# What is the farthest you have traveled on foot in a day? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 3, 2000, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-traveled-on-foot-in-a-day/43825 "2000-12-03T14:59:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2000, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-traveled-on-foot-in-a-day/43825/21 "2000-12-04T19:59:55Z")
21 miles I think. It took all day. In my hitchhiking days I walked across several towns in Colorado, unable to get a ride. I don’t know how many miles. 15 to 20, I’d imagine, for some of those trips. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2000, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-traveled-on-foot-in-a-day/43825/22 "2000-12-04T20:28:47Z")
From the Presidio along Lombard Street to Coit Tower (I did take the elevator to the top of that). Then all the way down Montgomery to Market Took the BART a couple of stops, down to Civic Center, Then walked up Haight to the Red Vic at 1665. Not as long as some walks reported here, but I think you should get bonus hill-points for San Francisco. ---
**Author:** ![toonerama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecae2f/32.png) [@toonerama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toonerama)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2000, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-traveled-on-foot-in-a-day/43825/23 "2000-12-04T20:32:33Z")
It was at an Ontario provincial park. We went on the longest hike (supposed to be 7 miles) and got thoroughly lost. The little map we left behind had looked too mickey-mouse, and these trails are well sign-posted, right?! Hours later, that little map helped us determine the 20-mile route we took. Slept well 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dawg144](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@Dawg144](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dawg144)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2000, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-traveled-on-foot-in-a-day/43825/24 "2000-12-04T21:32:35Z")
20 miles to school everyday in the snow uphill bothways 😛 ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2000, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-traveled-on-foot-in-a-day/43825/25 "2000-12-04T21:41:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bibliophage \* > \*\*27.1 miles for me. > What is the longest you have walked or run in one day? \*\* Did about 22 miles in two separate trips in one day in the Army. Not a forced march, just a couple of map/navigation practices, we walked at a nice, comfortable pace. We weren’t wearing full packs but we did have combat gear on (webbing, with the canteen and magazines and crap, not wearing helmets but carrying them on our backs, and rifles.) It was a nice day, perfect for a long walk. Coulda done 30 miles, maybe 40, easily. ---
**Author:** ![Kvallulf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@Kvallulf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kvallulf)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2000, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-traveled-on-foot-in-a-day/43825/26 "2000-12-04T21:59:08Z")
Infantry. ---
**Author:** ![hypergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/49beb7/32.png) [@hypergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hypergirl)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2000, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-traveled-on-foot-in-a-day/43825/27 "2000-12-04T23:56:36Z")
That I’m sure of, 11.5 miles from my house to my boyfriends. Probably more when I was walking around everywhere in Israel. ---
**Author:** ![el\_mono](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ea666f/32.png) [@el\_mono](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/el_mono)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2000, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-traveled-on-foot-in-a-day/43825/28 "2000-12-05T00:05:12Z")
About 21 miles. Got a wild hair and decided to hike the Pine Mountain Trail in central Georgia. Only carried a day pack and water. Not too bad. Cold beer and hot shower later felt pretty nice though! ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2000, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-traveled-on-foot-in-a-day/43825/29 "2000-12-05T04:32:24Z")
[Twenty-six point two miles, baby!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=48124) After that, I’ve run four half-marathons, each of which would have been 13.1 miles. Running aside, my single longest trek on foot was probably from Amicalola Falls to the start of the Appalachian Trail at Springer Mountain in Georgia. I think that was ~15 miles. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2000, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-traveled-on-foot-in-a-day/43825/30 "2000-12-05T07:52:04Z")
Once hiked about 20 miles through Yosemite in 8th grade. That was killer. Also walked all the way across San Francisco, from the CalTrans station to the Marina. With lots of detours along the way (my sense of direction is…well, I don’t have one). Not exactly sure how long this is, but it took several hours. Plus, the aforementioned bonus hill points. I’ve also hiked, over a period of four days, from the Mediterranean Sea to the Sea of Galilee. I think we covered about 18 or so km a day (it’s further than that, but we had busses). This one pales in comparison to my other long walks, but I once walked about 8 km from a campground to a waterpark in Israel. The notable factors were that we hiked on the beach, it was extremely hot, and I had forgotten to apply sunblock. Owwwwwwww. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2000, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-traveled-on-foot-in-a-day/43825/31 "2000-12-05T14:10:22Z")
looks like I’ve gotten everyone here so far. I’ve done the JFK ultramarathon in Western MD. Total course is 50.2 miles over the mountains and along the C&O canal. I’ve been thinking on doing it again but I’m WAY out of shape right now. ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2000, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-traveled-on-foot-in-a-day/43825/32 "2000-12-31T07:51:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zenster \* > \*\*30 miles with a 25 pound pack when I was a teenager. All on sidewalks through Berkeley to Oakland around and back. > > Talk about sore feet! \*\* Hey!! I was there, too! Walked all over San Francisco as I recall, but I don’t remember how far. I want to say 30. That was in the early 70s, right? Maybe 71? I’ve climbed one end of the Sandia Mountains near my town, walked the length of the crest and down the other side (down is by far the worst part), and I think that’s about 32. I’ve done that about five times and I keep forgetting how miserable I feel during the second half. Oh, and I’ve run 26.2 miles. ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2000, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-traveled-on-foot-in-a-day/43825/33 "2000-12-31T13:01:50Z")
I’ve done a couple of orienteering events years ago where we did something like 50 miles over a weekend. I’m gonna mention my best cycle ride even if it has nowt to do with owt. I’ve done 217 and 219 miles in 12 hours - in time trial events.You can’t imagine how much that hurt.Also did 260 miles in 24 hours but that was just for fun. ---
**Author:** ![McMurphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19adc/32.png) [@McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McMurphy)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2000, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-traveled-on-foot-in-a-day/43825/34 "2000-12-31T14:05:09Z")
I once did 25 miles sponsored walk/jog with a (not too heavy but noticeable) backpack. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-you-have-traveled-on-foot-in-a-day/43825.md?page=1)