--- title: "Is Bello, Antioquia walkable? Walkability score 53/100" description: "Bello, Antioquia scores 53/100 for walkability (Somewhat Walkable) across its central 5 km: how far it reaches and what's near the centre." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/colombia/bello updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [Colombia](https://howwalkable.com/cities/colombia) 3. Bello, Antioquia # How walkable is Bello, Antioquia? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 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. 53 out of 100: Somewhat Walkable Some errands can be accomplished on foot. * #7 of 18 in Colombia * #553 of 690 tied, worldwide * 75 at the centre [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=6.31398&lon=-75.56699&q=Bello%2C%20Antioquia%2C%20Colombia) ## 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 1.9 of 3 points * A la Parrilla 67, 11 min * Mercalocura, 14 min * Supermercado Santander, 16 min ### Restaurants & bars 2.9 of 3 points * Helados Cabañas, 2 min * El Hueco Medellîn, 4 min * Ananá, 5 min ### Shopping 1.8 of 2 points * Paco La Distribuidora, 3 min * Las Cabañas Belloantioquia, 4 min * Barrio nuevo, 7 min ### Coffee 1.1 of 2 points * Dosto, 9 min * Dulce sorbo (Café y helados), 18 min * La Cafeteca, 19 min ### Banks 0.1 of 1 point * Coopantex, 24 min * Parque Fabricato | Banco de Bogotá, 26 min ### Parks 1.0 of 1 point * Parque florencia parte baja, 7 min * Parque San Agustín, 10 min * Lote valdio, 10 min ### Schools 1.0 of 1 point * Preescolar Construyendo Talentos Para El Mundo, 2 min * Institución Educativa Atanasio Girardot, 5 min * Preescolar Los Paticos, 10 min ### Books & libraries 0.7 of 1 point * Biblioteca Carlos Castro Saavedra, 10 min * Biblioteca Barrio Santander, 17 min * Parque biblioteca 12 de octubre, 26 min ### Culture & entertainment 0.6 of 1 point * El 4arto, 12 min * 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. ![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Bello, Antioquia, one hexagon per square kilometre. 43% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 0, is 4 km to the east.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/colombia/bello.svg?v=91c62e05292b) 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+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Centre | 75 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 76 | 83% | 6 | | 1 to 3 km out | 59 | 46% | 24 | | 3 to 5 km out | 46 | 36% | 42 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | ------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [Medellín](https://howwalkable.com/cities/colombia/medellin), Colombia | 10 km | 80 | | [Manizales](https://howwalkable.com/cities/colombia/manizales), Colombia | 142 km | 42 | | [Pereira, Colombia](https://howwalkable.com/cities/colombia/pereira), Colombia | 170 km | 45 | | [Armenia, Colombia](https://howwalkable.com/cities/colombia/armenia), Colombia | 201 km | 41 | | [Ibagué](https://howwalkable.com/cities/colombia/ibague), 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. 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