How walkable is Bello, Antioquia?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Bello, Antioquia has a walkability score of 53 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 7th most walkable of the 18 cities ranked in Colombia.
What's within walking distance of the centre
528 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Bello, Antioquia. The nearest grocery is about 11 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, parks and schools. It is weakest for banks.
Groceries
- Mercalocura, 14 min
- Supermercado Santander, 16 min
Restaurants & bars
- El Hueco Medellîn, 4 min
- Ananá, 5 min
Shopping
- Las Cabañas Belloantioquia, 4 min
- Barrio nuevo, 7 min
Coffee
- Dulce sorbo (Café y helados), 18 min
- La Cafeteca, 19 min
Banks
- Parque Fabricato | Banco de Bogotá, 26 min
Parks
- Parque San Agustín, 10 min
- Lote valdio, 10 min
Schools
- Institución Educativa Atanasio Girardot, 5 min
- Preescolar Los Paticos, 10 min
Books & libraries
- Biblioteca Barrio Santander, 17 min
- Parque biblioteca 12 de octubre, 26 min
Culture & entertainment
- Auditorio Monseñor Nelson Sierra, 19 min
- Guateke, 22 min
Further than usual
- The nearest café is 9 minutes from the centre on foot, against 3 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest bank is 24 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest cultural venue is 12 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 6.3140, -75.5670, the point near Bello, Antioquia'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 145 street intersections per km², and blocks average 75 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Bello, Antioquia's score of 53 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 76 within 1 km of the centre, 59 from 1 to 3 km out and 46 from 3 to 5 km out. 19 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. 43% 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 Bello, Antioquia. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 75 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 76 | 83% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 59 | 46% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 46 | 36% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Medellín, Colombia | 10 km | 80 |
| Manizales, Colombia | 142 km | 42 |
| Pereira, Colombia, Colombia | 170 km | 45 |
| Armenia, Colombia, Colombia | 201 km | 41 |
| Ibagué, Colombia | 215 km | 54 |
Questions about walking in Bello, Antioquia
Is Bello, Antioquia a walkable city?
Partly. Bello, Antioquia has a walkability score of 53 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 75. 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 7th of 18 cities in Colombia and joint 553rd of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Colombia?
Bogotá is the most walkable of the 18 cities ranked in Colombia, with a score of 81. Bello, Antioquia ranks 7th with 53.
How does Bello, Antioquia compare with nearby cities?
Bello, Antioquia sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 53, against Medellín (80, 10 km away), Manizales (42, 142 km away) and Pereira, Colombia (45, 170 km away).
Which part of Bello, Antioquia is most walkable?
Bello is most walkable beyond 2.5 km to the south, where walkability averages 82, more than the 76 within 1 km of its centre. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 75. It falls most to the west (6).
How is Bello, Antioquia's walkability score calculated?
For Bello, Antioquia it is the average of 72 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 31 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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