8,024 Steps to Miles

Walking 8,024 steps works out to about 4.01 miles. To put that in perspective, it's close to the perimeter of Hyde Park in London. That's about 91% of the 8,818 steps the average American walks daily, per NHANES data.

Distance

4.01Miles

the perimeter of Hyde Park in London

1 hr 20 minWalk Time
321 kcalCalories
91%vs. US Avg

Steps to Your Next Goal

How 8,024 steps stacks up against a few common step and distance goals.

5K

Cleared by 1,824

10K

4,376more steps

15K

10,576more steps

Half Marathon

18,176more steps

Walking this instead of driving saves about 1,605g CO2 (3.54 lb).

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That 321 kcal is the flat estimate. Your real number changes with weight and pace.

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Distance Snapshot

  • the perimeter of Hyde Park in London
  • Also in range: walking the length of the Las Vegas Strip

Guess the Distance

Which is farther: 8,024 steps, or A typical 5K race?

Not quite.

8,024 steps4.01 mi
A typical 5K race3.10 mi

8,024 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 8,024 steps covers a different distance depending on how tall the walker is.

HeightDistance
Short (~5'2")3.25 mi
Average (~5'7")3.51 mi
Tall (~6'2")3.88 mi

Keep This Up

If 8,024 steps became a daily habit instead of a one-time count, here's what it adds up to over time.

PeriodStepsDistanceCalories
Weekly56,16828.1 mi2,247 kcal
Monthly240,720120.4 mi9,629 kcal
Yearly2,928,7601,464.4 mi117,150 kcal

Where 8,024 Steps Ranks

Activity levels are commonly grouped by daily step count. Here's where 8,024 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

Olympic race walkers can cover a mile in under 6 minutes, but they have to keep at least one foot on the ground at all times or risk disqualification, a rule that's surprisingly hard for judges to call correctly at that speed.

2

Walking upright costs humans roughly a quarter of the energy that walking on all fours would, according to a study comparing human and chimpanzee locomotion. That efficiency is a big part of why our ancestors could travel further between food sources as forests thinned into open grassland.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is 8,024 steps a lot?

It's less than the average U.S. adult walks in a day. 8,024 steps is about 91% of the NHANES-measured daily average of 8,818 steps.

How long does it take to walk 8,024 steps?

At an average walking pace of about 3 mph, 8,024 steps takes roughly 1 hr 20 min. Walking slower or faster will shift that time up or down.