The amount of stairs climbing that equals walking a mile is between 40 to 50 flights of stairs.
Climbing between 40 to 50 stairs is roughly the same as walking or running a mile.
Although it can also vary depending on the height of the steps and intensity as stairs also provide more vertical work than flat walking.
Climbing stairs also burns more calories than flat walking and takes less time as well.
Walking a standard mile takes around 2,000 steps.
A mile is around 2,000 steps, although when climbing stairs the equation is changed.
Stair climbing also uses different muscles and burns more calories than walking flat due to working against gravity, which makes stair climbing a more intense workout than walking the same distance on a flat surface.
Taller steps also mean fewer flights of stairs to reach a certain height.
And climbing stairs vigorously is also harder than going on a normal and leisurely walk, but can also be done in less time for similar cardiovascular benefits.
So 40 to 50 flights of stairs is a good benchmark for equivalent effort when walking a milk, but the actual distance in feet or miles also changes significantly.
If the stairs have 10 to 12 steps per flight of stairs, then you often need to climb 150 to 200 flights of stairs to cover a mile vertically, but even then the cardiovascular effort is similar to walking a mile when on flat ground.