How Many Steps Will You Walk at Alton Towers?

A day at Alton Towers can mean plenty of walking — but just how many steps could you clock up during a visit?

If you’ve ever checked your phone or smartwatch after a full day at the theme park, you may have been surprised by the number.

With rides and attractions spread across the resort, getting around Alton Towers can involve a lot more walking than you might expect.

How many steps could you walk?

There isn’t an official average step count published by Alton Towers, and the number will be different for every visitor.

However, a full day exploring the park could potentially see you walking 15,000, 20,000 or even more steps.

Your total will depend on how long you stay, which rides you visit and how much time you spend walking around the different areas of the park.

For some visitors, reaching 20,000 steps in a day at Alton Towers could be perfectly possible.

Why does the step count get so high?

Alton Towers is a large theme park, with attractions spread across different areas.

You could start your day heading towards one of the major roller coasters before walking to another themed area for your next ride.

Then there’s the walking between:

• Roller coasters and other attractions
• Restaurants and food outlets
• Shops
• Toilets
• Queue entrances
• The entrance and exit
• Other areas of the resort

Even relatively short walks can quickly add up when you’re doing them throughout an entire day.

The queues count too

It’s not just walking between rides that adds to your total.

Many ride queues involve walking through long sections, switchbacks and different parts of the queue before reaching the station.

Your smartwatch doesn’t know you’re waiting for a roller coaster — it just knows you’re moving!

A busy day with several long queues could therefore add hundreds or even thousands of extra steps to your final total.

Which visitors will walk the most?

Your step count could be particularly high if you’re trying to fit as much as possible into one day.

Visitors who arrive early and stay until the park closes may cover significantly more ground than someone visiting for just a few hours.

You could also clock up more steps if you’re repeatedly travelling between different areas rather than spending a large part of the day in one section of the park.

What could your final step count be?

Here’s a rough idea of what you might see on your phone or smartwatch:

10,000 steps – A decent amount of walking during a shorter or less active visit.

15,000 steps – A fairly active day at the park.

20,000 steps – A seriously active full day.

25,000+ steps – You’ve covered a lot of ground!

These are only estimates, rather than official Alton Towers figures. Your actual step count could be considerably lower or higher.

Could you reach 30,000 steps?

For particularly active visitors, it’s possible that a full day at Alton Towers could result in a very high step count.

If you’re arriving early, staying late, visiting lots of attractions and walking back and forth across the resort throughout the day, you could find yourself approaching 30,000 steps.

That’s quite a workout for a day at a theme park!

Don’t forget the hills

There’s another reason the walking at Alton Towers can feel more tiring than simply looking at your step count suggests.

Parts of the resort include slopes and hills, meaning you’re not always walking across flat ground.

After several hours of walking, queuing and standing, those hills can certainly make themselves known!

That’s why comfortable footwear is one of the most important things to consider when planning your visit.

How many steps will YOU walk?

The next time you visit Alton Towers, why not check your step count when you arrive and again when you leave?

You might be surprised by the result.

Will you reach 10,000 steps? 20,000? Or could you go even higher?

We’re interested to know how many steps UK theme park visitors actually clock up during a day at Alton Towers.

If you’ve visited recently, let us know your final step count.

UK Theme Park Spy’s step-count figures are estimates and are not official Alton Towers statistics. Individual results will vary depending on the visitor, route, attractions visited and length of stay.