# Stride Length Calculator

URL: https://speedycalculator.com/calculators/sports/stride-length/
Last updated: 2026-10-30

> The stride length calculator estimates your step and stride length from your height and sex, or measures it from a distance and a step count, and compares it with the average.

## Inputs

- Method
- Sex
- Height (cm, m, ft, in)
- Distance walked (m, ft, yd)
- Steps taken
- Cadence (steps per minute, optional)

## Results

- Step length
- Stride length (2 steps)
- Compared with the average step
- Speed at your cadence

## Formula

```
Step ≈ 0.415 × height (men), 0.413 × height (women) · Stride = 2 × step · Measured: step = distance ÷ steps
```

## Explanation

In running and walking terms, a step is one foot to the other; a stride is two steps – the same foot landing again. Stride length together with cadence sets your speed.

### How to use the Stride Length Calculator

- **Method**
- **Sex**
- **Height**
- **Distance walked**
- **Steps taken**
- **Cadence (steps per minute, optional)**

Results update as you type, every field has its own unit menu, and everything is calculated in your browser.

### How it works

Choose the method and enter your height or the distance and the number of steps you took.

### Inputs explained

FieldWhat to enterMethodChoose one: Estimate from height, Measure: distance and stepsSexChoose one: Male, FemaleHeightUnits: cm, m, ft, inDistance walkedUnits: m, ft, ydSteps takenA numberCadence (steps per minute, optional)A number

### What each result means

- **Step length** = [S]
- **Stride length (2 steps)** = 2×[S]
- **Speed at your cadence** = [S]×[Cadence (steps per minute, optional)]÷60

### Example values

How the main result changes when **Height** changes and everything else stays at the example values above:

Height (cm)Stride length (2 steps) (cm)87.572.625131.25108.9375175145.25218.75181.5625262.5217.875350290.5

## Worked example

Inputs — Method: Estimate from height; Sex: Male; Height: 175 cm; Cadence (steps per minute, optional): 110.

Results — Step length = 72.625 cm; **Stride length (2 steps) = 145.25 cm**; Compared with the average step = 95 %; Speed at your cadence = 4.79 km/h.

## Key terms

- **Cadence**: Steps per minute.

## FAQ

**What is the difference between step and stride?**
A stride is two steps.

**What is an average stride length?**
About 1.4–1.6 m when walking for adults.

**Should I lengthen my running stride?**
Usually it's better to raise cadence slightly than to overstride.

**How do I measure stride length?**
Count steps over a known distance and divide.


## Sources

- [ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription](https://www.acsm.org/education-resources/books/guidelines-exercise-testing-prescription)
- [Daniels' Running Formula (Jack Daniels, Human Kinetics)](https://us.humankinetics.com/products/daniels-running-formula-4th-edition)