First pick
Lansdowne Valley Park
Park or garden
12 ha1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
0.9 km northfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Tdr112 · CC BY-SA 4.0100%near a park
Outdoors in Walkinstown · parks, paths & countryside
Almost everyone in Walkinstown lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
Wicklow Mountains National Park begins 7.9 km away. 2 waymarked trails start within 5 km of Walkinstown, among them the Grand Canal Way and Dublin Mountains Way. Parks and playing fields in Walkinstown add up to 6.5 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical Irish town has 4.1.
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical Irish town: 92%
Green space
6.5 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical Irish town: 4.1 ha
Footpaths
30 km
2.8 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical Irish town: 2.1 km per km²
Character
What kind of outdoors neighbourhood is Walkinstown?
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.Countryside close byWicklow Mountains National Park starts 7.9 km south.
Walkinstown’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by Wicklow Mountains National Park close by.
Against other towns
How Walkinstown 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 space6.5 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
67out of 100
Footpaths2.8 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
56out of 100
Protected for nature0%of the land within 5 km
11out of 100
Woodland0.3%of the town and 1 km around it, as mapped
5out 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
Walkinstown has the 17th most footpaths per km² of 40 towns its size
The 40 Irish towns nearest in population (6,555 to 8,610 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
Walkinstown2.8
Towns its size2.2
Co. Dublin towns5.4
Typical Irish town2.1
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Walkinstown6.5
Towns its size3.4
Co. Dublin towns7.6
Typical Irish town4.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Walkinstown100%
Towns its size96%
Co. Dublin towns100%
Typical Irish town92%
Against towns its size, Walkinstown 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 | 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 | Dubber Dublin | 5.7 | 2.1% | 0% | – |
| 7 | Ballybough Dublin | 5.5 | 1.4% | 1% | 9% |
| 8 | Booterstown Dublin | 5.4 | 2.2% | 0.2% | 29% |
| 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 | Farranshone Limerick | 2.8 | 1.5% | 11% | – |
| 17 | Walkinstown Dublin | 2.8 | 0.3% | 0% | – |
| 18 | Dalkey Dublin | 2.6 | 3.5% | 0.2% | 60% |
| 19 | Kinsealy-Drinan Dublin | 2.3 | 1.8% | 1.1% | 8.3% |
| 20 | Howth Dublin | 2.2 | 2.4% | 18% | 75% |
| 21 | Dunboyne Meath | 2.2 | 2.5% | 0.4% | – |
| 22 | Hollyhill and Ballincolly Cork | 2.1 | 7.2% | 0.5% | – |
| 23 | Frankfield and Grange Cork | 2.1 | 4.3% | 2.1% | – |
| 24 | Dunshaughlin Meath | 1.5 | 0.4% | 0% | – |
| 25 | Monaghan Monaghan | 1.3 | 8.7% | 0% | – |
| 26 | Kells Meath | 1.3 | 6.3% | 1.1% | – |
| 27 | Caherdavin Limerick | 1.2 | 3.4% | 12% | – |
| 28 | Westport Mayo | 1.2 | 7.1% | 3.3% | 10% |
| 29 | Ballytruckle Waterford | 1 | 1.2% | 5.1% | – |
| 30 | Youghal Cork | 0.9 | 0.6% | 13% | 29% |
| 31 | New Ross Wexford | 0.9 | 7.3% | 5.4% | – |
| 32 | Fermoy Cork | 0.8 | 6.3% | 4.8% | – |
| 33 | Clane Kildare | 0.6 | 1.9% | 1.5% | – |
| 34 | Thurles Tipperary | 0.5 | 2.8% | 1.2% | – |
| 35 | Newcastle West Limerick | 0.5 | 1.5% | 7% | – |
| 36 | Bandon Cork | 0.4 | 5.6% | 0% | – |
| 37 | Edenderry Offaly | 0.4 | 7% | 1.7% | – |
| 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 Walkinstown’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 Walkinstown
The biggest is Lansdowne Valley Park, 12 ha (31 acres).
All 4 named parks and woods by size: 36 ha (89 acres) and 6 km of path
Parks & gardens 36 ha
The two biggest, Lansdowne Valley Park and Walkinstown Park, are 63% of the named green space and carry 3 km of path between them.
Walkinstown Park
Park or garden
10.0 ha1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
0.9 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Pearse Memorial Park
Park or garden · 70 m outside town
7.3 ha1.3 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
0.9 km eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Stanaway Park
Park or garden · 90 m outside town
6.2 ha1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
1.3 km south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Named 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
How close Walkinstown’s homes are to 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%)
Walkinstown100%
Co. Dublin towns100%
Typical Irish town92%
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees.
