublin | 6.2 | 9.1% | 0% | – |
| 7 | Dubber Dublin | 5.7 | 2.1% | 0% | – |
| 8 | Ballybough Dublin | 5.5 | 1.4% | 1% | 9% |
| 9 | Turner's Cross Cork | 5.3 | 2.5% | 1.3% | – |
| 10 | Clongriffin Dublin | 5 | 0.2% | 6.6% | 31% |
| 11 | Cherry Orchard Dublin | 4.6 | 0.5% | 0% | – |
| 12 | Santry Dublin | 4.4 | 2.8% | 0% | – |
| 13 | Baldoyle Dublin | 3.7 | 0.3% | 11% | 40% |
| 14 | Perrystown Dublin | 3.6 | 1.8% | 0% | – |
| 15 | Eyre Square Galway | 3.4 | 1.2% | 14% | 36% |
| 16 | Marino Dublin | 3.3 | 2% | 2.8% | 10% |
| 17 | Farranshone Limerick | 2.8 | 1.5% | 11% | – |
| 18 | Walkinstown Dublin | 2.8 | 0.3% | 0% | – |
| 19 | Dalkey Dublin | 2.6 | 3.5% | 0.2% | 60% |
| 20 | Kinsealy-Drinan Dublin | 2.3 | 1.8% | 1.1% | 8.3% |
| 21 | Howth Dublin | 2.2 | 2.4% | 18% | 75% |
| 22 | Dunboyne Meath | 2.2 | 2.5% | 0.4% | – |
| 23 | Frankfield and Grange Cork | 2.1 | 4.3% | 2.1% | – |
| 24 | Sallins Kildare | 1.6 | 0.8% | 0% | – |
| 25 | Dunshaughlin Meath | 1.5 | 0.4% | 0% | – |
| 26 | Monaghan Monaghan | 1.3 | 8.7% | 0% | – |
| 27 | Kells Meath | 1.3 | 6.3% | 1.1% | – |
| 28 | Caherdavin Limerick | 1.2 | 3.4% | 12% | – |
| 29 | Westport Mayo | 1.2 | 7.1% | 3.3% | 10% |
| 30 | Ballytruckle Waterford | 1 | 1.2% | 5.1% | – |
| 31 | Fermoy Cork | 0.8 | 6.3% | 4.8% | – |
| 32 | Clane Kildare | 0.6 | 1.9% | 1.5% | – |
| 33 | Thurles Tipperary | 0.5 | 2.8% | 1.2% | – |
| 34 | Newcastle West Limerick | 0.5 | 1.5% | 7% | – |
| 35 | Bandon Cork | 0.4 | 5.6% | 0% | – |
| 36 | Edenderry Offaly | 0.4 | 7% | 1.7% | – |
| 37 | Loughrea Galway | 0.4 | 1.7% | 4.7% | – |
| 38 | Ballinasloe Galway | 0.3 | 3.7% | 9.6% | – |
| 39 | Buncrana Donegal | 0.3 | 3.3% | 12% | 23% |
| 40 | Roscommon Roscommon | 0.2 | 2.3% | 3.9% | – |
The map
Parks, woods, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Temple Bar’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 Temple Bar
The biggest is St Stephen's Green, 9.1 ha (22 acres).
All 13 named parks and woods by size: 18 ha (45 acres) and 8 km of path
Parks & gardens 18 ha
The two biggest, St Stephen's Green and Iveagh Gardens, are 69% of the named green space and carry 5 km of path between them. 11 of the 13 are under 2 ha.
Iveagh Gardens
Park or garden · 90 m outside town
3.6 ha2.2 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.2 km of path
0.9 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Saint Patrick's Park
Park or garden
1.1 ha0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
Centralin the middle of Temple Bar
Directionsto a point inside
Dubh Linn Garden
Park or garden
0.5 ha0.5 km of path
Centralin the middle of Temple Bar
Directionsto a point inside
St. Stephens Green Arboretum
Park or garden · 240 m outside town
1.1 ha0.1 km of path
0.9 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
The Cabbage Garden
Park or garden · 100 m outside town
0.6 ha0.4 km of path
0.7 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Saint Audoen's Park
Park or garden · 220 m outside town
0.5 ha0.4 km of path
Centralin the middle of Temple Bar
Directionsto a point inside
Saint Kevin's Park
Park or garden
0.3 ha0.3 km of path
0.7 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 13 named parks and green spaces
St Stephen's GreenPark or garden · 9.1 ha · 3.2 km of path
DirectionsIveagh GardensPark or garden · 3.6 ha · 2.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSaint Patrick's ParkPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsDubh Linn GardenPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsSt. Stephens Green ArboretumPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.1 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsThe Cabbage GardenPark or garden · 0.6 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSaint Audoen's ParkPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsSaint Kevin's ParkPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsProvost's GardenPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsNew SquarePark or garden · 0.4 ha · just outside town
DirectionsLibrary SquarePark or garden · 0.4 ha · just outside town
DirectionsWolfe Tone SquarePark or garden · 0.3 ha · just outside town
DirectionsCivic GardensPark or garden · 0.2 ha · just outside town
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 Temple Bar 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%)
Temple Bar100%
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, 2.4 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 Temple Bar0%
Within 5 km0.1%
Co. Dublin towns0.2%
Typical Irish town1.8%
2 protected sites lie within 5 km of Temple Bar. 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 11 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
11 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
Footpaths and woods in and around Temple Bar
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
57 km
over 7.2 km² of town and the 1 km around it
Woodland
1.1%
about 0.1 km² of mapped woods
Registered trails
4
walking trails within 5 km
Km per km², town and 1 km around · mapped on OpenStreetMap
Temple BarCo. Dublin townsTypical Irish town
Footpaths7.9
0510 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Temple BarCo. Dublin townsTypical Irish town
Woodland1.1%
0%50%100%
Temple Bar has more footpath per km² than 97% of Irish towns and less woodland than 82% of Irish towns.
