Photo: Simon Mortimer · CC BY-SA 2.0Woods cover more of Newtownmountkennedy than of 9 in 10 Irish towns
Mapped woodland takes up 12% of Newtownmountkennedy and the kilometre around it. Wicklow Mountains National Park begins 7.1 km away. 60% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park or playing field.
What kind of outdoors town is Newtownmountkennedy?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Newtownmountkennedy’s strongest suit is its woods, followed by Wicklow Mountains National Park close by. Where it falls short is park space per person.
How Newtownmountkennedy 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.
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.
Newtownmountkennedy has the 10th fewest footpaths per km² of 40 towns its size
The 40 Irish towns nearest in population (3,030 to 4,126 residents), by km of footpath per km². Hover for each one’s protected land and woods; click for its page.
From Shandon (7.3 km per km²) to Charleville (0 km per km²).
Newtownmountkennedy falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 34 of the 39 others do better.
Every town in the comparison
| Town | Paths (km/km²) | Woodland | Protected | The sea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shandon Cork | 7.3 | 1.9% | 0.9% | – |
| 2 | Ballyfermot Dublin | 6.8 | 8.7% | 0% | – |
| 3 | Cork City Centre Cork | 6.7 | 1.5% | 1.8% | – |
| 4 | Blackpool Cork | 6.6 | 3% | 1.4% | – |
| 5 | Farranree Cork | 6 | 3% | 0.5% | – |
| 6 | Montenotte Cork | 5.5 | 5.6% | 3.5% | – |
| 7 | Newcastle Galway | 5.4 | 1.7% | 15% | 29% |
| 8 | Shanakiel Cork | 5.3 | 5.7% | 0.1% | – |
| 9 | Taylor's Hill Galway | 5.1 | 1.2% | 15% | 37% |
| 10 | Mervue Galway | 4.3 | 3.6% | 11% | 25% |
| 11 | Prospect and Newtown Pery Limerick | 3.6 | 1.5% | 9.9% | – |
| 12 | Limerick City Centre Limerick | 3.5 | 1% | 11% | – |
| 13 | Ballynanty Limerick | 2.5 | 5.7% | 12% | – |
| 14 | Rahoon Galway | 2.3 | 2.3% | 27% | 20% |
| 15 | Annacotty Limerick | 2 | 2% | 6.2% | – |
| 16 | Rathbane Limerick | 1.8 | 1.1% | 6% | – |
| 17 | Ballinacurra Limerick | 1.8 | 1.4% | 11% | – |
| 18 | Westbury Clare | 1.7 | 3.3% | 9.6% | – |
| 19 | Crosshaven Cork | 1.2 | 8.9% | 0.4% | 44% |
| 20 | Rathnew Wicklow | 1.2 | 1.3% | 3.9% | 17% |
| 21 | Cleaboy Waterford | 1.2 | 0% | 5.8% | – |
| 22 | Virginia Cavan | 1.1 | 18% | 0.2% | – |
| 23 | Enfield Meath | 1.1 | 3.9% | 0% | – |
| 24 | Grange Waterford | 1 | 0.8% | 5% | – |
| 25 | Cahir Tipperary | 1 | 7.5% | 3.4% | – |
| 26 | Castleblayney Monaghan | 1 | 3.8% | 0% | – |
| 27 | Riverstown Cork | 0.8 | 14% | 2.9% | – |
| 28 | Kilcullen Kildare | 0.8 | 5.3% | 0% | – |
| 29 | Kill Kildare | 0.8 | 2.1% | 0% | – |
| 30 | Tower Cork | 0.7 | 13% | 0% | – |
| 31 | Newtownmountkennedy Wicklow | 0.6 | 12% | 4.9% | 6.2% |
| 32 | Rathangan Kildare | 0.5 | 4.5% | 0% | – |
| 33 | Claremorris Mayo | 0.4 | 7.1% | 0% | – |
| 34 | Macroom Cork | 0.4 | 4.9% | 3.9% | – |
| 35 | Mitchelstown Cork | 0.3 | 0% | 0% | – |
| 36 | Kinnegad Westmeath | 0.3 | 4.5% | 4.5% | – |
| 37 | Stamullen Meath | 0.3 | 1.7% | 0.5% | 12% |
| 38 | Ballinrobe Mayo | 0.3 | 0.5% | 11% | – |
| 39 | Clara Offaly | 0.2 | 6.1% | 6.4% | – |
| 40 | Charleville Cork | 0 | 0.3% | 0.2% | – |
Parks, woods, footpaths & countryside
Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Newtownmountkennedy’s urban area.
