First pick
Tymon Park
Park or garden
131 ha22.1 km of path
4 h 55 minto walk all 22.1 km of path
1.2 km westfrom the centre
Mayor's MileTymon LaneEnchanted Walk
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: O'Dea · CC BY-SA 4.0100%near a park
Outdoors in Templeogue · parks, paths & countryside
Templeogue has more park space per resident than 9 in 10 Irish towns
Parks and playing fields in Templeogue add up to 16.9 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical Irish town has 4.1. Wicklow Mountains National Park begins 4.8 km away. A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 100% of residents.
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical Irish town: 92%
Green space
16.9 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical Irish town: 4.1 ha
Footpaths
102 km
5.2 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: Glenasmole Valley SAC
Woodland
3.8%
of the town and 1 km around it
Typical Irish town: 2.7%
Character
What kind of outdoors neighbourhood is Templeogue?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Room to roam16.9 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents, more than 92% of Irish towns.A park on every doorstep100% of residents live within 400 m of a park or playing field.Hills with a view5 mapped viewpoints, about 8× as many per resident as the typical Irish town.A neighbourhood of footpaths5.2 km of path per km², more than 76% of Irish towns. The typical town has 2.1.
Templeogue’s strongest suit is plenty of park space, followed by parks close to every home.
Against other towns
How Templeogue 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 space16.9 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
92out of 100
Footpaths5.2 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
76out of 100
Protected for nature0.1%of the land within 5 km
25out of 100
Woodland3.8%of the town and 1 km around it, as mapped
64out 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
Templeogue has the 16th most footpaths per km² of 40 towns its size
The 40 Irish towns nearest in population (14,937 to 21,940 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
Templeogue5.2
Towns its size3.7
Co. Dublin towns5.4
Typical Irish town2.1
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Templeogue16.9
Towns its size4.7
Co. Dublin towns7.6
Typical Irish town4.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Templeogue100%
Towns its size98%
Co. Dublin towns100%
Typical Irish town92%
Against towns its size, Templeogue stands out most for park space per resident: only 6 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 | Ashtown Dublin | 6.3 | 6.9% | 0% | – |
| 11 | Ballinteer Dublin | 6.2 | 7.1% | 2.8% | – |
| 12 | Dundrum Dublin | 6.2 | 4.7% | 1.3% | 6.7% |
| 13 | Rathmines East Dublin | 5.9 | 2.3% | 0.1% | 13% |
| 14 | Rathfarnham Dublin | 5.5 | 4.8% | 0.1% | – |
| 15 | Crumlin Dublin | 5.4 | 0.8% | 0% | – |
| 16 | Templeogue Dublin | 5.2 | 3.8% | 0.1% | – |
| 17 | Cabinteely Dublin | 5.1 | 7.6% | 1.1% | 29% |
| 18 | Kimmage Dublin | 4.3 | 0.1% | 0% | – |
| 19 | East Wall Dublin | 4.1 | 1% | 3.5% | 27% |
| 20 | Belmayne Dublin | 3.8 | 1.9% | 5.2% | 25% |
| 21 | Maynooth Kildare | 3.7 | 3.9% | 0.5% | – |
| 22 | Leixlip Kildare | 3.6 | 7.7% | 0.5% | – |
| 23 | Clontarf West Dublin | 3.2 | 2.2% | 3.5% | 17% |
| 24 | Clontarf East Dublin | 3.1 | 3% | 6.1% | 38% |
| 25 | Dún Laoghaire Dublin | 3 | 0.5% | 0.3% | 56% |
| 26 | Beaumont Dublin | 2.9 | 2% | 3.4% | 9.7% |
| 27 | Celbridge Kildare | 2.4 | 6.9% | 0.5% | – |
| 28 | Castletroy Limerick | 2.4 | 1.8% | 6.6% | – |
| 29 | Malahide Dublin | 2.4 | 3.4% | 2.1% | 32% |
| 30 | Ashbourne Meath | 1.6 | 0.3% | 0% | – |
| 31 | Knocknacarra Galway | 1.6 | 3.4% | 32% | 34% |
| 32 | Ballybane Galway | 1.5 | 3.9% | 12% | 15% |
| 33 | Ballincollig Cork | 1.3 | 8.4% | 0% | – |
| 34 | Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney Meath | 1.2 | 0.5% | 4.4% | 39% |
| 35 | Sligo Sligo | 1.2 | 6.1% | 9.5% | 18% |
| 36 | Clonmel Tipperary | 1.1 | 14% | 3.9% | – |
| 37 | Wexford Wexford | 1.1 | 3.8% | 13% | 22% |
| 38 | Dooradoyle Limerick | 1 | 2.6% | 7.7% | – |
| 39 | Carrigaline Cork | 0.9 | 6.5% | 0.2% | 6.7% |
| 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 Templeogue’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 Templeogue
The biggest is Tymon Park, 131 ha (325 acres).
All 9 named parks and woods by size: 228 ha (564 acres) and 41 km of path
Parks & gardens 224 haWoods 3.9 ha
The two biggest, Tymon Park and Dodder Valley Park, are 80% of the named green space and carry 32 km of path between them.
