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How long would it take to walk every street in Durham?

At least
573days
walking 5 km a day·about 1½ years
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Street map of Durham

How many streets does Durham have?

Durham has 2,862 km of walkable streets and paths, across 4,450 named streets. Walking 5 km a day, it would take at least 573 days (about 1½ years) to walk every one of them.

Covers the area inside the official Durham boundary on OpenStreetMap. Last updated 8 October 2026.

2,862km of streets
4,450named streets
15landmark stamps to collect

Every street walked once, 5 km a day. Real walks double back, so the true number is a little higher.

Durham is the 247th biggest of the 576 cities on Untrod by length of streets. Most of it is streets with traffic: only 11% is paths, footways and steps, against 19% in a typical city. Along the way there are 15 landmarks to collect as stamps.

Your pace

The same streets at a different speed.

573days
at 5 km a day · about 1½ years
1 km a day15 km a day
30 min a dayabout 2.5 km1,145 days
1 hour a dayabout 5 km573 days
2 hours a dayabout 10 km287 days
Weekends only2 hours each day144 weeks

What’s the longest street in Durham?

Longest streetFayetteville Road

19.0 km inside Durham

Next longestApex Highway

15.9 km, then Martin Luther King Jr Parkway at 14.7 km

Most common nameT.W. Alexander Drive

There are 3 separate streets called T.W. Alexander Drive

Street mix
Residential streets 70%2,014 km
Paths and footways 11%326 km
Main roads 18%523 km

Landmarks to collect

15 stamps in Durham. Each one is added to your map when you walk past.

3cemeteries
2historic buildings
2theatres
2churches
Beechwood CemeteryCemetery
American Tobacco Historic DistrictHistoric building
Carolina TheatreTheatre

Put it in perspective

About 68 marathons
Roughly 3.7 million steps
About the distance from Durham to Zapopan, as the crow flies
More streets than Madison, fewer than Montgomery

Cities like Durham

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. Durham’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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