6 in 10 Newtownmountkennedy 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).
About 1,400 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees.
4.9% of the land around Newtownmountkennedy 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.
4 protected sites lie within 5 km of Newtownmountkennedy. Proposed Natural Heritage Areas cover 5.5% 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.
Wicklow Mountains National Park is 7.1 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.
Wicklow Mountains National Park
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).
7 km of footpaths cross Newtownmountkennedy
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+.
Km per km², town and 1 km around · mapped on OpenStreetMap
Share of the land · mapped woods and forest
Newtownmountkennedy has less footpath per km² than 84% of Irish towns and more woodland than 96% of Irish towns.
Footpaths and woods: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract, October 2026. Woods are mapped cover, private and Coillte forests included.
One waymarked trail starts near Newtownmountkennedy
7 km of footpaths are mapped in Newtownmountkennedy and the kilometre around it, 0.6 km for every square kilometre (the typical Irish town has 2.1).
One cycling or paddling trail also starts within 5 km.
One more waymarked walk on OpenStreetMap
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.
The best walking months in Newtownmountkennedy: June 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 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 7.6 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 109 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 78 | 67 | 80 | 84 | 122 | 138 | 120 |
July is the driest month (67 mm) and the warmest (highs of 19 °C). Winter days are short, about 7.6 hours of daylight in December, and 138 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. The climate in Newtownmountkennedy →
Newtownmountkennedy is near the sea
6.2% of the area within 5 km of Newtownmountkennedy 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
3 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 3
Plus 1 peak without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 1
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract, October 2026. Unnamed places are counted, not listed.
A garden or nature site to visit near Newtownmountkennedy
Gardens, national parks, nature sites and islands within 15 km of the town’s edge, each with its own page.
Places to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
Next to Newtownmountkennedy
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 20 km, coloured by the share of the land within 5 km protected for nature.
| Town | Near a park | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Paths (km/km²) | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtownmountkennedy | 60% | 1.5 | 0.6 | 4.9% |
| Kilpedder 2.8 km | 28% | 0.1 | 0.8 | 3.8% |
| Newcastle 3.6 km | 55% | 1.4 | 0.3 | 5.9% |
| Kilcoole 4.1 km | 70% | 1.1 | 1.5 | 5.8% |
| Greystones-Delgany 6.1 km | 75% | 1.0 | 2.2 | 5% |
| Ashford 8.7 km | 68% | 6.4 | 0.8 | 3.4% |
| Kilmacanogue 9.3 km | 86% | 1.7 | 2.1 | 4.3% |
In Kilmacanogue, 86% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park, more than here. Ashford has at least twice Newtownmountkennedy’s green space per resident.
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 Newtownmountkennedy
Is there protected countryside near Newtownmountkennedy?
Yes: 4.9% of the land within 5 km is protected, across 4 sites. The nearest is Carriggower Bog SAC, 2.8 km from the edge of town.
What are the best walks near Newtownmountkennedy?
One waymarked trail starts within 5 km: the Sugar Loaf Way.
How many people in Newtownmountkennedy live near a park?
60% 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 Newtownmountkennedy?
On the town’s 1991–2020 averages and its daylight: June to September, when days are long, highs reach 15 °C and rain is light for the place.
Is Newtownmountkennedy near a National Park?
The nearest of Ireland’s six National Parks is Wicklow Mountains National Park, 7.1 km north-west of the town’s edge; it covers about 223 km².
What is there to do outdoors around Newtownmountkennedy?
Within 2 km, OpenStreetMap maps 3 hills and peaks; the named ones are listed under Things to do, with directions.
Where Newtownmountkennedy’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).