First pick
Arthur's Quay Park
Park or garden · 370 m outside town
0.8 ha0.5 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.5 km of path
1.4 km north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: David Hawgood · CC BY-SA 2.0100%near a park
Outdoors in Galvone · parks, paths & countryside
Almost everyone in Galvone lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
8.3% of the land within 5 km is protected for nature, the nearest site being Lower River Shannon SAC. 38 km of footpaths run through the neighbourhood and the kilometre around it, 2.9 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Galvone add up to 4.4 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
4.4 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical Irish town: 4.1 ha
Footpaths
38 km
2.9 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical Irish town: 2.1 km per km²
Protected for nature
8.3%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Lower River Shannon SAC
Against other towns
How Galvone 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 space4.4 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
55out of 100
Footpaths2.9 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
57out of 100
Protected for nature8.3%of the land within 5 km
86out of 100
Woodland0.7%of the town and 1 km around it, as mapped
11out 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
Galvone has the 18th most footpaths per km² of 40 towns its size
The 40 Irish towns nearest in population (4,899 to 5,991 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From St Stephen's Green (7.4 km per km²) to Clonakilty (0.3 km per km²).
Footpath, km per km²
Galvone2.9
Towns its size1.7
Co. Limerick towns2.5
Typical Irish town2.1
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Galvone4.4
Towns its size4.3
Co. Limerick towns4.7
Typical Irish town4.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Galvone100%
Towns its size83%
Co. Limerick towns91%
Typical Irish town92%
Against towns its size, Galvone stands out most for path per km²: only 17 of the other 39 have more.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | The sea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Stephen's Green Dublin | 7.4 | 0.9% | 0.3% | 11% |
| 2 | Portobello Dublin | 7.2 | 1.2% | 0.1% | 8.8% |
| 3 | Gillabbey Cork | 7.1 | 2.6% | 0.5% | – |
| 4 | Glasheen Cork | 6.4 | 2.3% | 0.5% | – |
| 5 | Ballyboden Dublin | 5.9 | 4.3% | 0.5% | – |
| 6 | Edmondstown Dublin | 5.1 | 7.5% | 4.5% | – |
| 7 | Ballinlough Cork | 4.9 | 3.2% | 3.8% | – |
| 8 | Rathgar Dublin | 4.8 | 3.5% | 0.1% | – |
| 9 | Knocknaheeny Cork | 4.7 | 2.4% | 0.2% | – |
| 10 | Knockrea Cork | 4.7 | 3.1% | 3.7% | – |
| 11 | Woodquay and Nuns Island Galway | 4.5 | 0.7% | 14% | 32% |
| 12 | Inchicore Dublin | 4.5 | 3.9% | 0% | – |
| 13 | Fair Hill Cork | 4 | 4.4% | 0.4% | – |
| 14 | Ayrfield Dublin | 3.8 | 1.8% | 5.3% | 19% |
| 15 | Garryowen Limerick | 3.4 | 0.5% | 9.6% | – |
| 16 | Salthill Galway | 3.3 | 1% | 15% | 46% |
| 17 | Harmonstown Dublin | 3.2 | 3.8% | 5.3% | 23% |
| 18 | Galvone Limerick | 2.9 | 0.7% | 8.3% | – |
| 19 | Sutton Dublin | 2.5 | 0.7% | 12% | 48% |
| 20 | Carrigtwohill Cork | 1.8 | 5.1% | 12% | – |
| 21 | Ballinfoile and Terryland Galway | 1.7 | 2.1% | 22% | 13% |
| 22 | Rathcoole Dublin | 1.6 | 2.4% | 0% | – |
| 23 | Blessington Wicklow | 1.4 | 10% | 1.9% | – |
| 24 | Glounthaune Cork | 1.2 | 8% | 6.1% | – |
| 25 | Inishkenny Cork | 1.1 | 4.2% | 0.2% | – |
| 26 | Ballybeg Waterford | 1 | 1.2% | 4.1% | – |
| 27 | Ardee Louth | 0.9 | 0.7% | 0.8% | – |
| 28 | Kinsale Cork | 0.9 | 1.3% | 0% | 21% |
| 29 | Ferrybank Kilkenny | 0.8 | 4.1% | 6.6% | – |
| 30 | Monasterevin Kildare | 0.6 | 16% | 2% | – |
| 31 | Carrick-on-Suir Tipperary | 0.5 | 9.9% | 4% | – |
| 32 | Duleek Meath | 0.4 | 0.1% | 1.3% | – |
| 33 | Ballybofey-Stranorlar Donegal | 0.4 | 7.7% | 2.3% | – |
| 34 | Carrickmacross Monaghan | 0.3 | 5.5% | 0% | – |
| 35 | Tipperary Tipperary | 0.3 | 0.7% | 0.8% | – |
| 36 | Mountmellick Laois | 0.3 | 0.5% | 3.4% | – |
| 37 | Tullow Carlow | 0.3 | 0.4% | 1.7% | – |
| 38 | Roscrea Tipperary | 0.3 | 3.4% | 7.9% | – |
| 39 | Oranmore Galway | 0.3 | 2% | 5.2% | 13% |
| 40 | Clonakilty Cork | 0.3 | 1.8% | 3.3% | 7.1% |
The map
Parks, woods, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Galvone’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 Galvone
The biggest is Arthur's Quay Park, 0.8 ha (2 acres).
