How walkable is Hradčany?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Hradčany has a walkability score of 93 out of 100 across the 700 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 5th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Prague, which scores 85 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
3,266 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Hradčany. The nearest grocery is Kwik-E-Mart, about 8 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- Nuts & Wines13 min
- Pinoy Bistro / Pinoy Taste of Asia13 min
- Na Baste2 min
- B+M Nepomuk2 min
- Zoe5 min
- Loutky Puppets5 min
- Gallery Café4 min
- Mystic Cafe4 min
- Česká spořitelna12 min
- Raiffeisenbank14 min
- Lumbeho zahrady1 min
- Unnamed park2 min
- Gymnázium Jana Keplera12 min
- Malostranské gymnázium12 min
- Meander7 min
- Antikvariát u Zlaté číše7 min
- Svatovítský poklad4 min
- Španělský sál4 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Hradčany at 50.0911, 14.3959. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 80 street intersections per km², and blocks average 97 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Hradčany
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 700 m around the centre of Hradčany. Rings mark 350 m and 700 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Prague
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Malá Strana | 750 m | 97 |
| Josefov | 1.6 km | 98 |
| Old Town | 1.7 km | 100 |
| New Town | 2.4 km | 100 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Prague page.
Questions about walking in Hradčany
Is Hradčany walkable?
Yes. Hradčany in Prague has a walkability score of 93 out of 100 across the 700 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Hradčany more walkable than the rest of Prague?
Hradčany is more walkable than Prague as a whole: it scores 93, against 85 for the 5 km around Prague's centre. It ranks 5th of the 5 Prague neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Prague?
Of the 5 Prague neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are New Town (100), Old Town (100) and Josefov (98).
How is the walkability score of Hradčany 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 Hradčany it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 700 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.