Steps to Miles
Enter a step count and read the distance off the dial. Calibrate the stride to your own step and every figure on the site follows it.
Calibrate your stride
Your walking step is roughly 41 percent of your height. A 5 ft 2 in walker is nearer 25.6 in, a 6 ft 2 in walker nearer 30.6 in. The 30 in default suits an average adult.
Popular step counts
- 1,000 steps
- 2,000 steps
- 2,500 steps
- 3,000 steps
- 4,000 steps
- 5,000 steps
- 6,000 steps
- 7,000 steps
- 7,500 steps
- 8,000 steps
- 9,000 steps
- 10,000 steps
- 11,000 steps
- 12,000 steps
- 15,000 steps
- 20,000 steps
How the conversion works
Every step to distance conversion comes down to one number: your stride length, the distance covered by a single step. Multiply your step count by your stride length and you have the total distance. Divide by 63,360 inches and you have it in miles.
Formula
MILES = STEPS × STRIDE (IN) ÷ 63,360
At the common 30 inch adult stride this settles at about 2,112 steps per mile. Shorter walkers need more steps to cover the same mile, taller walkers fewer.
Fitness trackers use exactly this logic. Most estimate your stride from your height, and some refine it against GPS over time, which is why two people on the same walk see different distances for an identical step count.
Quick reference
Distances below assume the average 30 inch adult stride.
| Steps | Miles | Kilometres | Average walk time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | 0.47 mi | 0.76 km | 10m |
| 2,000 | 0.95 mi | 1.52 km | 19m |
| 2,500 | 1.18 mi | 1.91 km | 24m |
| 3,000 | 1.42 mi | 2.29 km | 29m |
| 4,000 | 1.89 mi | 3.05 km | 38m |
| 5,000 | 2.37 mi | 3.81 km | 48m |
| 6,000 | 2.84 mi | 4.57 km | 57m |
| 7,000 | 3.31 mi | 5.33 km | 1h 7m |
| 7,500 | 3.55 mi | 5.72 km | 1h 11m |
| 8,000 | 3.79 mi | 6.10 km | 1h 16m |
| 9,000 | 4.26 mi | 6.86 km | 1h 26m |
| 10,000 | 4.73 mi | 7.62 km | 1h 35m |
| 12,000 | 5.68 mi | 9.14 km | 1h 54m |
| 15,000 | 7.10 mi | 11.4 km | 2h 23m |
| 20,000 | 9.47 mi | 15.2 km | 3h 10m |
| 25,000 | 11.8 mi | 19.1 km | 3h 58m |
| 30,000 | 14.2 mi | 22.9 km | 4h 46m |
For the full range see the steps to miles chart, or read how many steps are in a mile for the reasoning behind these numbers.