Dodder Valley Park
Park or garden
52 ha9.7 km of path
2 h 10 minto walk all 9.7 km of path
2.9 km south-westfrom the centre
Balrothery Weir WalkJim Lawlor Bridge
Directionsto a point inside
Bushy Park
Park or garden
22 ha6.3 km of path
1 h 25 minto walk all 6.3 km of path
1.8 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Greenhills Park
Park or garden
6.6 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
1.3 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Stanaway Park
Park or garden · 390 m outside town
6.2 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
1.5 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Greentrees Park
Park or garden · 180 m outside town
2.9 ha
1.0 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
PACT Woodland
Wood or forest
3.9 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
1.3 km south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Ravensdale Park
Park or garden
1.1 ha0.3 km of path
1.7 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
All 9 named parks and green spaces
Tymon ParkPark or garden · 131 ha · 22.1 km of path
DirectionsDodder Valley ParkPark or garden · 52 ha · 9.7 km of path
DirectionsBushy ParkPark or garden · 22 ha · 6.3 km of path
DirectionsGreenhills ParkPark or garden · 6.6 ha · 1.2 km of path
DirectionsStanaway ParkPark or garden · 6.2 ha · 1.4 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsGreentrees ParkPark or garden · 2.9 ha · just outside town
DirectionsPACT WoodlandWood or forest · 3.9 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsRavensdale ParkPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsDelaford ParkPark or garden · 1.5 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 Templeogue 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%)
Templeogue100%
Co. Dublin towns100%
Typical Irish town92%
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees.
Protected areas
Glenasmole Valley SAC is the nearest protected area, 4.1 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 Templeogue0%
Within 5 km0.1%
Co. Dublin towns0.2%
Typical Irish town1.8%
One protected site lies within 5 km of Templeogue. Ireland’s National Parks have a block of their own on this page; much of their land also lies inside these sites.
Glenasmole Valley SACSpecial Area of Conservation · 1.5 km² · 4.1 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 4.8 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
4.8 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
102 km of footpaths cross Templeogue
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
102 km
over 19.7 km² of town and the 1 km around it
Woodland
3.8%
about 0.7 km² of mapped woods
Registered trails
4
walking trails within 5 km
Km per km², town and 1 km around · mapped on OpenStreetMap
TempleogueCo. Dublin townsTypical Irish town
Footpaths5.2
03.57 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
TempleogueCo. Dublin townsTypical Irish town
Woodland3.8%
0%50%100%
Templeogue has more footpath per km² than 76% of Irish towns and more woodland than 64% 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 Templeogue
102 km of footpaths are mapped in Templeogue and the kilometre around it, 5.2 km for every square kilometre (the typical Irish town has 2.1).
Long-distance wayWalking trail
Grand Canal Way117.1 km
Wicklow Way128.1 km
Dublin Mountains Way41.2 km
Massey's Estate - Nature trail2.5 km
5 more waymarked walks on OpenStreetMap
NationalLocal
Tymon Park Purple Slí4.5 km
European long distance path E8 - part Ireland4.3 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 Templeogue: 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 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 68 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 56 | 62 | 56 | 64 | 63 | 79 | 90 | 78 |
April 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 90 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. The climate in Templeogue →
Things to do
5 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.
5Viewpoints7.6× the typical Irish town, per resident1Waterfalls55Playgrounds2.3× the typical Irish town, per resident1Dog parks
Per resident, viewpoints stand out most: Templeogue has 7.6× as many as the typical Irish town.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 5
Plus 5 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 1
Plus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 55
Children's Playgroundin town
DirectionsWoodland Activity Areain town
DirectionsBalrothery Play Area0.5 km from town
DirectionsBallymount Playground1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 51 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract, October 2026. Unnamed places are counted, not listed.
Gardens & nature
7 gardens and nature sites to visit near Templeogue
Gardens, national parks, nature sites and islands within 15 km of the town’s edge, each with its own page.
Saint Enda's ParkGarden · 1.9 km from town
Its pageIveagh GardensGarden · 3.7 km from town
Its pageWar Memorial GardensGarden · 3.7 km from town
Its pageAirfield EstateGarden · 3.9 km from town
Its pageSaint Stephen's GreenGarden · 4.0 km from town
Its pageMerrion SquareGarden · 4.4 km from town
Its pageNational Botanic GardensGarden · 6.9 km from town
Its pagePlaces to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
Next door
Next to Templeogue
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 20 km, coloured by the share of the land within 5 km protected for nature.
PerrystownWalkinstownKimmageKilnamanaghTerenureBallybodenTempleogue
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Templeogue | 100% | 16.9 | 5.2 | 0.1% |
| Perrystown 1.1 km | 100% | 15.4 | 3.6 | 0% |
| Walkinstown 2.1 km | 100% | 6.5 | 2.8 | 0% |
| Kimmage 2.2 km | 100% | 3.4 | 4.3 | 0% |
| Kilnamanagh 2.2 km | 100% | 26.9 | 7.4 | 0.5% |
| Terenure 2.3 km | 100% | 8.3 | 4.9 | 0% |
| Ballyboden 2.4 km | 100% | 7.6 | 5.9 | 0.5% |
None of the neighbours has many more of its people near a park than Templeogue.
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 Templeogue
What is the biggest park in Templeogue?
Tymon Park, 131 ha (325 acres). Dodder Valley Park (87 ha) is second. 8 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the neighbourhood or within 400 m of it.
Is there protected countryside near Templeogue?
One protected site lies within 5 km, though it covers under 1% of the land. The nearest is Glenasmole Valley SAC, 4.1 km from the edge of town.
What are the best walks near Templeogue?
4 waymarked trails start within 5 km, including the Grand Canal Way, Wicklow Way and Dublin Mountains Way.
How many people in Templeogue 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 Templeogue?
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 Templeogue near a National Park?
The nearest of Ireland’s six National Parks is Wicklow Mountains National Park, 4.8 km south of the town’s edge; it covers about 223 km².
What is there to do outdoors around Templeogue?
Within 2 km, OpenStreetMap maps 5 viewpoints and 1 waterfall; the named ones are listed under Things to do, with directions.
Sources
Where Templeogue’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).