First pick
The Orchard Peace Park
Park or garden
1.2 ha1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Enniscorthy
Directionsto a point inside
Photo: 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.080%near a park
Outdoors in Enniscorthy · parks, paths & countryside
6 waymarked trails start within 5 km of Enniscorthy
13 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 0.4 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Enniscorthy add up to 2.3 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical Irish town has 4.1. A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 80% of residents.
Near a park
80%
of residents within 400 m
Typical Irish town: 92%
Green space
2.3 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical Irish town: 4.1 ha
Footpaths
13 km
0.4 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical Irish town: 2.1 km per km²
Protected for nature
2.1%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Wexford Harbour and Slobs SPA
Woodland
6.9%
of the town and 1 km around it
Typical Irish town: 2.7%
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Enniscorthy?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Protected land nearbyWexford Harbour and Slobs SPA reaches the edge of Enniscorthy.Few mapped footpaths0.4 km of path per km²; the typical Irish town has 2.1.
Enniscorthy’s strongest suit is protected land close by. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Against other towns
How Enniscorthy 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 walk80%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
34out of 100
Public green space2.3 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
28out of 100
Footpaths0.4 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
12out of 100
Protected for nature2.1%of the land within 5 km
52out of 100
Woodland6.9%of the town and 1 km around it, as mapped
84out 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
Enniscorthy has the fewest footpaths per km² of 40 towns its size
The 40 Irish towns nearest in population (10,556 to 14,213 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Cabra East (8 km per km²) to Enniscorthy (0.4 km per km²).
Footpath, km per km²
Enniscorthy0.4
Towns its size3.9
Co. Wexford towns0.7
Typical Irish town2.1
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Enniscorthy2.3
Towns its size3.9
Co. Wexford towns2.3
Typical Irish town4.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Enniscorthy80%
Towns its size93%
Co. Wexford towns83%
Typical Irish town92%
Enniscorthy falls furthest behind on path per km², where 39 of the 39 others do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | The sea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cabra East Dublin | 8 | 2.2% | 0% | – |
| 2 | Deansrath Dublin | 7.9 | 2.2% | 0% | – |
| 3 | Phibsborough Dublin | 7.6 | 0.4% | 0% | – |
| 4 | Kilnamanagh Dublin | 7.4 | 3.9% | 0.5% | – |
| 5 | Fettercairn Dublin | 7 | 3.5% | 0.4% | – |
| 6 | Palmerston Dublin | 6.9 | 8.6% | 0% | – |
| 7 | Firhouse Dublin | 6.8 | 4.4% | 4.2% | – |
| 8 | Ronanstown Dublin | 6.6 | 0.7% | 0% | – |
| 9 | Ballsbridge Dublin | 6.3 | 1.3% | 1.2% | 18% |
| 10 | Ballygall Dublin | 6.3 | 1.4% | 0% | – |
| 11 | Summerhill Dublin | 6 | 0.4% | 0.2% | 8.5% |
| 12 | Clonskeagh Dublin | 6 | 2.7% | 0.1% | 16% |
| 13 | Foxrock Dublin | 5.8 | 5.3% | 0.2% | 25% |
| 14 | Knocklyon Dublin | 5.8 | 4.7% | 3.2% | – |
| 15 | Drumcondra Dublin | 5.6 | 1.6% | 0.8% | 6.9% |
| 16 | Finglas South Dublin | 5.6 | 1.7% | 0% | – |
| 17 | Whitehall Dublin | 5.6 | 2.6% | 0.3% | – |
| 18 | Sallynoggin Dublin | 5 | 2% | 0.3% | 47% |
| 19 | Blackrock Dublin | 4.7 | 1.4% | 0.2% | 30% |
| 20 | Ongar Dublin | 4.2 | 2.7% | 0.2% | – |
| 21 | Mahon Cork | 3.6 | 6.1% | 5.3% | – |
| 22 | Shankill Dublin | 3.6 | 12% | 3.8% | 28% |
| 23 | Hollystown Dublin | 3.3 | 2% | 0% | – |
| 24 | Corbally and King's Island Limerick | 3 | 3.7% | 9.5% | – |
| 25 | Portmarnock Dublin | 2.7 | 0.8% | 7.9% | 44% |
| 26 | Skerries Dublin | 2 | 1.7% | 0% | 53% |
| 27 | Midleton Cork | 1.6 | 2.6% | 4.5% | – |
| 28 | Wicklow Wicklow | 1.1 | 0.9% | 4.3% | 38% |
| 29 | Rush Dublin | 1.1 | 0.4% | 3.7% | 51% |
| 30 | Castlebar Mayo | 1 | 3.1% | 2.3% | – |
| 31 | Athy Kildare | 0.9 | 0.3% | 1.6% | – |
| 32 | Ballina Mayo | 0.8 | 3.3% | 3.5% | – |
| 33 | Tramore Waterford | 0.8 | 0.9% | 3.9% | 34% |
| 34 | Cobh Cork | 0.8 | 3.5% | 13% | 23% |
| 35 | Arklow Wicklow | 0.7 | 5.7% | 0.3% | 34% |
| 36 | Gorey Wexford | 0.7 | 3.9% | 0.5% | – |
| 37 | Cavan Cavan | 0.6 | 6.7% | 5.1% | – |
| 38 | Longford Longford | 0.6 | 2.7% | 5.6% | – |
| 39 | Mallow Cork | 0.6 | 5.1% | 3.2% | – |
| 40 | Enniscorthy Wexford | 0.4 | 6.9% | 2.1% | – |
The map
Parks, woods, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Enniscorthy’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 Enniscorthy
The biggest is The Orchard Peace Park, 1.2 ha (3 acres).
