Trails and Town Analytics
A lightweight geospatial summary of town population, trail access, and routing-readiness across the Stay & Trek system.
Total Towns
46
Mapped towns with usable spatial location data.
Avg Population per Town
50,555
Average population across the current town dataset.
Avg Trails per Town
9.8
Nearby trails counted within 15 km of each town.
Avg Distance to Nearest Trail
4.73
Measured in km from each town to its nearest mapped trail start.
Trails per Town
Top towns by nearby trail availability. This is useful for showing settlement-level accessibility.
Population vs Trails
A simple academic view of whether larger towns tend to have better trail access.
Top Towns by Trail Access
Combines nearby trail counts with access distance to highlight the strongest town-trail hubs.
| Town | Trail Count | Avg Distance |
|---|---|---|
|
Bantry
2,700 people
|
37 | 10.1 km |
|
Gorey
10,800 people
|
28 | 8.43 km |
|
Greystones
18,500 people
|
28 | 8.08 km |
|
Bray
33,300 people
|
26 | 7.31 km |
|
Arklow
13,800 people
|
24 | 8.36 km |
|
Sligo
20,400 people
|
20 | 8.31 km |
|
Westport
6,300 people
|
19 | 7.85 km |
|
Wexford
20,579 people
|
17 | 8.33 km |
Routing Availability
A simple proxy for pgRouting readiness, based on whether a town has at least one nearby trail candidate.
Towns Connected to a Trail
95.7%
44 of 46 towns have at least one trail within 15 km.
Recent Spatial Analysis Activity
22
Polygon analyses recorded in the last 7 days, demonstrating active use of the town analysis workflow.
Town Type Access Summary
| Type | Towns | Avg Trails |
|---|---|---|
| Galway | 4 | 4.0 |
| Tipperary | 4 | 9.5 |
| Kerry | 4 | 8.2 |
| Wexford | 3 | 23.0 |
| Mayo | 3 | 14.0 |
| Westmeath | 2 | 3.5 |
| Offaly | 2 | 9.0 |
| Wicklow | 2 | 27.0 |
| Donegal | 2 | 3.5 |
| Louth | 2 | 6.5 |
| Meath | 2 | 2.5 |
| Dublin | 1 | 0.0 |
| Cork | 1 | 37.0 |
| Carlow | 1 | 4.0 |
| Leitrim | 1 | 12.0 |
| City | 1 | 7.0 |
| Capital | 1 | 12.0 |
| Clare | 1 | 3.0 |
| Kilkenny | 1 | 10.0 |
| Limerick | 1 | 7.0 |
| Longford | 1 | 1.0 |
| Monaghan | 1 | 4.0 |
| Kildare | 1 | 7.0 |
| Laois | 1 | 15.0 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 4.0 |
| Sligo | 1 | 20.0 |
| Waterford | 1 | 7.0 |