20,000 steps to miles
20,000 steps is about 9.47 miles (15.24 km), using an average step length of 76.2 cm. 20,000 steps is a big day: the sort of total you'd see after a long hike or a full day of sightseeing on foot.
The calculator below starts at 20,000 steps. Change the mode or enter your height for your own figure.
You walked
9.47miles
15.24 km • 15,240 m • 50,000 ft
Estimated walking time
3 h 9 min
How is this calculated?
Distance is your steps multiplied by your step length: 76.2 cm in Quick mode, 41.3% (female) or 41.5% (male) of your height in Better mode, or the distance of your own 10 steps divided by 10 in Exact mode.
Walking time is the distance in miles divided by your pace: 2 mph for Slow, 3 mph for Normal or 4 mph for Brisk.
Your distance:
20,000 steps to miles by height
Using a step length of 41.3% of height for women and 41.5% for men (Klein, 2024), 20,000 steps works out like this:
| Height | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) | 7.70 mi (12.39 km) | 7.74 mi (12.45 km) |
| 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 8.21 mi (13.22 km) | 8.25 mi (13.28 km) |
| 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 8.73 mi (14.04 km) | 8.77 mi (14.11 km) |
| 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 9.24 mi (14.87 km) | 9.28 mi (14.94 km) |
| 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | 9.75 mi (15.69 km) | 9.80 mi (15.77 km) |
How long does it take to walk 20,000 steps?
With an average step, 20,000 steps takes about 4 h 44 min at a slow 2 mph, about 3 h 9 min at a normal 3 mph, and about 2 h 22 min at a brisk 4 mph.
How long is a 20,000-step walk?
At a normal 3 mph, walking 20,000 steps takes about 3 h 9 min, and at a brisk 4 mph about 2 h 22 min. It's easier to plan as several walks across the day than as one.
With an average step, 20,000 steps is about 9.47 miles, or 15.24 km. That's twice the distance of 10,000 steps, which is about 4.73 miles, so if you know your own 10,000-step distance you can simply double it.
For a big day, your own step length matters most. In the table above, 20,000 steps ranges from about 7.70 miles for a woman who is 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) tall to about 9.80 miles for a man who is 190 cm (6 ft 3 in). Measure your stride once and use Exact mode for a figure you can trust.
Splitting 20,000 steps across the day might look like four walks of 5,000 steps, each about 47 min at a normal pace, plus the steps you take moving around between them.
Over a week, 20,000 steps a day would be 140,000 steps and roughly 66.29 miles. If you log long days like this in My Walks, your total distance climbs quickly, and every 30 days walked unlocks a new milestone and calendar colour.
A day of 20,000 steps usually needs a little planning. Choosing a route with places to stop, carrying water and wearing shoes you already know are comfortable all make a long day on foot more enjoyable, whatever your pace.
If you walk this far often, measure your stride for Exact mode so your log reflects your real distance rather than the average.
And when you finish a day like this, a share card makes a good keepsake of how far you went.