Fitness tool
Steps to Distance Calculator
Convert steps to kilometres or miles, or a distance to steps, using a step length from your height and sex, plus the walking time. Free, nothing stored.
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How it works
- 01
Choose units, your sex and height.
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Choose steps to distance or distance to steps, and enter the value.
- 03
Select Convert to see the distance, steps, walking time and your step length.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
How long is an average step?
About 41% of your height: 0.415 × height for men and 0.413 × height for women. At 170 cm that is about 70 cm.
How many steps are in a kilometre?
About 1,300 to 1,500 for most adults, depending on height and speed.
How is walking time worked out?
An average walking pace is about 100 steps a minute.
How can I make it more accurate?
Walk 10 normal steps, measure the distance and divide by 10 to find your own step length.
Can I use miles?
Yes. Choose imperial units: height in inches and distances in miles.
Is anything I enter stored or sent?
No. The calculation runs in your browser. Nothing you type is saved or sent to a server.
How it is calculated
Step length = height × 0.415 for men or × 0.413 for women. Distance = steps × step length; steps = distance ÷ step length. Walking time assumes about 100 steps a minute (Tudor-Locke and colleagues, 2011).
Sources
- Hatano Y. Use of the pedometer for promoting daily walking exercise. ICHPER 1993;29:4–8
- Tudor-Locke C et al. How many steps/day are enough? Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2011;8:79
Last reviewed: October 14, 2026