How many km is 10,000 steps?

About 6.5–8 km for most people — 7.5 km with a 75 cm step, or 7 km with a 70 cm step.

How accurate is the height-based estimate?

It's a rule of thumb, so it can be off by 10% or more depending on your legs, pace and terrain. Measure your step length for a better result.

Does this work for running?

Yes, if you enter your running step length. The height-based estimate is for walking; running steps are considerably longer.

Steps to KM Converter

Turn a step count into kilometres. Enter your steps and either your step length or your height to see the distance in km, along with miles and your steps per kilometre.

Number of steps

Height (cm)

Sex (optional)

7.04

Kilometres (estimate)

4.37

Miles

70.4 cm

Step length (estimated)

1,421

Steps per km

Distance = steps × step length. Your step length is estimated as about 41.4% of your height (41.5% for men, 41.3% for women) — a common rule of thumb, so treat the distance as an estimate. Measuring your own step length is more accurate. Running steps are longer than walking steps. For pace and finish times, try the Pace Calculator.

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How to use steps to km converter

1Enter the number of steps from your phone, watch or pedometer.
2Choose whether to estimate your step length from your height or enter it yourself.
3Enter your height in cm (or feet and inches) or your measured step length.
4Read the distance in kilometres and miles, and how many of your steps make a kilometre.

About this tool

The calculation is distance = steps × step length, where step length is the distance from one heel to the next — the figure fitness apps call stride length. This page uses exactly the same engine as Steps to Miles; only the headline unit differs.

Without a measured step length, the calculator estimates one from height (about 41.4% of height, or 41.5% for men and 41.3% for women). At 170 cm that's about 70 cm per step, or roughly 1,420 steps per kilometre — an estimate, and labelled as such.

Measuring your own step length gives a better answer: walk 10 normal steps, measure the distance and divide by 10. For running pace or a race finish time, use the Pace Calculator.

Frequently asked questions

Usually about 1,300–1,500 walking steps. With a 75 cm step it's 1,333 steps; with a 65 cm step it's about 1,540.

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