All 4 named parks and woods by size: 3 ha (7 acres) and 2 km of path
Parks & gardens 2.7 ha
The two biggest, The Orchard Peace Park and Fair Green, are 74% of the named green space. 4 of the 4 are under 2 ha.
Fair Green
Park or garden
0.9 ha0.5 km of path
Centralin the middle of Enniscorthy
Directionsto a point inside
Bellefield Dog Park
Park or garden
0.5 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Enniscorthy
Directionsto a point inside
The Green
Park or garden
0.2 ha0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Enniscorthy
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
8 in 10 Enniscorthy 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 (80%)Further (20%)
Enniscorthy80%
Co. Wexford towns83%
Typical Irish town92%
About 2,500 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees.
Protected areas
2.1% of the land around Enniscorthy 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 Enniscorthy2.9%
Within 5 km2.1%
Co. Wexford towns2.1%
Typical Irish town1.8%
2 protected sites lie within 5 km of Enniscorthy. Proposed Natural Heritage Areas cover 3.3% 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
Wicklow Mountains National Park is 47 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
47 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
13 km of footpaths cross Enniscorthy
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
13 km
over 30.4 km² of town and the 1 km around it
Woodland
6.9%
about 2.1 km² of mapped woods
Registered trails
6
walking trails within 5 km
Km per km², town and 1 km around · mapped on OpenStreetMap
EnniscorthyCo. Wexford townsTypical Irish town
Footpaths0.4
01.53 km per km²
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
EnniscorthyCo. Wexford townsTypical Irish town
Woodland6.9%
0%50%100%
Enniscorthy has less footpath per km² than 88% of Irish towns and more woodland than 84% 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 Enniscorthy
13 km of footpaths are mapped in Enniscorthy and the kilometre around it, 0.4 km for every square kilometre (the typical Irish town has 2.1).
Walking trail
Enniscorthy Riverside Trail2.8 km
Ringwood Trail1.8 km
Borodale Trail0.2 km
Bree Hill Beech Trail10.2 km
Bree Hill Wilton Trail8.2 km
Bree Hill Ballybrittas Dolmen Trail6.2 km
For a shorter walk, the Bree Hill Beech Trail is 10.2 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 Enniscorthy: 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 | 13.9 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.7 |
| High (°C) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 99 | 75 | 70 | 70 | 64 | 72 | 72 | 87 | 79 | 112 | 116 | 109 |
May is the driest month (64 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 21 °C). Winter days are short, about 7.7 hours of daylight in December, and 116 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. The climate in Enniscorthy →
Things to do
5 hills and peaks and 3 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.
The highest named top on the map is Vinegar Hill, at 110 m, in town.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 5
Vinegar Hill110 m · in town
DirectionsPlus 4 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 3
Plus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract, October 2026. Unnamed places are counted, not listed.
Next door
Next to Enniscorthy
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 20 km, coloured by the share of the land within 5 km protected for nature.
FernsCastlebridgeBunclodyEnniscorthy
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enniscorthy | 80% | 2.3 | 0.4 | 2.1% |
| Ferns 11 km | 0% | 7.1 | 0.1 | 0.8% |
| Castlebridge 16 km | 51% | 1.2 | 0.5 | 15% |
| Bunclody 17 km | 72% | 3.6 | 0.8 | 4.2% |
None of the neighbours has many more of its people near a park than Enniscorthy. Ferns has at least twice Enniscorthy’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 Enniscorthy
What is the biggest park in Enniscorthy?
The Orchard Peace Park, 1.2 ha (3 acres). Fair Green (0.9 ha) is second. 4 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is there protected countryside near Enniscorthy?
Yes: 2.1% of the land within 5 km is protected, across 2 sites. Wexford Harbour and Slobs SPA reaches Enniscorthy.
What are the best walks near Enniscorthy?
6 waymarked trails start within 5 km, including the Enniscorthy Riverside Trail, Ringwood Trail and Borodale Trail.
How many people in Enniscorthy live near a park?
80% 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 Enniscorthy?
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 Enniscorthy near a National Park?
The nearest of Ireland’s six National Parks is Wicklow Mountains National Park, 47 km north of the town’s edge; it covers about 223 km².
What is there to do outdoors around Enniscorthy?
Within 2 km, OpenStreetMap maps 5 hills and peaks; the named ones are listed under Things to do, with directions.
Sources
Where Enniscorthy’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).