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Stepping stones spaced to your stride

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1The actual measured numbers

Mean step length (the distance from one foot's landing to the opposite foot's landing) is about 79 cm (31 inches) for men and 66 cm (26 inches) for women on average; stride length, the same foot to itself, runs close to double that.

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2This isn't a new idea

Stepping stones have likely been among the earliest ways humans crossed water on foot, alongside log bridges — placing stones for a comfortable, repeatable step is an old, well-tested design, not a modern landscaping trend.

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3Split the difference for a shared path

A path used by a whole household lands best around 26 to 28 inches center to center — close enough to a shorter stride that nobody's overreaching, and close enough to a longer one that nobody's mincing steps.

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