First pick
Bushy Park
Park or garden
22 ha6.3 km of path
1 h 25 minto walk all 6.3 km of path
1.3 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0100%near a park
Outdoors in Terenure · parks, paths & countryside
6 waymarked trails start within 5 km of Terenure
Wicklow Mountains National Park begins 6.6 km away. There are 8.3 ha of parks and playing fields for every 1,000 people in Terenure, against 4.1 in the typical Irish town. 59 km of footpaths run through the neighbourhood and the kilometre around it, 4.9 for every square kilometre.
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical Irish town: 92%
Green space
8.3 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical Irish town: 4.1 ha
Footpaths
59 km
4.9 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical Irish town: 2.1 km per km²
Woodland
2.1%
of the town and 1 km around it
Typical Irish town: 2.7%
Character
What kind of outdoors neighbourhood is Terenure?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
A park on every doorstep100% of residents live within 400 m of a park or playing field.Hills with a view3 mapped viewpoints, about 8× as many per resident as the typical Irish town.Room to roam8.3 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents, more than 75% of Irish towns.Countryside close byWicklow Mountains National Park starts 6.6 km south.
Terenure’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by its views.
Against other towns
How Terenure 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 space8.3 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
75out of 100
Footpaths4.9 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
74out of 100
Protected for nature0%of the land within 5 km
11out of 100
Woodland2.1%of the town and 1 km around it, as mapped
40out 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
Terenure has the 15th most footpaths per km² of 40 towns its size
The 40 Irish towns nearest in population (9,031 to 12,163 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Cabra West (7.8 km per km²) to Tuam (0.4 km per km²).
Footpath, km per km²
Terenure4.9
Towns its size2.9
Co. Dublin towns5.4
Typical Irish town2.1
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Terenure8.3
Towns its size4.4
Co. Dublin towns7.6
Typical Irish town4.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Terenure100%
Towns its size96%
Co. Dublin towns100%
Typical Irish town92%
Against towns its size, Terenure stands out most for park space per resident: only 13 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | The sea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cabra West Dublin | 7.8 | 4.5% | 0% | – |
| 2 | Kilmainham Dublin | 7.7 | 7.3% | 0% | – |
| 3 | Phibsborough Dublin | 7.6 | 0.4% | 0% | – |
| 4 | Kilnamanagh Dublin | 7.4 | 3.9% | 0.5% | – |
| 5 | Palmerston Dublin | 6.9 | 8.6% | 0% | – |
| 6 | Ronanstown Dublin | 6.6 | 0.7% | 0% | – |
| 7 | Parnell Square Dublin | 6.6 | 0.2% | 0.1% | 5.6% |
| 8 | Glasnevin Dublin | 6.6 | 1.2% | 0% | – |
| 9 | Ballygall Dublin | 6.3 | 1.4% | 0% | – |
| 10 | Summerhill Dublin | 6 | 0.4% | 0.2% | 8.5% |
| 11 | Killiney Dublin | 6 | 7.7% | 0.5% | 45% |
| 12 | Foxrock Dublin | 5.8 | 5.3% | 0.2% | 25% |
| 13 | Churchtown Dublin | 5.6 | 3.3% | 0.1% | – |
| 14 | Drumcondra Dublin | 5.6 | 1.6% | 0.8% | 6.9% |
| 15 | Terenure Dublin | 4.9 | 2.1% | 0% | – |
| 16 | Monkstown Dublin | 4.2 | 0.8% | 0.3% | 38% |
| 17 | Finglas North Dublin | 4.2 | 1.2% | 0% | – |
| 18 | Shankill Dublin | 3.6 | 12% | 3.8% | 28% |
| 19 | Donaghmede Dublin | 3.5 | 2.7% | 6.2% | 31% |
| 20 | Kilmore Dublin | 3.1 | 2.2% | 3.5% | 9.5% |
| 21 | Donabate Dublin | 2.8 | 6.8% | 2.8% | 32% |
| 22 | Portmarnock Dublin | 2.7 | 0.8% | 7.9% | 44% |
| 23 | Skerries Dublin | 2 | 1.7% | 0% | 53% |
| 24 | Shannon Clare | 1.8 | 3.9% | 35% | – |
| 25 | Trim Meath | 1.3 | 0.9% | 1.5% | – |
| 26 | Waterford City Centre Waterford | 1.3 | 1.5% | 6% | – |
| 27 | Ratoath Meath | 1.3 | 0.4% | 0% | – |
| 28 | Kildare Kildare | 1.1 | 0.4% | 1.8% | – |
| 29 | Rush Dublin | 1.1 | 0.4% | 3.7% | 51% |
| 30 | Athy Kildare | 0.9 | 0.3% | 1.6% | – |
