How long would it take to walk 3 miles?

jp_bl_68 · 11 Oct 2011 at 23:09

How long do you think it would take you to walk 3 miles, level ground, paved, no significant foot traffic? Forty five minutes?

yhack · 11 Oct 2011 at 23:10

Less than an hour, depends how fast you walk.

Danthus · 11 Oct 2011 at 23:11

Can you give us an idea of the wind direction and speed?

nikeair94 · 11 Oct 2011 at 23:11

I would say between 45-60mins.

yhack · 11 Oct 2011 at 23:12

OldCoals said:
Can you give us an idea of the wind direction and speed?

Vertically upwards, 9.81m/s^2.

theipodkid · 11 Oct 2011 at 23:12

Well it takes me 17 to 20 mins to walk to my dad's and that's 1.8m.
So, I would say it would take me about 35mins (y)

antijoke · 11 Oct 2011 at 23:13

Which way are you walking?

Nerusy · 11 Oct 2011 at 23:13

At average human walking speed of 3 miles an hour...around an hour.

Daze · 11 Oct 2011 at 23:15

My school is 2.9 miles from my house and I can walk that (uphill) in around 40 minutes.

DefiantAsh · 11 Oct 2011 at 23:20

Got Wheels?

RossGReds · 11 Oct 2011 at 23:20

Used to walk 2 miles to school. Took roughly 30 minutes. So by my estimation circa 45 minutes.

Pav89 · 11 Oct 2011 at 23:23

It'll take around 40 minutes.

jp_bl_68 · 11 Oct 2011 at 23:24

anticonscience said:
Which way are you walking?

Forwards, mostly, but I might mix it up on the return journey.

Castiel · 11 Oct 2011 at 23:25

Around 40 to 60 minutes depending on the terrain and your average pace and fitness.

P_A_N_I_C · 11 Oct 2011 at 23:27

used to walk 3 miles to work everyday (and back obviously), 45 mins unless i overslept, and you can get there a lot quicker when that happens

jp_bl_68 · 11 Oct 2011 at 23:32

Cheers, guys. The consensus seems to be around the 45 minute mark which sounds reasonable to me.

jellybeard999 · 11 Oct 2011 at 23:49

If hiking I normally estimate 3mph, but that's over a longer distance.

45mins-1hr should be comfortable without pushing, as long as you don't walk at slug speed.

qqg3 · 12 Oct 2011 at 00:32

46 mins was very comfotable for my regular 3 mile walk back from school.

Tummy · 12 Oct 2011 at 00:33

Probably about an hour.

Helios1234 · 12 Oct 2011 at 00:35

yhack said:
Vertically upwards, 9.81m/s^2.

That's acceleration not speed.