How walkable is Soacha?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Soacha has a walkability score of 50 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 joint 10th most walkable of the 18 cities ranked in Colombia, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
804 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Soacha. The nearest grocery is about 18 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for parks. It is weakest for groceries, banks and books & libraries.
Groceries
- Tiendas Metro Colombia, 18 min
- Tiendas Jumbo Colombia, 19 min
Restaurants & bars
- Bosa Isrraelitas, 16 min
- The Wings Burger, 17 min
Shopping
- Cigarreria el gato felix, 11 min
- Papelería My Doggi, 12 min
Coffee
- Casa Cafe, 16 min
- Café Uno, 20 min
Banks
- Unisur | Banco de Bogotá, 25 min
- Bosa | Banco de Bogotá, 27 min
Parks
- Parque Paseo de Rosales, 8 min
- Parque La Tingua Tibaníca, 8 min
Schools
- Colegio Pedagógico Los Olivos, 12 min
- Liceo Club House School, 13 min
Books & libraries
Culture & entertainment
- Zero Gravity Soacha, 19 min
- Soacha Leon 13, 19 min
Further than usual
- The nearest grocery is 18 minutes from the centre on foot, against 5 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest restaurant is 11 minutes from the centre on foot, against 1 minute for the median city ranked.
- The nearest shop is 10 minutes from the centre on foot, against 1 minute for the median city ranked.
- The nearest café is 11 minutes from the centre on foot, against 3 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest bank is 20 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
- No library or bookshop is mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre, where the median city ranked has one 6 minutes away.
- The nearest cultural venue is 13 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 4.5988, -74.2056, the point near Soacha'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 133 street intersections per km², and blocks average 69 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Soacha's score of 50 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 54 within 1 km of the centre, 54 from 1 to 3 km out and 46 from 3 to 5 km out. 22 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. 29% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability holds up well across the city.
- 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 Soacha. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 43 | 0% |
| Within 1 km | 54 | 17% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 54 | 38% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 46 | 24% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bogotá, Colombia | 15 km | 81 |
| Villavicencio, Colombia | 82 km | 50 |
| Ibagué, Colombia | 111 km | 54 |
| Manizales, Colombia | 153 km | 42 |
| Armenia, Colombia, Colombia | 162 km | 41 |
Questions about walking in Soacha
Is Soacha a walkable city?
Partly. Soacha has a walkability score of 50 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 43. 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 joint 10th of 18 cities in Colombia and joint 595th 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. Soacha ranks joint 10th with 50.
How does Soacha compare with nearby cities?
Soacha is at most as walkable as its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 50, against Bogotá (81, 15 km away), Villavicencio (50, 82 km away) and Ibagué (54, 111 km away).
Which part of Soacha is most walkable?
Soacha is most walkable beyond 2.5 km to the north-east, where walkability averages 72, more than the 54 within 1 km of its centre. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 43. It falls most to the north-west (7).
How is Soacha's walkability score calculated?
For Soacha it is the average of 69 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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