| 31 | Ballina Mayo | 0.8 | 3.3% | 3.5% | – |
| 32 | Tramore Waterford | 0.8 | 0.9% | 3.9% | 34% |
| 33 | Portarlington Laois | 0.8 | 2.5% | 1.6% | – |
| 34 | Dungarvan Waterford | 0.7 | 0.7% | 1.8% | 19% |
| 35 | Gorey Wexford | 0.7 | 3.9% | 0.5% | – |
| 36 | Cavan Cavan | 0.6 | 6.7% | 5.1% | – |
| 37 | Grantstown and Ballinakill Waterford | 0.6 | 4.5% | 10% | – |
| 38 | Longford Longford | 0.6 | 2.7% | 5.6% | – |
| 39 | Nenagh Tipperary | 0.4 | 1.8% | 0% | – |
| 40 | Tuam Galway | 0.4 | 1.4% | 2.7% | – |
The map
Parks, woods, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Terenure’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 Terenure
The biggest is Bushy Park, 22 ha (56 acres).
All 10 named parks and woods by size: 63 ha (156 acres) and 18 km of path
Parks & gardens 63 ha
The two biggest, Bushy Park and Eamonn Ceannt Park, are 60% of the named green space and carry 9 km of path between them. 6 of the 10 are under 2 ha.
Dodder Valley Park
Park or garden
13 ha5 km of path
1 h 5 minto walk all 5 km of path
2.0 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Eamonn Ceannt Park
Park or garden · 220 m outside town
15 ha2.7 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.7 km of path
1.1 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Rathfarnham Castle Park
Park or garden · 260 m outside town
6.6 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
1.8 km southfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Harold's Cross Park
Park or garden
1.4 ha0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
1.4 km north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Mount Argus Park
Park or garden
1.6 ha0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
0.8 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Ravensdale Park
Park or garden
1.1 ha0.3 km of path
0.7 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Eaton Square Park
Park or garden
0.4 ha0.3 km of path
Centralin the middle of Terenure
Directionsto a point inside
All 10 named parks and green spaces
Bushy ParkPark or garden · 22 ha · 6.3 km of path
DirectionsDodder Valley ParkPark or garden · 13 ha · 5 km of path
DirectionsEamonn Ceannt ParkPark or garden · 15 ha · 2.7 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsRathfarnham Castle ParkPark or garden · 6.6 ha · 1.6 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsHarold's Cross ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha · 0.8 km of path
DirectionsMount Argus ParkPark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsRavensdale ParkPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsEaton Square ParkPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsSunshine ParkPark or garden · 0.2 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsNeagh Road PlaygroundPark or garden · 0.4 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 Terenure 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%)
Terenure100%
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 SAC is the nearest protected area, 4.6 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 Terenure0%
Within 5 km0%
Co. Dublin towns0.2%
Typical Irish town1.8%
2 protected sites lie within 5 km of Terenure. 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 6.6 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
6.6 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
59 km of footpaths cross Terenure
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
59 km
over 12.2 km² of town and the 1 km around it
Woodland
2.1%
about 0.3 km² of mapped woods
Registered trails
6
walking trails within 5 km
Km per km², town and 1 km around · mapped on OpenStreetMap
TerenureCo. Dublin townsTypical Irish town
Footpaths4.9
03.57 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
TerenureCo. Dublin townsTypical Irish town
Woodland2.1%
0%50%100%
Terenure has more footpath per km² than 74% of Irish towns and less woodland than 60% 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 Terenure
59 km of footpaths are mapped in Terenure and the kilometre around it, 4.9 km for every square kilometre (the typical Irish town has 2.1).
