How long would it take to walk every street in Des Moines?
How many streets does Des Moines have?
Des Moines has 2,410 km of walkable streets and paths, across 1,276 named streets. Walking 5 km a day, it would take at least 482 days (about 1½ years) to walk every one of them.
Covers the area inside the official Des Moines boundary on OpenStreetMap. Last updated 8 October 2026.
Every street walked once, 5 km a day. Real walks double back, so the true number is a little higher.
Des Moines is the 293rd biggest of the 576 cities on Untrod by length of streets. Most of it is streets with traffic: only 13% is paths, footways and steps, against 19% in a typical city. Along the way there are 184 landmarks to collect as stamps.
Your pace
The same streets at a different speed.
What’s the longest street in Des Moines?
18.6 km inside Des Moines
16.4 km, then East Euclid Avenue at 11.6 km
There are 4 separate streets called 4th Street
Landmarks to collect
184 stamps in Des Moines. Each one is added to your map when you walk past.
Put it in perspective
Cities like Des Moines
Nearby, and about the same size.
Questions
What counts as a street?
Every street, lane and path in OpenStreetMap that you’re allowed to walk on, named or not: residential streets, main roads, footways, park paths and steps. Motorways, private roads, driveways and car parks are left out, and so are pavements drawn as separate lines, because walking one already counts for the street beside it.
Why “at least”?
The number assumes you walk each street once, with no doubling back and no walk to get there. Real walks overlap, so it will take a little longer.
Where does the data come from?
From OpenStreetMap, a map of the world made by volunteers. Des Moines’s streets were last updated in October 2026.
What if a street is missing?
Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap. It will appear here, and on your map in Untrod, after the next update.
How does Untrod track it?
Untrod for iPhone records your location during a walk, and only then, and colours in each street you walk along. Your map is only visible to you until you choose to share it.
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