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How walkable is Al Hamra, Riyadh?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Al Hamra has a walkability score of 72 out of 100 across the 1.6 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the most walkable of the 10 neighbourhoods ranked in Riyadh, which scores 70 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
275 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Al Hamra. The nearest grocery is about 14 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for shopping, coffee, banks and parks. It is weakest for schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- على كيفك, 16 min
- Panda, 17 min
Restaurants & bars
- Tamreya | تمرية, 4 min
- Johnny Rockets | جوني روكتس, 7 min
Shopping
- خطوات للأحذية, 1 min
- Mango, 1 min
Coffee
- Barn’s - بارنز, 3 min
- Moroccan Taste | المذاق المغربي, 5 min
Banks
- صراف بنك الجزيره, 15 min
- anb | العربي, 17 min
Parks
Schools
Books & libraries
Culture & entertainment
Measured from the mapped centre of Al Hamra, Riyadh at 24.7762, 46.7527. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 113 street intersections per km², and blocks average 92 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Al Hamra, Riyadh
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.6 km around the centre of Al Hamra, Riyadh. Rings mark 800 m and 1.6 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Riyadh
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Al Rabwah | 9.2 km | 67 |
| King Abdullah Financial District | 11.4 km | 68 |
| Al Faisaliyyah | 16.1 km | 35 |
| Al Oud | 16.8 km | 45 |
| Umm Salim | 16.8 km | 67 |
| Al Khaldiyeh | 16.9 km | 38 |
| Al Dubiyah | 17.6 km | 56 |
| Manfuhah Al Jadidah | 18.6 km | 46 |
See all 10 neighbourhoods of Riyadh ranked by walkability.
Questions about walking in Al Hamra, Riyadh
Is Al Hamra walkable?
Yes. Al Hamra in Riyadh has a walkability score of 72 out of 100 across the 1.6 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Al Hamra more walkable than the rest of Riyadh?
Al Hamra is about as walkable as Riyadh as a whole: it scores 72, against 70 for the 5 km around Riyadh's centre. It is the most walkable of the 10 neighbourhoods ranked in Riyadh on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Riyadh?
Of the 10 Riyadh neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Al Hamra (72), the King Abdullah Financial District (68), Umm Salim (67) and Al Rabwah (67).
How is the walkability score of Al Hamra 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 Al Hamra it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1.6 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps 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. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.
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