How long would it take to walk every street in Ghent?
How many streets does Ghent have?
Ghent has 1,770 km of walkable streets and paths, across 2,994 named streets and 14 districts. Walking 5 km a day, it would take at least 355 days (about 12 months) to walk every one of them.
Covers the area inside the official Gent boundary on OpenStreetMap. Last updated 6 October 2026.
Every street walked once, 5 km a day. Real walks double back, so the true number is a little higher.
Ghent is the 376th biggest of the 576 cities on Untrod by length of streets. A lot of it is for walking only: 28% is paths, footways and steps, against 19% in a typical city. Of its districts, Gent takes longest (156 days) and Mendonk is quickest (2 days). Along the way there are 185 landmarks to collect as stamps.
Start small
The quickest parts of Ghent to finish. Each one is a week or two of daily walks.
Your pace
The same streets at a different speed.
What’s the longest street in Ghent?
12.7 km inside Ghent
8.6 km, then Ringvaartweg-Wondelgem at 4.7 km
Park paths, footways and steps, all walkable
Landmarks to collect
185 stamps in Ghent. Each one is added to your map when you walk past.
Put it in perspective
All districts
Ghent’s 14 districts. Select a column to sort.
Cities like Ghent
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. Ghent’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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