Footpaths and woods: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract, October 2026. Woods are mapped cover, private and Coillte forests included.
Footpaths & trails
4 waymarked trails start near Temple Bar
57 km of footpaths are mapped in Temple Bar and the kilometre around it, 7.9 km for every square kilometre (the typical Irish town has 2.1).
Long-distance wayGreenway
National Famine Way168.6 km
Royal Canal Greenway Walking Trail121.4 km
Royal Canal Way146.3 km
Royal Canal Greenway - Drumcondra - Ashtown - Castleknock8.9 km
One cycling or paddling trail also starts within 5 km.
2 more waymarked walks on OpenStreetMap
NationalOther waymarked
The Royal Canal Way3.1 km
Icon Walk0.3 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 Temple Bar: 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) | 62 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 55 | 63 | 59 | 67 | 62 | 76 | 84 | 72 |
April is the driest month (51 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7.5 hours of daylight in December, and 84 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. The climate in Temple Bar →
The coast
Temple Bar is near the sea
6.2% of the area within 5 km of Temple Bar is sea. One bathing water is within 5 km.
Sandymount StrandSufficient (2025) · 4.0 km from town
beaches.ieIt isn’t rated excellent this season.
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
4 viewpoints and 1 waterfall
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.
4Viewpoints15× the typical Irish town, per resident1Waterfalls1Nature reserves91Playgrounds9.6× the typical Irish town, per resident1Dog parks
Per resident, viewpoints stand out most: Temple Bar has 15× as many as the typical Irish town.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 4
Plus 4 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 1
Plus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
The Grove0.1 ha · 1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 91
The Giant's Garden0.7 km from town
DirectionsHill Street Playground0.8 km from town
DirectionsWeaver's Park playground0.8 km from town
DirectionsRanelagh Gardens Playground1.2 km from town
DirectionsSean O'Casey Playground1.7 km from town
DirectionsPlus 86 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Dog walking area of Belgrave Square1.6 km from town
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract, October 2026. Unnamed places are counted, not listed.
Gardens & nature
6 gardens and nature sites to visit near Temple Bar
Gardens, national parks, nature sites and islands within 15 km of the town’s edge, each with its own page.
Iveagh GardensGarden · 0.3 km from town
Its pageSaint Stephen's GreenGarden · 0.3 km from town
Its pageMerrion SquareGarden · 0.6 km from town
Its pageNational Botanic GardensGarden · 2.9 km from town
Its pageWar Memorial GardensGarden · 3.1 km from town
Its pageSaint Anne's ParkGarden · 5.9 km from town
Its pagePlaces to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
Next door
Next to Temple Bar
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 20 km, coloured by the share of the land within 5 km protected for nature.
O'Connell StreetChristchurchThe LibertiesSt Stephen's GreenPortobelloParnell SquareTemple Bar
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Bar | 100% | 3.1 | 7.9 | 0.1% |
| O'Connell Street 0.7 km | 100% | 1.6 | 8.1 | 0.1% |
| Christchurch 0.8 km | 100% | 1.1 | 7.8 | 0.1% |
| The Liberties 1.0 km | 100% | 0.9 | 7.4 | 0% |
| St Stephen's Green 1.2 km | 100% | 5.3 | 7.4 | 0.3% |
| Portobello 1.2 km | 100% | 3.6 | 7.2 | 0.1% |
| Parnell Square 1.3 km | 100% | 1.0 | 6.6 | 0.1% |
None of the neighbours has many more of its people near a park than Temple Bar.
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 Temple Bar
What is the biggest park in Temple Bar?
St Stephen's Green, 9.1 ha (22 acres), just outside the built-up area. Iveagh Gardens (3.6 ha) is second. 16 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the neighbourhood or within 400 m of it.
Is there protected countryside near Temple Bar?
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, 2.4 km from the edge of town.
What are the best walks near Temple Bar?
4 waymarked trails start within 5 km, including the National Famine Way, Royal Canal Greenway Walking Trail and Royal Canal Way.
Where can you swim near Temple Bar?
The nearest bathing water is Sandymount Strand, 4.0 km from town: Sufficient (2025). Check beaches.ie before swimming: a notice can close a beach for the day.
How many people in Temple Bar 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 Temple Bar?
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 Temple Bar near a National Park?
The nearest of Ireland’s six National Parks is Wicklow Mountains National Park, 11 km south of the town’s edge; it covers about 223 km².
What is there to do outdoors around Temple Bar?
Within 2 km, OpenStreetMap maps 4 viewpoints, 1 waterfall and 1 nature reserve; the named ones are listed under Things to do, with directions.
Sources
Where Temple Bar’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).