First pick
Eden Vale
Wood or forest
49 ha1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
1.7 km westfrom the centre
Eden Vale
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: Sarah777 at English Wikipedia · Public domain51%near a park
Outdoors in Castlebridge · parks, paths & countryside
5 waymarked trails start within 5 km of Castlebridge
51% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park or playing field. There are 1.2 ha of parks and playing fields for every 1,000 people in Castlebridge, against 4.1 in the typical Irish town. 7 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 0.5 for every square kilometre.
Near a park
51%
of residents within 400 m
Typical Irish town: 92%
Green space
1.2 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical Irish town: 4.1 ha
Footpaths
7 km
0.5 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical Irish town: 2.1 km per km²
Protected for nature
15%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Wexford Harbour and Slobs SPA
Woodland
9.6%
of the town and 1 km around it
Typical Irish town: 2.7%
The sea
17%
of the area within 5 km
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Castlebridge?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Protected land nearbyWexford Harbour and Slobs SPA reaches the edge of Castlebridge.Less park per person1.2 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents; the typical Irish town has 4.1.
Castlebridge’s strongest suit is protected land close by. Where it falls short is park space per person.
Against other towns
How Castlebridge 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 walk51%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
2out of 100
Public green space1.2 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
8out of 100
Footpaths0.5 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
13out of 100
Protected for nature15%of the land within 5 km
96out of 100
Woodland9.6%of the town and 1 km around it, as mapped
93out of 100
The sea17%of the area within 5 km
80out 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
Castlebridge has the 15th fewest footpaths per km² of 40 towns its size
The 40 Irish towns nearest in population (1,850 to 3,141 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Ballybrack (8.6 km per km²) to Sixmilebridge (0 km per km²).
Footpath, km per km²
Castlebridge0.5
Towns its size0.7
Co. Wexford towns0.7
Typical Irish town2.1
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Castlebridge1.2
Towns its size3.8
Co. Wexford towns2.3
Typical Irish town4.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Castlebridge51%
Towns its size83%
Co. Wexford towns83%
Typical Irish town92%
Castlebridge falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 37 of the 39 others do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | The sea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballybrack Dublin | 8.6 | 8% | 0.2% | 36% |
| 2 | Sunday's Well Cork | 7.3 | 2.7% | 0.4% | – |
| 3 | Blackpool Cork | 6.6 | 3% | 1.4% | – |
| 4 | Carna Dublin | 5.4 | 1.7% | 0% | – |
| 5 | Taylor's Hill Galway | 5.1 | 1.2% | 15% | 37% |
| 6 | Togher Cork | 5 | 1.5% | 0.5% | – |
| 7 | Decies Dublin | 4.8 | 7.2% | 0% | – |
| 8 | Mayfield Cork | 4.7 | 5.3% | 3.3% | – |
| 9 | Kylemore Dublin | 4 | 3% | 0% | – |
| 10 | Edenmore Dublin | 2.8 | 3.6% | 5.9% | 24% |
| 11 | Ballynanty Limerick | 2.5 | 5.7% | 12% | – |
| 12 | Claddagh Galway | 2.4 | 0.2% | 17% | 46% |
| 13 | Murrough Galway | 2.3 | 5.1% | 10% | 26% |
| 14 | Grange Upper Waterford | 1.4 | 1.5% | 6.6% | – |
| 15 | Blarney Cork | 1.4 | 14% | 0% | – |
| 16 | Kilbarry Waterford | 1.3 | 1.6% | 5.1% | – |
| 17 | Bantry Cork | 1 | 4.4% | 0% | 18% |
| 18 | Ballina Tipperary | 0.9 | 1.8% | 4.7% | – |
| 19 | Moate Westmeath | 0.7 | 2.4% | 2.4% | – |
| 20 | Callan Kilkenny | 0.7 | 0.1% | 2.3% | – |
| 21 | Kingscourt Cavan | 0.7 | 12% | 0% | – |
| 22 | Kenmare Kerry | 0.6 | 7.2% | 6.5% | 6.4% |
| 23 | Athboy Meath | 0.6 | 1.1% | 1.5% | – |
| 24 | Bundoran Donegal | 0.5 | 2% | 5.1% | 35% |
| 25 | Muinebeag (Bagenalstown) Carlow | 0.5 | 3.9% | 2.9% | – |
| 26 | Castlebridge Wexford | 0.5 | 9.6% | 15% | 17% |
| 27 | Skibbereen Cork | 0.5 | 1.7% | 1.6% | – |
| 28 | Kinnegad Westmeath | 0.3 | 4.5% | 4.5% | – |
| 29 | Donegal Donegal | 0.3 | 4% | 4.1% | 12% |
| 30 | Boyle Roscommon | 0.3 | 3.2% | 0% | – |
| 31 | Bailieborough Cavan | 0.3 | 10% | 0% | – |
| 32 | Castleisland Kerry | 0.3 | 1.7% | 12% | – |
| 33 | Kanturk Cork | 0.3 | 0% | 5.1% | – |
| 34 | Baltinglass Wicklow | 0.2 | 4.9% | 0.5% | – |
| 35 | Ballyhaunis Mayo | 0.2 | 2.8% | 3.4% | – |
| 36 | Kilrush Clare | 0.2 | 9.8% | 37% | – |
| 37 | Ballyjamesduff Cavan | 0.2 | 7.6% | 0% | – |
| 38 | Gort Galway | 0.2 | 4.3% | 24% | – |
| 39 | Carndonagh Donegal | 0.1 | 4.9% | 5.1% | 5.8% |
| 40 | Sixmilebridge Clare | 0 | 0.7% | 2% | – |
The map
Parks, woods, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Castlebridge’s urban area.