Hyde Road Park
Park or garden · 370 m outside town
0.8 ha0.3 km of path
0.9 km westfrom the centre
Directionsto a point inside
The Park
Park or garden · 400 m outside town
0.3 ha
2.3 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 Galvone’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%)
Galvone100%
Co. Limerick towns91%
Typical Irish town92%
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees.
Protected areas
8.3% of the land around Galvone is protected for nature
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 Galvone0%
Within 5 km8.3%
Co. Limerick towns9.6%
Typical Irish town1.8%
2 protected sites lie within 5 km of Galvone. Proposed Natural Heritage Areas cover 4.2% 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.
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
Burren National Park is 41 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
Burren National Park
41 km north-west21 km²
National Park
Killarney National Park
89 km south-west104 km²
2 of Ireland’s six National Parks are within 100 km of Galvone.
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
38 km of footpaths cross Galvone
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
38 km
over 13.2 km² of town and the 1 km around it
Woodland
0.7%
about 0.1 km² of mapped woods
Registered trails
1
walking trails within 5 km
Km per km², town and 1 km around · mapped on OpenStreetMap
GalvoneCo. Limerick townsTypical Irish town
Footpaths2.9
024 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
GalvoneCo. Limerick townsTypical Irish town
Woodland0.7%
0%50%100%
Galvone has more footpath per km² than 57% of Irish towns and less woodland than 89% of Irish towns.
Footpaths and woods: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract, October 2026. Woods are mapped cover, private and Coillte forests included.
Footpaths & trails
One waymarked trail starts near Galvone
38 km of footpaths are mapped in Galvone and the kilometre around it, 2.9 km for every square kilometre (the typical Irish town has 2.1).
Walking trail
Lough Derg Way68.9 km
For a shorter walk, the Lough Derg Way is 68.9 km, graded moderate. One cycling or paddling trail also starts within 5 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 Galvone: 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) | 8.1 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.7 |
| High (°C) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 102 | 85 | 76 | 63 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 87 | 77 | 98 | 106 | 112 |
April is the driest month (63 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7.7 hours of daylight in December, and 112 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. The climate in Galvone →
Things to do
1 waterfall and 6 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.
Every named place, with directions
Waterfalls 1
Curragower Falls0.6 km from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 6
Plus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Curragower Boat Club0.4 km from town
DirectionsSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract, October 2026. Unnamed places are counted, not listed.
Gardens & nature
A garden or nature site to visit near Galvone
Gardens, national parks, nature sites and islands within 15 km of the town’s edge, each with its own page.
Shannon Estuary WayNature site · 0.2 km from town
Its pagePlaces to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
Next door
Next to Galvone
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 20 km, coloured by the share of the land within 5 km protected for nature.
Prospect and Newtown PeryGarryowenLimerick City CentreRathbaneDockCorbally and King's IslandGalvone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galvone | 100% | 4.4 | 2.9 | 8.3% |
| Prospect and Newtown Pery 0.8 km | 100% | 6.8 | 3.6 | 9.9% |
| Garryowen 0.9 km | 100% | 1.4 | 3.4 | 9.6% |
| Limerick City Centre 1.1 km | 100% | 10.3 | 3.5 | 11% |
| Rathbane 1.2 km | 74% | 14.1 | 1.8 | 6% |
| Dock 1.4 km | 100% | 5.9 | 2.5 | 12% |
| Corbally and King's Island 1.6 km | 91% | 2.2 | 3.0 | 9.5% |
None of the neighbours has many more of its people near a park than Galvone. Limerick City Centre and Rathbane have at least twice Galvone’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 Galvone
What is the biggest park in Galvone?
Hyde Road Park, 0.8 ha (2 acres), just outside the built-up area. Arthur's Quay Park (0.8 ha) is second. 4 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the neighbourhood or within 400 m of it.
Is there protected countryside near Galvone?
Yes: 8.3% of the land within 5 km is protected, across 2 sites. The nearest is Lower River Shannon SAC, 0.1 km from the edge of town.
What are the best walks near Galvone?
One waymarked trail starts within 5 km: the Lough Derg Way.
How many people in Galvone 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 Galvone?
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 Galvone near a National Park?
The nearest of Ireland’s six National Parks is Burren National Park, 41 km north-west of the town’s edge; it covers about 21 km². One more is within 100 km.
What is there to do outdoors around Galvone?
Within 2 km, OpenStreetMap maps 1 waterfall; the named ones are listed under Things to do, with directions.
Sources
Where Galvone’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).