Steps to miles & kilometers
How far did today's steps take you? This tool estimates your stride length from your height (or uses one you've measured yourself) and calculates the distance in miles and kilometers, plus approximate calories burned.
How steps are converted into distance
The math is simple: distance = steps × stride length. The average stride can be estimated from height, about 41.5% for men and 41.3% for women (at 5 ft 8 in, that's roughly 28 inches per step). The famous 10,000 steps therefore work out to about 4 to 5 miles (6 to 8 km) depending on how tall you are. For better accuracy, measure your real stride: walk 10 normal steps, measure the total distance in inches, divide by 10, and enter it in the dedicated field, a measured stride always takes priority over the estimate.
How reliable are the calories and time?
Calories come from the 2024 Compendium of Physical Activities: walking at a normal pace, about 3.1 mph (5 km/h), is rated 3.8 MET, that is 3.8 kilocalories per kilogram of body weight per hour. The box shows the total and, in the note, the extra over sitting still. Your actual burn depends on speed, incline, terrain, and metabolism, so treat the number as a ballpark figure. The time shown assumes the same 3.1 mph pace. All values are rough estimates, useful for tracking your progress but not a substitute for a GPS watch or heart-rate monitor. This tool provides estimates only and is not medical advice.
Nearby tools
For the calories of a walk measured in kilometers, at the pace you choose, there is Calories burned walking; for other activities Calories burned by activity. The three pages use the same values and the same stride length: an hour at 3.1 mph gives the same calories on all three.