How long would it take to walk every street in Houston?
How many streets does Houston have?
Houston has 18,861 km of walkable streets and paths, across 13,409 named streets. Walking 5 km a day, it would take at least 3,773 days (about 10½ years) to walk every one of them.
Covers the area inside the official Houston boundary on OpenStreetMap. Last updated 5 October 2026.
Every street walked once, 5 km a day. Real walks double back, so the true number is a little higher.
Houston is the 6th biggest of the 576 cities on Untrod by length of streets. Most of it is streets with traffic: only 9% is paths, footways and steps, against 19% in a typical city. The most common street name is Ella Lee Lane: Houston has 6 separate streets called that.
Your pace
The same streets at a different speed.
What’s the longest street in Houston?
59.5 km inside Houston
51.6 km, then Westheimer Road at 47.9 km
There are 6 separate streets called Ella Lee Lane
Landmarks to collect
418 stamps in Houston. Each one is added to your map when you walk past.
Put it in perspective
Cities like Houston
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. Houston’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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