Hiking Calories

Free Hiking Calories calculator with clear step-by-step results.

About Hiking Calories

Hiking with a pack burns roughly 6 METs, scaled to total carried weight.

Formula

Calories ≈ (weight + pack) × MET × hours

Worked example

With the default values below, Hiking Calories returns Estimated Calories Burned of 1,494.00. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Body weight (kg)minimum 0 kg: 75 kg
Hours hikingminimum 0: 3
Pack weight (kg)minimum 0 kg: 8 kg

Results

Estimated Calories Burned: 1,494.00 kcal
MET Used: 6.0
Per Hour: 498.00 kcal

Step by step

1Values used
2Formula
3Estimated Calories Burned= 1,494 kcal
4MET Used= 6.0
5Per Hour= 498 kcal

Assumptions and limits

The result is derived only from the 3 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
Figures are rounded for display to 1 decimal place, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
Estimates are general guidance — consult a healthcare professional for personal medical advice.
This is an estimate for general information and not professional medical advice. See the full disclaimer for the limits that apply to this kind of calculator.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Estimates are general guidance — consult a healthcare professional for personal medical advice.

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