5,967 Steps to Miles

Convert 5,967 steps to distance and you land on approximately 2.98 miles. That distance lines up closely with the length of Golden Gate Park, end to end. Measured against the popular 10,000-step daily goal instead of the national average, this comes out to about 60%.

Distance

2.98Miles

the length of Golden Gate Park, end to end

Within 5% of a 5K
1 hrWalk Time
239 kcalCalories
68%vs. US Avg

Steps to Your Next Goal

How 5,967 steps stacks up against a few common step and distance goals.

5K

233more steps

10K

6,433more steps

15K

12,633more steps

Half Marathon

20,233more steps

Walking this instead of driving saves about 1,193g CO2 (2.63 lb).

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That 239 kcal is the flat estimate. Your real number changes with weight and pace.

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Distance Snapshot

  • the length of Golden Gate Park, end to end
  • Also in range: a typical 5K race
  • Within 5% of a 5K

Guess the Distance

Which is farther: 5,967 steps, or A typical walked 9 holes of golf?

Not quite.

5,967 steps2.98 mi
A typical walked 9 holes of golf2.30 mi

5,967 Steps to Miles, By Height

The 2,000-steps-per-mile figure above is a flat average. Stride length actually scales with height, so the same 5,967 steps covers a different distance depending on how tall the walker is.

HeightDistance
Short (~5'2")2.42 mi
Average (~5'7")2.61 mi
Tall (~6'2")2.89 mi

Keep This Up

If 5,967 steps became a daily habit instead of a one-time count, here's what it adds up to over time.

PeriodStepsDistanceCalories
Weekly41,76920.9 mi1,671 kcal
Monthly179,01089.5 mi7,160 kcal
Yearly2,177,9551,089 mi87,118 kcal

Where 5,967 Steps Ranks

Activity levels are commonly grouped by daily step count. Here's where 5,967 steps falls.

Activity LevelDaily Steps
SedentaryUnder 5,000
Low Active5,000–7,499
Somewhat Active7,500–9,999
Active10,000–12,499
Highly Active12,500+

Did You Know?

1

Northern elephant seals migrate up to 12,000 to 21,000 miles a year at sea, the longest migration of any mammal. Set against that, even a full marathon's 26.2 miles barely registers.

2

Charles Darwin walked a fixed loop near his home every day, he called it his "Sandwalk" and used it to think through his ideas, including parts of what became On the Origin of Species.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is 5,967 steps a lot?

It's less than the average U.S. adult walks in a day. 5,967 steps is about 68% of the NHANES-measured daily average of 8,818 steps.

How long does it take to walk 5,967 steps?

At an average walking pace of about 3 mph, 5,967 steps takes roughly 1 hr. Walking slower or faster will shift that time up or down.