Steps to Kilometers Calculator

10,000 steps is approximately 7 to 8 kilometers (4.3 to 5 miles) depending on your stride length. With the average stride of 75 cm, 10,000 steps equals 7.5 km. Taller people with longer strides cover more distance per step. A person with a 65 cm stride covers 6.5 km in 10,000 steps, while someone with an 85 cm stride covers 8.5 km.

With an average stride length of 75 cm, it takes approximately 1,333 steps to walk 1 kilometer. For shorter strides (65 cm), it takes about 1,538 steps. For longer strides (85 cm), it takes about 1,176 steps. Running strides are longer (100 cm+), so running 1 km takes roughly 1,000 steps.

The average walking stride length is 65 to 80 cm (26 to 31 inches) for adults. Women average about 66 cm and men about 78 cm. Stride length depends on height, leg length, and walking speed. A rough estimate is that your stride length is about 42% of your height. Running stride length is typically 100 to 120 cm.

Walking 10,000 steps burns approximately 300 to 500 calories depending on your weight, pace, and terrain. As a rough estimate, each step burns about 0.04 calories. A 150-pound (68 kg) person burns about 400 calories per 10,000 steps at moderate pace. Faster walking, hills, or carrying weight increases calorie burn by 20 to 50%.

At an average walking speed of 5 km/h (3.1 mph), 10,000 steps takes approximately 80 to 100 minutes (1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 40 minutes). Brisk walking at 6.5 km/h reduces this to about 60 to 75 minutes. Most people accumulate 10,000 steps throughout the day rather than in a single walking session.