How many steps are in a mile?
Distance is your steps times the length of one step. A walking step is close to 41% of your height (0.414 is the ratio this tool uses), so someone 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) tall steps about 70 cm, and takes around 2,290 steps to walk a mile, or 1,420 to walk a kilometre. Taller walkers need fewer steps, shorter walkers more.
How long does the walk take?
The distance over your speed. At a moderate 3 mph (4.8 km/h) a mile takes 20 minutes and 5 km a little over an hour; at a brisk 3.5 mph (5.6 km/h), 17 minutes and 54 minutes. The walking pace of a walk you’ve timed is better than a guess.
Why does my phone say something different?
Steps get shorter when you walk slowly, uphill or in a crowd, and longer when you stride out. Your iPhone measures your real step length as you walk, so over a day it’s usually closer than any formula. For a number of your own, measure your step over a known distance.
In StepUp
StepUp shows today's distance under your steps, from the step length your iPhone measures as you walk.
Questions
How far is 10,000 steps?
About 7 km, or 4.4 miles, for someone 170 cm tall. Between 6.5 and 7.5 km (4 and 4.7 miles) for most adults.
How many steps is 5 km?
Roughly 6,500 to 7,750 steps, depending on your height: about 7,100 at 170 cm (5 ft 7 in).
How many steps is a marathon?
About 30,000 for a half marathon (21.1 km) and 60,000 for a full one (42.2 km), at an average height.
Does running change the distance?
Yes. Running steps are much longer than walking ones, so this tool, which is for walking, will undercount a run.