Protected areas
No protected site lies within 5 km of Walkinstown
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.
No site protected for nature lies within 5 km of Walkinstown.
National Parks
Wicklow Mountains National Park is 7.9 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
7.9 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
30 km of footpaths cross Walkinstown
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
30 km
over 10.8 km² of town and the 1 km around it
Woodland
0.3%
about 0 km² of mapped woods
Registered trails
2
walking trails within 5 km
Km per km², town and 1 km around · mapped on OpenStreetMap
WalkinstownCo. Dublin townsTypical Irish town
Footpaths2.8
03.57 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
WalkinstownCo. Dublin townsTypical Irish town
Woodland0.3%
0%50%100%
Walkinstown has more footpath per km² than 56% of Irish towns and less woodland than 95% 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 Walkinstown
30 km of footpaths are mapped in Walkinstown and the kilometre around it, 2.8 km for every square kilometre (the typical Irish town has 2.1).
Long-distance way
Grand Canal Way117.1 km
Dublin Mountains Way41.2 km
4 more waymarked walks on OpenStreetMap
Local
Tymon Park Purple Slí2.7 km
Tymon Park Red Slí1.7 km
Tymon Park Yellow Slí1.2 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.
History
One historic park or garden on the record in Walkinstown
Parks, gardens, walled gardens and demesne walls in the town on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, each with its record.
Walled gardenWalled garden, Drimnagh Castlefrom 1880Regional rating (NIAH)
The oldest dated is Walled garden, Drimnagh Castle, from 1880.
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0).
When to get out
The best walking months in Walkinstown: 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) | 64 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 61 | 56 | 64 | 61 | 76 | 85 | 74 |
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 85 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. The climate in Walkinstown →
Things to do
2 viewpoints and 32 playgrounds
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.
Per resident, playgrounds stand out most: Walkinstown has 3.3× as many as the typical Irish town.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 1
Toni's1.7 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 32
kindergarden playground0.5 km from town
Directionssoft area0.6 km from town
Directionsgames room0.6 km from town
DirectionsThe Lair1.4 km from town
DirectionsMarkievicz Playground1.4 km from town
DirectionsInflata Zone1.8 km from town
DirectionsPlus 26 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
6 gardens and nature sites to visit near Walkinstown
Gardens, national parks, nature sites and islands within 15 km of the town’s edge, each with its own page.
War Memorial GardensGarden · 2.2 km from town
Its pageIveagh GardensGarden · 4.0 km from town
Its pageSaint Stephen's GreenGarden · 4.2 km from town
Its pageSaint Enda's ParkGarden · 4.4 km from town
Its pageMerrion SquareGarden · 4.6 km from town
Its pageNational Botanic GardensGarden · 6.0 km from town
Its pagePlaces to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
Next door
Next to Walkinstown
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 20 km, coloured by the share of the land within 5 km protected for nature.
PerrystownInchicoreCrumlinKimmageTempleogueDeciesWalkinstown
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walkinstown | 100% | 6.5 | 2.8 | 0% |
| Perrystown 1.1 km | 100% | 15.4 | 3.6 | 0% |
| Inchicore 1.3 km | 75% | 7.8 | 4.5 | 0% |
| Crumlin 1.4 km | 100% | 4.2 | 5.4 | 0% |
| Kimmage 1.9 km | 100% | 3.4 | 4.3 | 0% |
| Templeogue 2.1 km | 100% | 16.9 | 5.2 | 0.1% |
| Decies 2.2 km | 100% | 3.3 | 4.8 | 0% |
None of the neighbours has many more of its people near a park than Walkinstown. Perrystown and Templeogue have at least twice Walkinstown’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 Walkinstown
What is the biggest park in Walkinstown?
Lansdowne Valley Park, 12 ha (31 acres). Walkinstown Park (10.0 ha) is second. 4 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the neighbourhood or within 400 m of it.
What are the best walks near Walkinstown?
2 waymarked trails start within 5 km, including the Grand Canal Way and Dublin Mountains Way.
How many people in Walkinstown 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 Walkinstown?
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 Walkinstown near a National Park?
The nearest of Ireland’s six National Parks is Wicklow Mountains National Park, 7.9 km south of the town’s edge; it covers about 223 km².
What is there to do outdoors around Walkinstown?
Within 2 km, OpenStreetMap maps 2 viewpoints and 1 picnic site; the named ones are listed under Things to do, with directions.
Which parks in Walkinstown are historic?
The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records one historic park, garden or demesne in the town: Walled garden, Drimnagh Castle.
Sources
Where Walkinstown’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
- Historic parks and gardens. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (CC BY 4.0)
- 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).