Long-distance wayGreenway
Wicklow Way128.1 km
National Famine Way168.6 km
Royal Canal Greenway Walking Trail121.4 km
Grand Canal Way117.1 km
Royal Canal Greenway - Drumcondra - Ashtown - Castleknock8.9 km
Royal Canal Way146.3 km
One cycling or paddling trail also starts within 5 km.
One more waymarked walk on OpenStreetMap
National
European long distance path E8 - part Ireland5.3 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 Terenure: 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) | 65 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 56 | 63 | 57 | 65 | 62 | 77 | 86 | 74 |
April is the driest month (53 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7.5 hours of daylight in December, and 86 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. The climate in Terenure →
The coast
Bathing waters near Terenure
0.7% of the area within 5 km of Terenure is sea. One bathing water is within 5 km.
Sandymount StrandSufficient (2025) · 4.8 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
3 viewpoints and 2 waterfalls
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.
3Viewpoints7.9× the typical Irish town, per resident2Waterfalls41Playgrounds3× the typical Irish town, per resident1Dog parks
Per resident, viewpoints stand out most: Terenure has 7.9× as many as the typical Irish town.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 2
Plus 2 waterfalls without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 41
The Spotty Playground1.0 km from town
DirectionsWeaver's Park playground1.6 km from town
DirectionsRanelagh Gardens Playground1.6 km from town
DirectionsPlus 38 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Dog walking area of Belgrave Square1.3 km from town
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract, October 2026. Unnamed places are counted, not listed.
Gardens & nature
8 gardens and nature sites to visit near Terenure
Gardens, national parks, nature sites and islands within 15 km of the town’s edge, each with its own page.
Iveagh GardensGarden · 1.8 km from town
Its pageSaint Enda's ParkGarden · 1.9 km from town
Its pageSaint Stephen's GreenGarden · 2.1 km from town
Its pageMerrion SquareGarden · 2.6 km from town
Its pageWar Memorial GardensGarden · 3.4 km from town
Its pageAirfield EstateGarden · 3.6 km from town
Its pageNational Botanic GardensGarden · 5.4 km from town
Its pageSaint Anne's ParkGarden · 8.5 km from town
Its pagePlaces to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
Next door
Next to Terenure
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 20 km, coloured by the share of the land within 5 km protected for nature.
KimmageRathgarRathmines WestCrumlinPerrystownTempleogueTerenure
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terenure | 100% | 8.3 | 4.9 | 0% |
| Kimmage 1.1 km | 100% | 3.4 | 4.3 | 0% |
| Rathgar 1.4 km | 100% | 9.4 | 4.8 | 0.1% |
| Rathmines West 1.5 km | 100% | 1.4 | 6.0 | 0.1% |
| Crumlin 2.3 km | 100% | 4.2 | 5.4 | 0% |
| Perrystown 2.3 km | 100% | 15.4 | 3.6 | 0% |
| Templeogue 2.3 km | 100% | 16.9 | 5.2 | 0.1% |
None of the neighbours has many more of its people near a park than Terenure. Templeogue has at least twice Terenure’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 Terenure
What is the biggest park in Terenure?
Bushy Park, 22 ha (56 acres). Eamonn Ceannt Park (15 ha) is second. 12 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the neighbourhood or within 400 m of it.
Is there protected countryside near Terenure?
2 protected sites lie within 5 km, though together they cover under 1% of the land. The nearest is South Dublin Bay SAC, 4.6 km from the edge of town.
What are the best walks near Terenure?
6 waymarked trails start within 5 km, including the Wicklow Way, National Famine Way and Royal Canal Greenway Walking Trail.
Where can you swim near Terenure?
The nearest bathing water is Sandymount Strand, 4.8 km from town: Sufficient (2025). Check beaches.ie before swimming: a notice can close a beach for the day.
How many people in Terenure 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 Terenure?
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 Terenure near a National Park?
The nearest of Ireland’s six National Parks is Wicklow Mountains National Park, 6.6 km south of the town’s edge; it covers about 223 km².
What is there to do outdoors around Terenure?
Within 2 km, OpenStreetMap maps 3 viewpoints and 2 waterfalls; the named ones are listed under Things to do, with directions.
Sources
Where Terenure’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).