How Long Does It Take to Walk 4 Miles?

Quick Answer
At a moderate walking pace (3.0 mph), it takes 1 hour 20 minutes to walk 4 Miles.
At a brisk pace (3.5 mph): about 69 min  ·  At a leisurely pace (2.0 mph): about 120 min

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1 hour 20 minutes
estimated walking time
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calories burned
8,000
approx. steps
32
city blocks
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Walking 4 Miles: Time by Pace

See how walking speed affects the time it takes to cover 4 Miles.

4 Miles Is Equivalent To...

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~8,000 steps
at average stride length
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6.44 km
in kilometres
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~32 blocks
city blocks
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16 laps
around a standard track

Calories Burned Walking 4 Miles

Estimates based on a moderate pace (3.0 mph) using the MET calorie method.

Walking burns roughly the same calories per mile as running — it just takes a little longer. That's the beauty of it.

What Walking 4 Miles Actually Feels Like

Four miles takes you out of "casual walk" territory and into "this is my workout" territory. At a moderate pace, you're looking at just over an hour and twenty minutes — which is genuinely significant. You're committing real time to this, and your body will notice.

This is the distance where pace starts to matter more. A 4-mile power walk burns considerably more calories than a leisurely 4-mile stroll, and the cardiovascular difference is real. If you're using walking as your primary form of exercise, four miles at a brisk pace is an excellent daily target.

You'll want to bring water for a 4-mile walk, especially in warm weather. Good shoes become noticeably more important at this distance. Other than that — just walk.

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Frequently Asked Questions

At a moderate pace of 3.0 mph, it takes approximately 1 hour 20 minutes to walk 4 Miles. At a brisk pace of 3.5 mph, about 69 minutes. At a leisurely 2.0 mph, around 120 minutes.
Walking 4 Miles at a moderate pace (3.0 mph) burns approximately 328 calories for a 155 lb person. Heavier walkers and brisker paces both increase calorie burn. See the calorie table on this page for estimates across different body weights.
At an average stride length, walking 4 Miles is approximately 8,000 steps. This varies based on height and stride — taller people take fewer steps per mile, shorter people take more.

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