How long will the walk take, and when will you get there? Enter a distance and a pace, add stops if you like, or turn it round to see how far you can go.
Walking time is distance divided by speed. The presets are 4 km/h for an unhurried sightseeing stroll, 5 km/h for an average walk and 6 km/h for a brisk one. A review of walking-speed studies found that healthy adults under 70 walk at roughly 1.2 to 1.4 metres per second, about 4.5 to 5 km/h (Bohannon and Williams Andrews, Physiotherapy, 2011), so 5 km/h is a fair middle.
Hills follow Naismith's rule (W. W. Naismith, 1892): one hour for every 600 metres of climb, which is one extra minute per 10 metres. Stops are simply added on. Every result is an estimate: people, pavements and traffic lights vary.
Steps, pace, calories, a day's itinerary, your recorded routes and the light you will have.
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At an average 5 km/h, a kilometre takes 12 minutes and a mile about 19 minutes. A leisurely 4 km/h stroll takes 15 and 24 minutes; a brisk 6 km/h walk takes 10 and 16.
Most healthy adults walk at about 4.5 to 5.5 km/h (2.8 to 3.4 mph) on level ground. If you know your own pace, from a fitness app or a timed walk, choose Custom and enter it in km/h, mph or minutes per km or mile.
Each stop adds the minutes you give it. The climb adds one minute for every 10 metres of ascent, from Naismith's rule. Use the total climb of the route, which many map apps show, not the height of the highest point.
Waiting at crossings, weaving through crowds, checking a map and climbing stairs all add time that a steady pace leaves out. In a busy centre, add a stop or two to allow for them.
Yes. The settings are kept in the page address, so copying the link shares the exact result and a bookmark keeps it. Nothing is stored anywhere else.