How walkable is Quiroga?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Quiroga has a walkability score of 77 out of 100 across the 550 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 3rd most walkable of 4 neighbourhoods ranked in Bogotá, which scores 81 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
757 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Quiroga. The nearest grocery is Supermercado El Porvenir, about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, shopping, banks, parks and schools. It is weakest for books & libraries.
- Lechonería Donde Jimmy15 min
- Éxito Centenario19 min
- Gremlins pyp6 min
- Eviterno6 min
- Cars Service Express S.A.S5 min
- Technoplay videojuegos5 min
- Coffee and Dreams23 min
- Juan Valdez Café26 min
- Barrio Restrepo | Banco de Bogotá5 min
- Bancolombia12 min
- Parque Calle 32B Sur4 min
- Parque Quiroga Sur6 min
- Jardín Infantil Grandes Chicos9 min
- Colegio Rafael Delgado Salguero12 min
- Biblioteca Pública Parque El Tunal25 min
- Amanecer Literario San Jose28 min
- Teatro Dantexco11 min
- Barrio Ingles15 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Quiroga at 4.5788, -74.1177. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 188 street intersections per km², and blocks average 74 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Quiroga
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 550 m around the centre of Quiroga. Rings mark 300 m and 550 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Bogotá
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Carvajal | 4.5 km | 74 |
| La Candelaria | 5.5 km | 91 |
| San Diego | 6.6 km | 97 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Bogotá page.
Questions about walking in Quiroga
Is Quiroga walkable?
Yes. Quiroga in Bogotá has a walkability score of 77 out of 100 across the 550 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Quiroga more walkable than the rest of Bogotá?
Quiroga is less walkable than Bogotá as a whole: it scores 77, against 81 for the 5 km around Bogotá's centre. It ranks 3rd of the 4 Bogotá neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Bogotá?
Of the 4 Bogotá neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are San Diego (97), La Candelaria (91) and Quiroga (77).
How is the walkability score of Quiroga calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Quiroga it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 550 m around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.