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 Castlebridge
The biggest is Eden Vale, 49 ha (120 acres).
Rectory Hall Forest
Wood or forest
4.4 ha
Centralin the middle of Castlebridge
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
5 in 10 Castlebridge residents live 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 (51%)Further (49%)
Castlebridge51%
Co. Wexford towns83%
Typical Irish town92%
About 900 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees.
Protected areas
Protected sites cover 15% of the land within 5 km of Castlebridge
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 Castlebridge0.1%
Within 5 km15%
Co. Wexford towns2.1%
Typical Irish town1.8%
5 protected sites lie within 5 km of Castlebridge. Proposed Natural Heritage Areas cover 16% 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.
Wexford Harbour and Slobs SPASpecial Protection Area (birds) · 60 km² · reaches Castlebridge
NPWS pageSlaney River Valley SACSpecial Area of Conservation · 59 km² · reaches Castlebridge
NPWS pageScreen Hills SACSpecial Area of Conservation · 1.4 km² · 2.9 km from the edge
NPWS pageRaven Point Nature Reserve SACSpecial Area of Conservation · 5.6 km² · 4.1 km from the edge
NPWS pageThe Raven SPASpecial Protection Area (birds) · 42 km² · 4.5 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 61 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
61 km north223 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
7 km of footpaths cross Castlebridge
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
6.6 km
over 13.8 km² of town and the 1 km around it
Woodland
9.6%
about 1.3 km² of mapped woods
Registered trails
5
walking trails within 5 km
Km per km², town and 1 km around · mapped on OpenStreetMap
CastlebridgeCo. Wexford townsTypical Irish town
Footpaths0.5
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
CastlebridgeCo. Wexford townsTypical Irish town
Woodland9.6%
0%50%100%
Castlebridge has less footpath per km² than 87% of Irish towns and more woodland than 93% of Irish towns.
Footpaths and woods: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract, October 2026. Woods are mapped cover, private and Coillte forests included.
Footpaths & trails
5 waymarked trails start near Castlebridge
7 km of footpaths are mapped in Castlebridge and the kilometre around it, 0.5 km for every square kilometre (the typical Irish town has 2.1).
Walking trail
The Rocks Trails - The Faythe Heritage Trail2.4 km
The Rocks Trails - Fitness Trail1.4 km
The Rocks Trails - Family Trail0.7 km
Three Rocks Trail13.3 km
Raven Wood Loop4.7 km
For a shorter walk, the Three Rocks Trail is 13.3 km, graded moderate. 3 cycling or paddling trails also start 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 Castlebridge: 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) | 8.2 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.7 |
| High (°C) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 94 | 71 | 65 | 66 | 61 | 67 | 69 | 81 | 77 | 110 | 111 | 106 |
May is the driest month (61 mm) and August the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7.7 hours of daylight in December, and 111 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. The climate in Castlebridge →
The coast
Castlebridge is near the sea
17% of the area within 5 km of Castlebridge is sea.
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
2 hills and peaks and 1 playground
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
Hills and peaks 2
Plus 2 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 1
Shelmalier Community Playground1.0 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 Castlebridge
Gardens, national parks, nature sites and islands within 15 km of the town’s edge, each with its own page.
The Wexford Slobs and Wildfowl ReserveNational park · 1.9 km from town
Its pagePlaces to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
Next door
Next to Castlebridge
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 20 km, coloured by the share of the land within 5 km protected for nature.
WexfordRosslareEnniscorthyRosslare HarbourCastlebridge
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlebridge | 51% | 1.2 | 0.5 | 15% |
| Wexford 6.3 km | 83% | 2.3 | 1.1 | 13% |
| Rosslare 13 km | 62% | 1.5 | 0.9 | 11% |
| Enniscorthy 16 km | 80% | 2.3 | 0.4 | 2.1% |
| Rosslare Harbour 17 km | 72% | 2.3 | 0.8 | 8.1% |
In Wexford, 83% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park, more than here. Rosslare Harbour has at least twice Castlebridge’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 Castlebridge
What is the biggest park in Castlebridge?
The Square, 0.2 ha (0 acres). 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is there protected countryside near Castlebridge?
Yes: 15% of the land within 5 km is protected, across 5 sites. Wexford Harbour and Slobs SPA reaches Castlebridge.
What are the best walks near Castlebridge?
5 waymarked trails start within 5 km, including the The Rocks Trails - The Faythe Heritage Trail, The Rocks Trails - Fitness Trail and The Rocks Trails - Family Trail.
How many people in Castlebridge live near a park?
51% 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 Castlebridge?
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 Castlebridge near a National Park?
The nearest of Ireland’s six National Parks is Wicklow Mountains National Park, 61 km north of the town’s edge; it covers about 223 km².
What is there to do outdoors around Castlebridge?
Within 2 km, OpenStreetMap maps 2 hills and peaks; the named ones are listed under Things to do, with directions.
Sources
Where Castlebridge’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).