How many steps is 6 km?

6 km is about 8,500 steps for an adult 170 cm tall at a normal pace. That takes around 1 h 12 min and burns about 295 kcal at 70 kg.

By height

HeightStepsTime
155 cm9,3301 h 12 min
165 cm8,7601 h 12 min
175 cm8,2601 h 12 min
185 cm7,8201 h 12 min
195 cm7,4101 h 12 min

Calories by body weight

Weightkcal
55 kg230 kcal
70 kg295 kcal
85 kg355 kcal
100 kg420 kcal

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How it is calculated

Step length is about 41% of body height at a normal pace (5 km/h). Calories use a MET value of 3.5 for walking: kcal = 3.5 × weight × hours. Taller people and faster walkers cover more distance with the same number of steps.

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