How walkable is Puente Alto?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Puente Alto has a walkability score of 56 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 4th most walkable of the 5 cities ranked in Chile.
What's within walking distance of the centre
673 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Puente Alto. The nearest grocery is about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, banks, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Lider Puente Alto, 6 min
- Supermercado Líder, 6 min
Restaurants & bars
- Los Lolitos, 5 min
- Dimelo chamako food, 5 min
Shopping
- Ashley, 2 min
- Autoplanet, 2 min
Coffee
- Zona WiFi Las Mercedes, 10 min
- Maccs, 12 min
Banks
- Banco Santander, 10 min
- Bci, 21 min
Parks
- Plaza Vicepresidente Bernardo Leighton, 11 min
- Plazuela Guernica, 11 min
Schools
- Niño Jesús de Praga, 8 min
- Escuela Industrial Las Nieves, 9 min
Books & libraries
- Qué Leo Italia Barrio, 9 min
- Centro Bibliotecario Puente Alto, 20 min
Culture & entertainment
- Circo Panamericano, 6 min
- Jumper Park, 7 min
Further than usual
- The nearest café is 9 minutes from the centre on foot, against 3 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at -33.5961, -70.5758, the point near Puente Alto's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 236 street intersections per km², and blocks average 60 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Puente Alto's score of 56 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 77 within 1 km of the centre, 61 from 1 to 3 km out and 48 from 3 to 5 km out. 15 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 26% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Puente Alto. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 94 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 77 | 57% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 61 | 24% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 48 | 23% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Santiago, Chile | 18 km | 86 |
| Maipú, Chile, Chile | 21 km | 61 |
| Viña del Mar, Chile | 112 km | 52 |
| Córdoba, Argentina, Argentina | 648 km | 76 |
Questions about walking in Puente Alto
Is Puente Alto a walkable city?
Partly. Puente Alto has a walkability score of 56 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 94. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks 4th of 5 cities in Chile and joint 509th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Chile?
Santiago is the most walkable of the 5 cities ranked in Chile, with a score of 86. Puente Alto ranks 4th with 56.
How does Puente Alto compare with nearby cities?
Puente Alto sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 56, against Santiago (86, 18 km away), Maipú, Chile (61, 21 km away) and Viña del Mar (52, 112 km away).
Which part of Puente Alto is most walkable?
Puente Alto's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 94. Walkability averages 77 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 73) and falls most to the south-east (33).
How is Puente Alto's walkability score calculated?
For Puente Alto it is the average of 76 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 20 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.
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