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

At least
1,303days
walking 5 km a day·about 3½ years
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Street map of Lyon

How many streets does Lyon have?

Lyon has 6,512 km of walkable streets and paths, across 8,075 named streets. Walking 5 km a day, it would take at least 1,303 days (about 3½ years) to walk every one of them.

Covers the area inside the official Métropole de Lyon boundary on OpenStreetMap. Last updated 6 October 2026.

6,512km of streets
8,075named streets
647landmark stamps to collect

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

Lyon is the 69th biggest of the 576 cities on Untrod by length of streets. A lot of it is for walking only: 30% is paths, footways and steps, against 19% in a typical city. The most common street name is Rue de la République: Lyon has 15 separate streets called that.

Your pace

The same streets at a different speed.

1,303days
at 5 km a day · about 3½ years
1 km a day15 km a day
30 min a dayabout 2.5 km2,605 days
1 hour a dayabout 5 km1,303 days
2 hours a dayabout 10 km652 days
Weekends only2 hours each day326 weeks

What’s the longest street in Lyon?

Longest streetRoute Départementale 306

13.2 km inside Lyon

Next longestRoute de Strasbourg

12.2 km, then Route de Grenoble at 9.6 km

Most common nameRue de la République

There are 15 separate streets called Rue de la République

Street mix
Residential streets 54%3,495 km
Paths and footways 30%1,946 km
Main roads 16%1,071 km

Landmarks to collect

647 stamps in Lyon. Each one is added to your map when you walk past.

206churches
86parks
78cemeteries
72squares
Basilique Notre-Dame de FourvièreChurch
Bir-HakeimPark
Ancien Cimetière de la GuillotièreCemetery

Put it in perspective

About 154 marathons
Roughly 8.5 million steps
About the distance from Lyon to Virginia Beach, as the crow flies
More streets than Marseille or any other city in France

Cities like Lyon

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. Lyon’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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