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The South Wood

The South Wood is a wood in the town in Galway, County Galway, 5.7 km west of Eyre Square. Tobar Éanna and Hunters Park are within 137 m.

Kind
Woods
From Eyre Square
5.7 km west
Bus stop
Cappagh Road - Woodfield (City Direct), 749 m away

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Plan of the country around The South Wood, 1.8 km across
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Plan of the surrounding 300 mPlan of the country around The South Wood, 1.8 km across

Getting to The South Wood

By bus
The nearest stop is Cappagh Road - Woodfield, served by City Direct, 749 m away.
Directions from where you are
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While you are there

Other sites within 3 km: Tobar Éanna (132 m), Hunters Park (137 m), The North Wood (358 m), Coillte Loch Roisín (401 m) and Bird Sanctuary (516 m).

Within a short walk

  1. Tobar Éanna
    Monuments
    132 m
  2. 137 m

Other woods around Galway

  1. The North Wood
    Barna Road
    358 m
  2. 401 m
  3. 916 m
  4. 8.9 km
  5. Uncleen Woods
    Ross Allta
    9.4 km
  6. 9.5 km
  7. 10.5 km
  8. 11.0 km

All 10 woods around Galway

Questions people ask

Where is The South Wood?
In Galway, County Galway, 5.7 km west of Eyre Square.
Are there other woods nearby?
9 other woods around $Galway; the closest is The North Wood, 358 m away.

Source record: OpenStreetMap way/333477305, read on 2026-09-18. The street is the mapped address where there is one, otherwise the nearest named road. Distances are straight lines.