# What do you consider "walking distance" **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 9, 2010, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-walking-distance/553182 "2010-09-09T14:59:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-walking-distance/553182/101 "2010-09-14T06:05:42Z")
I walk my 2 beagles in the park every day. A short walk is about 2 miles. A long one is about 5. Yes, they are spoiled rotten. I walk to stores around my neighborhood. Krogers is a mile away. It is a long way back when I accidently buy too much. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2010, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-walking-distance/553182/102 "2010-09-14T07:01:44Z")
> [@spark240](#): > > > [@Otara](#): > > > > Also this poll didnt ask how often people are doing the walking distance in question. > > Indeed, I think that’s the key. > > To my way of thinking (that “walking distance” is the one-way range to a destination you would routinely _choose_ to walk to), you can’t call it your standard walking distance unless you’re doing it _at least_ daily (which would be over 14 miles/week for 64% of respondents here, over 21 miles/week for 34%), and very possibly twice that much. > > I’m guessing some responses have simply meant, “I sometimes walk this distance.” I’d say unless you’re willing to. If you don’t have any reason to go to places within walking distance daily, why should you? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-walking-distance/553182.md?page=5)